Shavuot Family Learning

(טז) וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י לְעׇזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (יז) בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ אָמ֔וּת וְשָׁ֖ם אֶקָּבֵ֑ר כֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֥ה לִי֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י הַמָּ֔וֶת יַפְרִ֖יד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃ (יח) וַתֵּ֕רֶא כִּֽי־מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת הִ֖יא לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ (יט) וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם עַד־בּוֹאָ֖נָה בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיְהִ֗י כְּבוֹאָ֙נָה֙ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם...

Ruth 1:16-19

(16) But Ruth replied, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you stay, I will stay; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. (17) Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. This and more may the LORD do to me^-b if anything but death parts me from you.” (18) When [Naomi] saw how determined she was to go with her, she ceased to argue with her; (19) and the two went on until they reached Bethlehem.

When faced with struggles, Naomi urges her daughter-in-law Ruth to turn back to her own land, her own people and her own gods.
How does Ruth respond?
Ruth's words are often quoted as the words of a true friend. What words that Ruth used do you think were most powerful?
Ruth could have just simply said "no." Why do you think Ruth said all that she did?

משנה אבות ו׳:ו׳

... , נוֹשֵׂא בְעֹל עִם חֲבֵרוֹ, ...

Pirkei Avot 6:6

... [Learning of Torah is also acquired by one] Who shares in bearing a burden with their friend,

The root of the word Torah is the same as for the word morah, teacher. Torah can mean all sorts of learning that comes from many sources. One of the basic values the Torah teaches is that everyone is created in God's image and therefore everyone is important and of infinite value. Even unconventional or new sources of wisdom can help us understand that part of our tradition.
What do you think "bearing a burden with a friend" can mean?
Have you ever shared a burden with a friend? Describe the situation and what happened.
What did you learn from "bearing a burden with a friend?"
How can that help you learn Torah?