The Family of Elimelekh: The Good, the Bad and the Sinful

Elimelekh’s family descends to Moab, and the quick deterioration until the death of Mahalon and Kilyon raises the question whether this is the punishment to a sin. We will raise a number of possibilities regarding the sin of the family: abandoning the land; greediness; marrying foreign women; and following the ways of the Moabites.