Prologue Journal

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

Accidental archaeological treasure: Workers stumble on medieval sword in Poland

Jerusalem Post The analysis of the sword revealed it to be from the Piast rule in the 10th century, the first ruling dynasty in Poland. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-782913

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-782873

Parashat Bo: The light of renewal

Jerusalem Post Jewish history has known periods of great darkness, but these were always followed by a renewal of the light. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-782596

Parashat Bo: To each his own

Jerusalem Post The Torah explicitly says the Children of Israel spent 430 years in English, but our sages and Torah commentators say they only spent 210. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-782595

World’s largest collection of Yemenite Jewish manuscripts donated to Israel’s National Library

Jerusalem Post The collection was bequeathed to the library by the family of the late Yehuda Levi Nahum, a Jew with a passion for his Yemenite heritage who immigrated to Israel from Yemen in 1929. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-782845

Stone balls worshiped in India revealed to be dinosaur eggs

Jerusalem Post Locals revered these rocks as divine manifestations and now scientists revealed their true identity: Dinosaur eggs. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-782350

“The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” a Holocaust love story coming to Peacock

Jerusalem Post “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” a six-part original series based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Heather Morris, will air on Peacock in the United States. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-782636

Rare 2,550-year-old silver coin from Persian era uncovered in Jerusalem area

Jerusalem Post Dr. Robert Kool: “The rare find contributes information concerning the way trade was carried out.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-782504

Between the lines: The art of reading emotions in text messages

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-782369

Archaeologists excavate ancient temple of Artemis in Greece

Jerusalem Post The 100 foot structure was home to a number of shocking finds, giving insight into the history of a cult dating back to the 7th century. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-782279