Prologue Journal

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

This Passover, Jews ensure access to Matza, Kosher food, and security

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-796296

Red Heifer, Amalek, and Reactions of Nations

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-796118

Jewish tradition sees eclipses as bad omens. Many American Jews are seeking totality anyway

Jerusalem Post An eclipse can take place only around the time of a new moon, they are always adjacent to the start of a new Jewish month. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-796056

Argentinian Chabad welcomes released IDF reservists at dinner table

Jerusalem Post Chabad emissary in Bariloche, Argentina, said the essence of the events he hosts for released IDF reservists was the “heartfelt conversations” that ensued. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-795965

After Morocco and Poland: Rabbi Pinto visited the tomb of the Peleh Yoetz

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-795939

Rabbi Pinto’s piercing words about the rift in the nation: “Corruption and destruction”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-795756

Inside 10 new haggadahs for 2024: America and Israel take their places at the seder table

Jerusalem Post A range of haggadah supplements focused squarely on Oct. 7 have also become available in recent weeks, as Jewish leaders aim to help families talk about the attack and its aftermath. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-795576

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-795519

Parashat Shemini: Humility as a prerequisite for the role

Jerusalem Post A parent, an educator, a parliamentarian, or a rabbi – all are roles designed for the public. And as such, the necessary prerequisite for the fulfillment of the role is the trait of humility. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-795384

Parashat Shemini: Turning inward, turning outward

Jerusalem Post The war was reductive, stripping away externals of Jewish identity and exposing the common core of what unites every Jew. It endowed us with unity, but it also heightened our communal identity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-795386