Ruth Firestone Brin

Ruth's words continue to inspire in Montreal, for virtually every week we offer one of her poems or meditations on the Shabbat supplement card. It was an honor to have known her in life.

I loved reading "Bittersweet Berries". I will miss Ruth. I felt deprived of her wisdom and stories a bit, as we moved from Minnesota when I was young. However, the few times that we shared will remain precious in my mind and heart. I remember her butterflies and her poetry. She always seemed to have time to look and listen. I was glad that I got to show her my daughter. I wish I had been able to visit her more often. She is often thought of and missed.
Debra Firestone (AKA...

Having known Ruth personally as a refugee student and later through her words, thoughts and book, I only wish my family could have known this very special woman. My thoughts and sympathy go out to all her family.

I came to know some of Ruth Brin's beautiful poetry thru my Rabbi, Sidney Greenberg of blessed memory who always included some meaningful poems of hers in his prayer books. He always spoke graciously of her and her understanding of what the prayers said when we used those poems as part of a sevice at Temple Sinai in Dresher, Pa.

A first year teacher at West High, I had the good fortune to have that exceptional, exuberant talent, Judy Brin, in class. In her generous, nurturing way, Judy's mother Ruth invited my wife and me for Purim dinner in their home. The Brin family has been a literary, artistic, religious and humanitarian inspiration to a whole community of lives. We offer sympathy for a great loss but find comfort knowing that Ruth's devotion and creative vitality have been planted far and wide.

Ruth Brin's words have become our own, the words of our prayers and hearts. I am grateful to know her daughter, Rabbi Deborah Brin, another of Ruth's gifts to the world.

I came to know Ruth Brin through her beautiful words years before I had the privilege of getting to know her personally. I cherish memories of both of these. May her memory be for a blessing!

Our condolences to you from the Southwest! The Brin family have been cornerstones of Jewish arts and culture from Mpls, to the wider world.

May Ruth's writings, children, and legacy and memory be for a blessing, and may the family and all be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

What a great lady!
What a great life!
What a great legacy!