Prologue Journal

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

Passover 2024: Fun activities to do in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post it’s up to you to choose which activities your family will enjoy. Whatever you do, you’ll be sure to have fun in and around Jerusalem this Passover! https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-797695

Passover: The foundations of faith of Seder night

Jerusalem Post Three foundations of faith found in the Ten Plagues; three purposes toward which Judaism aspires and which we seek to impart. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-797750

Divine pattern: Redemption before vengeance

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797703

Passover is the time to reset oneself

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797702

Colel Chabad holds annual bar mitzvah ceremony for children who have lost parents

Jerusalem Post Following the ceremony, the families were hosted at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center and treated to a three course meal and concert. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797668

Empty chairs, mirrors and pomegranates: How Jews are bringing the war to their seder table

Jerusalem Post The new rituals come alongside the perennial bevy of supplements to the traditional haggadah text that seek to make the holiday’s themes relevant to the present day. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797660

National Library receives personal archives of late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Jerusalem Post The archive was acquired with support from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. Once the files are cataloged, the library intends to provide extensive access to researchers. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797489

Rabbi Pinto to his students: “Problems are not solved with manipulative behavior”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797364

How to relate when hearing the sirens? Rabbi Pinto with an encouraging message

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797260

Have you heard about the blessing for the trees?

Jerusalem Post In the month of Nisan, just once a year, and only in the spring, we go out to recite the blessing over the trees. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-797237