Prologue Journal

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

Parashat Matot-Masei: What anger does to us

Jerusalem Post How many disputes could have been resolved had people exercised restraint and not allowed anger to gain control over them? We can overcome anger, control it and manage it. Yes, we can. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-749992

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-750070

Keep away from controversy like from fire during these days

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749888

The path of priorities: Moshe’s guidance on balancing livestock and loved ones

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749884

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

Jerusalem Post Masei opens with a list of 42 spots in the wilderness where the Israelites camped along the way — 42 phases of their epic trek from slavery toward the ever-elusive promised land. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749849

Shabbat is the state of Adam before the Sin

Jerusalem Post Understanding the reason for Shabbat and its importance. https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah/article-749667

When Daf Yomi meets the headlines – comment

Jerusalem Post Both sides need to open up Tuesday’s Daf – Gittin 56 – and learn the lessons, and both sides need to do so immediately. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749676

Almost half of Israelis identify as traditional, defying conventional labels – analysis

Jerusalem Post Rejecting coercion in any form, traditionalists staunchly support freedom of religion and religious liberties, extending this support to both secularists and the ultra-Orthodox. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749488

Israel must find its own meaning to its inheritance – opinion

Jerusalem Post I think in many ways we exceeded the visions of Ezekiel and Isaiah and we are writing the next book in the Bible. But I also know how much work yet remains to be done. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749127

‘To Seek His Presence’: Answering Jewish existential questions – review

Jerusalem Post A collection of 11 essays compiled over several decades, the book delves into some of the most important and perplexing of spiritual subjects. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749131