Prologue Journal

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

The legend, legacy of the great Jewish cantor Yossele Rosenblatt

Jerusalem Post As we mark his 90th yahrzeit on 25 Sivan (June 14, 2023), Rosenblatt’s name is still the most widely recognized of all the world’s great cantors. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745658

Parashat Shelah: Perception vs reality through the story of 12 spies

Jerusalem Post Just as the perception created by the promoter in Herzl’s story defeated the reality of a mediocre singer, so did the perception created by the 10 spies defeat reality. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-745677

Parashat Shelah: The age of pessimism

Jerusalem Post Our descent into gloomy pessimism was caused by loss of faith – both in God and in ourselves. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-745679

Parashat Shelah: The many braids of challah

Jerusalem Post Just as the history of hafrashat (taking) challah has had different chapters in its long existence, we find the same with challah, the bread served on Shabbat. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-745685

Parashat Shelah: Appreciation with discretion

Jerusalem Post Sages are capable of making mistakes – and that is what this parasha deals with. This fact does not diminish the value of the wise, who are, after all, human beings. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-745684

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745765

‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ and the very Jewish nature of unresolved endings

Jerusalem Post Today, TV fans have come to expect unsettling, unresolved and even unhinged endings to their favorite shows. I am here to say that such conclusions are quintessentially Jewish. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745749

CPR: Child parent relationship

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745627

Don’t lock yourself in: Be focused – but with an open mind

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745372

The hora, the hora! How Jewish wedding music got that way – opinion

Jerusalem Post When did the hora become such a staple in Jewish culture? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745229