Prologue Journal

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

Parashat Ki Tavo: The parasha of joy

Jerusalem Post Happiness doesn’t truly penetrate the heart when one accumulates wealth or acquires specific products. Instead, it comes from giving to others. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-757071

Record Jewish school registration in Azerbaijan: Govt’s wonderful accommodation

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756972

Ramaswamy’s ambitious vision meets humility: Navigating endless wisdom

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756810

Western Wall stones undergo inspection before Rosh Hashanah

Jerusalem Post This check is conducted annually around Rosh Hashanah and Passover, to make sure that Western Wall prayer does not pose a safety risk to anyone. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756728

Want to succeed in life? Learn to let go

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756688

Long-Term damage: Be careful not to swear

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756590

Steinsaltz Portal launched to mark rabbi’s third ‘yahrzeit’

Jerusalem Post The Steinsaltz Portal is a comprehensive treasure trove of the rabbi’s books, classes, and articles, all fully digitized and preserved for future generations. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-755854

Parashat Ki Tetze: From Barbieland to the beautiful captive woman

Jerusalem Post Ki Tetze presents many extreme scenarios in which vulnerable members of society could have been potentially marginalized, yet the Torah demands moral culpability and consequence. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-756092

Health, happiness via Torah wisdom: A body and soul approach – review

Jerusalem Post The theory uses Torah sources, including many passages quoted in Hebrew and English, to talk about what is known as taavah, or temptation, and why it is a mitzvah to avoid unhealthy temptations. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756102

Parashat Ki Tetze: Listening to and learning from nature

Jerusalem Post If we have any chance to mitigate the effects of climate change which is rapidly becoming more dangerous and deadly for human life, we need to lessen our human hubris and increase our humility. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-756106