Prologue Journal

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

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754413

“Hagomel: A grateful token for a safe return”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754130

British city of York, site of a medieval pogrom, gets its first rabbi in 800 years

Jerusalem Post York is not the only British town with a history of medieval antisemitism where Jewish life is being reestablished. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754024

Rabbi Pinto in a heartrending talk from his sickbed: “I was between life and death”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753921

A novel of Sephardic life revives the Jewish family saga

Jerusalem Post The book arrives at a time of renewed interest in Sephardic culture, giving a fresh story to American Jewish readers who may be more familiar with the Ashkenazi experience. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753873

Has modernity taken the mystery, wonder away from life and God? – opinion

Jerusalem Post Science has deciphered too many of nature’s mysteries, thereby eliminating the awe we once felt at our vast, untamed world. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753591

‘Segulot’: Why Jews believe in medicine over prayer, supersititon – opinion

Jerusalem Post The proper Jewish approach to healing is to utilize the remedies proven to be efficacious under the scientific method, while supplementing these natural efforts with prayers and good deeds. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753589

Tu B’Av: How to strengthen relationships and hold on to love

Jerusalem Post What is the meaning of Tu B’Av for those who have been through that initial stage and come out the other side? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-753595

Parashat Ekev: The Land of Israel: Who’s worthy?

Jerusalem Post One of the dangers that Moses warns them about is arrogance. This warning also justifies the conquest of the land from its current inhabitants. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-753596

Parashat Ekev: True to the text, true to thyself

Jerusalem Post The Amidah intentionally opens with the biblical verse “The great, mighty and awesome God” (Deut 10:17), knowing the full tapestry of biblical and rabbinic insights woven into its words. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-753597