Prologue Journal

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

Amazing: The frog revealed a great and life-changing secret

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-838784

An installation in Pennsylvania marks a milestone in the journey of Orthodox women rabbinic leaders

Jerusalem Post Orthodox women break the glass ceiling by leading their own congregations. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-838825

The Hilula of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira: His life, sanctity, and the power of his Torah

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-838514

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-837969

Parashat Shemot: Compassion and respect for others

Jerusalem Post Redemption and progress cannot come at the expense of another’s dignity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-837824

Parashat Shemot: Women as leaders

Jerusalem Post The remarkable story of six heroines – six courageous women without whom there would not have been a Moses. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-837792

Patience is the Key: Life Advice from Rabbi Yeshayahu Pinto

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-837965

The Halachic lessons of a raging fire

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-837811

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

Jerusalem Post Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi since 2002 who bridged traditional Sephardic Judaism with modern Turkish life while leading his community through decades of political change, has died at 84. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-837760

‘It was all eternally heavenly’: Seeing ‘The Szyk Haggadah’ at the Vatican Library

Jerusalem Post Eight years before, the limited premier edition of The Szyk Haggadah I created (2006-08) had been donated to the Vatican Library. I now had an opportunity to see it housed at the Vatican. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-836458