tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post115919217205486027..comments2023-10-19T13:49:15.915+03:30Comments on View from Iran: Sept. 25, 1899Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1160128388102174722006-10-06T13:23:00.000+03:302006-10-06T13:23:00.000+03:30Ruth followed her mother-in-law Naomi to a new lan...Ruth followed her mother-in-law Naomi to a new land and a new people. Naomi went to Moab where her husband and sons died. Ruth followed Naomi when she decided to return to Bethlehem.<BR/><BR/>We heard the story of Ruth and Naomi on Yom Kippur.<BR/><BR/>How about Vashti, now that's a name you don't hear very often, but there was an article in Champaign's News Gazette about a woman named Vashti. She was given that name in honor of Vashti's self respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1159253115228333052006-09-26T10:15:00.000+03:302006-09-26T10:15:00.000+03:30Well Ruth, I have a sister named Ruth which was ev...Well Ruth, I have a sister named Ruth which was even rarer than Esther when I was born... Maybe you are my sister! Or maybe our parents were on the same wavelength: Ruth, the convert who followed her husband to a new land and a new people (consumate immigrant experience) and Esther the Queen of Persia...Kamran and Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472269903227971301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1159230864392126322006-09-26T04:04:00.000+03:302006-09-26T04:04:00.000+03:30Esther,My sister's name is Esther. I did not think...Esther,<BR/><BR/>My sister's name is Esther. I did not think that the name was that common among American Jews. I like your blog and I like your minimalist style of writing. Very elusive but packs a punch. Can I ask you a few personal questions? <BR/>Are you in Iran for life?<BR/>Did you have to convert because you married a Muslim? <BR/>Why are you living in Iran? Do you work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com