You don’t know me, but you’ve been inside me, and that’s why we’re here today.
So begins the compelling statement written by the unnamed rape victim of Brock Turner, a former star swimmer at Stanford University. Her first sentence gets to the heart of an issue explored within the book of Ruth, which we read on the upcoming holiday of Shavuot: identity. What does it mean to be known, and specifically, what does it mean to be known within the context of a sexual encounter? As it turns out, the ancient biblical story has much to teach us today on this subject.
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