You shall have no other gods before me (Exodus 20:3)

The dynamite we all still need

I want to suggest another idea for reading Ruth on Shavuot, perhaps one with more significance than the reasons usually given.

This is a very special season with deep spiritual significance

Shavuot is one of the biblical pilgrimage festivals, and once upon a time brought the whole nation together. Today, it’s been heavily commercialized.

The divine connections between Shavuot and Pentecost are so especially obvious that it’s thrilling