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The Power of Compassion: The Book of Ruth, Part 2

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Rabbi Lazer Brody

A discussion on the role of compassion in the Book of Ruth and its connection to Moshiach.

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  1. 0:05[music] >> It's loving grace. This is Laser Brody with the Mona hour. This is our…
  2. 3:08this is the great thing because modesty goes with compassion. Modesty brings us close to Hashem.…
  3. 6:13have the older widow, Naomi, the mother-in-law, and the two daughters-in-law. They've got nothing left. They…
  4. 9:16us to chapter two. So, anyway, by chapter two, we have a problem where Naomi, she…
  5. 12:24learn in chapter two of Book of Ruth is that Naomi has a kinsman. And her…
  6. 15:31Boaz, he was in in and um he implemented practices to try and bring back compassion,…
  7. 18:35pickers are are are bringing and you're also invited to eat the bread. You know, we…
  8. 21:38Uh they were egotistical. When the Jewish people came out of Egypt and they wanted to…
  9. 24:43water. Okay, this is a wonderful act of loving kindness. Okay, but still he offers her…
  10. 27:49threshed the barley and was left with a clean barley seed she now grind and and…

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