Prologue Journal

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

The halachic angle: Boycotting Angel Bakery

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742711

Honduran government officials in Israel to take part in Rabbi Pinto’s family wedding

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742594

The Exodus changed the Jewish people. The giving of the Torah changed everything – opinion

Jerusalem Post Shavuot is not (only) the culmination of Passover, but (also) its subversion. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742583

Tonight: Thousands will participate in Rabbi Pinto’s traditional bonfire lighting

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742480

Hassidic rabbi releases ‘kosher’ AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT

Jerusalem Post After the Skver hassidic movement banned artificial intelligence, Rabbi Moishy Goldstein created Kosher.Chat, an AI chatbo with answers appropriate for Orthodox Jews. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742328

The world’s oldest Hebrew Bible will be publicly displayed in NYC

Jerusalem Post The Codex Sassoon has a long and mysterious history but remained in Jewish hands for its 1100-year existence. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742221

Was there a coup in Egypt during the biblical Exodus?

Jerusalem Post Pharaoh dying in the firstborn plague would lead to the immediate crowing that night of a new Pharaoh. This is further supported by the word “rose”: “And Pharaoh rose up in the night.” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742100

Parashat Emor: ‘Ner Tamid’: Many meanings

Jerusalem Post “Tamid” therefore represents two important cadences: the persistent, non-ending; and that which reoccurs. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-742108

Parashat Emor: The educator’s role

Jerusalem Post The singular emphasis on the role of education appears here specifically because parents are responsible for preparing their children https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-742107

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742173