Prologue Journal

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

The best Jewish books I read in 2023

Jerusalem Post The flawed and the complex; the historic and the particular. These are the qualities that I look for in a good book. Below are some of the Jewish books I read and enjoyed in 2023. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780261

Jewish law tells us IDF soldiers must grant divorce before going to war

Jerusalem Post JEWISH LAW LIVE: Authorizing a rabbinic court to protect the welfare of the spouses of IDF soldiers and reservists is very much needed. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779965

Parashat Vayechi: Is our patriarch Jacob still alive?

Jerusalem Post Can we say that modern Egypt continues the ancient Egyptian empire described in the Bible? Clearly not. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-779970

Parashat Vayechi: A life’s conclusion

Jerusalem Post In this “nighttime” we are going through, may Jacob’s blessing of protection be with us. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-780003

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780007

Am Israel Chai: Am Yisrael’s journey through sSorrow and joy

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779850

What happens to a person who doesn’t rectify himself?

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779848

For teens in the Bible Belt, choosing Judaism takes a leap of faith

Jerusalem Post The 10 states with the highest rates of recent Jewish conversions had small numbers of Jewish populations, while most also had very high numbers of religiously engaged evangelical Christians. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779650

The beautiful face of Israel: The social organization at the top

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779377

‘Ethics of Our Fighters’: Judaism and the moral challenges of warfare

Jerusalem Post Ethics of Our Fighters has as its background the Jewish reaction to being confronted with the moral challenges of warfare. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-779141