Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Why holiness matters to society

Jerusalem Post Being holy is a state of mind. It is an awareness that floods the soul so that we see, so that we experience, not that everything is God but rather that everything is an extension of God. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-741462

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: We aren’t in control!

Jerusalem Post A person has a tendency to dominate and feel ownership, which can lead to pride and egocentrism. The Torah addresses man as he harvests and seeks to educate him to humility. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-741460

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-741534

Rabbi Pinto comes to Dubai: a new “Shuva Israel” Yeshiva

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-741443

Does Hashem dwell with those who are impure and contaminated?

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-741372

Jewish awakening in Tel Aviv: Freeing olim from Diaspora Judaism’s cage

Jerusalem Post Whether inching toward a more Orthodox lifestyle or stepping away from it, most Jewish immigrants in Tel Aviv have moved to the city with a consciousness around their Jewish identity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-740031

Rabbi Pinto speaks about R. Yeshaya of Kersetir’s Greatness on the anniversary of his passing

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-740132

Rabbi Pinto Explains: What is the Other Name of the Month of Iyar?

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-740005

Independence Day: On Israel’s 75th year

Jerusalem Post I can say that Israel at 75 is in a better position than any of us dared to imagine for Israel at 100. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-739822

Israel Independence Day: A Jewish spring

Jerusalem Post Taking the long view of Jewish history can help us navigate our current crisis and restore some of the luster of Jewish independence. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-739823