Halitza

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1. Mordekhai is Led on Horseback

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   What is the purpose of the story about Mordekhai being led on the horse? We will suggest various interpretations, and show that the narrative is the center of the story, marking the reversal of the plot. The biblical allusion to Halitza suggests an ironic reading of the sentence "Thus shall be done to the man whom the king wishes to honor."

2. Boaz: If the Shoe Fits

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   The significance of the Narrator's parenthetical remark is examined. The removal of the shoe might be an act of property transaction, symbolic of a spiritual state or a legal symbol in a transaction against the spirit of the law. The identity of the owner of the shoe is debated but the text appears to be purposefully ambiguous.

3. Levirate Marriage in Megillat Ruth

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Ruth and Boaz's union is not a Levirate Marriage, but Levirate Marriages are alluded to many times and share a common theme to Boaz's redemption of Ruth. The union, at a great personal cost, establishes an heir for the deceased and cares for a widow who due to her Moavite ancestry is deemed commonly as unsuitable.