The first film, “Ruth & Boaz,” debuted recently and quickly sped to No. 1 on the service’s list of top 10 movies in the United States. It’s a modern retelling of a biblical love story that focuses on ...

Eva Etzioni-Halevy’s own life is the stuff of novels, but she prefers to set her fiction in the ancient, legendary times of the Bible. The Israeli author will be in Napa Feb. 28 to discuss her two ...

Ruth’s love for her mother-in-law—“Where you go, I will go”—led her to an unexpected, new love with Boaz. Moved by Ruth’s selflessness, Boaz invites Ruth to glean grain from his field. His generosity, ...