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b'Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on \\u05e9\\u05d1\\u05d5\\u05e2\\u05d5\\u05ea, on the topic of Megilas Rus.\\xa0\\nDiscussed:\\xa0\\n\\n Unlike the other four Megilahs which are philosophical works or focus on the salvation/tragedy of the Jews on a national level, Rus is a simple story about one individual. Why was a Megillah written about her story and why read it on Shavuos?\\xa0\\n The Yalkut Shemoni writes that the point of Megillas Rus is to send only one message - the reward of people that do Chessed and are kind to others. Similarly Chazal say the Torah is wrapped in kindness since it starts with Hashem creating Chava at the beginning of creation so that Adam would have a companion and the Torah ends with Hashem burying Moshe (a Chessed Shel Emes). Why is this message of kindness so intertwined with the Torah and why is it so important to be driven home\\xa0before Kabolas Hatorah?\\xa0\\n Why was the lack of kindness & gratitude from Moav such a bad trait that their descendants are not allowed to marry into Klal Yisroel, something that isn\\u2019t prohibited even from the descendants of\\xa0Amalek, the arch-nemesis of the Jews! Yet, this is also\\xa0precisely why the daughters were excluded from the ban.'