Prologue Journal

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

This Jerusalem beit midrash ordains women as Orthodox rabbis

Jerusalem Post Rabbi Herzl Hefter, dean of Beit Midrash Har’el, ordains both men and women as Orthodox rabbis – and says that the Torah ‘has to be real.’ https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808953

Parashat Korach: Envy, interests, and disputes

Jerusalem Post People make the mistakes of their lives because of envy, lust, or pursuit of honor. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-808935

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-809066

The Satmar Rebbe revealed to his students: I saw Korach in a previous incarnation

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808936

When stakes are high, Judaism doesn’t place all responsibility on a single charismatic leader

Jerusalem Post How might Judaism influence and shape democracy, either in Israel or in the US? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808889

Sparring in Jewish law: Rabbi Meir Eliyahu Pinto enthralled Ashdod

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808782

Splashing dilemmas: Navigating the Shabbat swim conundrum

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808619

Hadar’s new plan has it minting rabbis, opening synagogues. Is it a denomination now?

Jerusalem Post Over time, Hadar’s brand of “traditional egalitarian” study and observance gained adherents and its programs reached a broader class of Jewish laypeople, professionals and educators. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808580

First center for Israel studies opens in South Korea amid anti-Israel protests

Jerusalem Post Pro-Palestinians protestors unsuccessfully appealed to the heads of the university to sever all ties with Israel, starting with dismantling this new learning center https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-807818

Educating tomorrow’s children: Three women certified as halachic leaders

Jerusalem Post RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Rabbanit Avigayil Unterberg Nouriel, Rabbanit Idit Mevorach-Shaag, and Rabbanit Hila Naor joined 19 others already certified by the institute out of Ohr Torah Stone (OTS). https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-808337