The Book of Ruth, which is our companion for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, can be read many ways. For me it reads as queer narrative. For that reason, among others, my husband and I spoke Ruth’s words when we were under the chupah. “Where you go I will go . . .”
To read the essay in My Jewish Learning’s Recharge blog, click here.
To download and read my Rabbinical Senior Thesis, “Where You Go I Will Go: Same-Sex Marriage and Jewish Law,” click here.
And to complete this honeymoon suite, you can hear about our first [failed] attempt at marriage in 2004, including these sweet words from the Book of Ruth, by viewing my 2017 TedX talk.