Prologue Journal

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

Israeli, Mongolian researchers unravel the mysteries of the Mongolian Arc

Jerusalem Post Mongolian researchers have teamed up with colleagues from – of all places – the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to study the previously overlooked Mongolian Arc. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-780698

Frankel and Italian Jews in Israel to help bereaved families

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780571

Ancient accessorized skeletons discovered in building works in Rome

Jerusalem Post The remains were thought to have been from between the second and fourth centuries. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-780514

Rabbi Pinto in New York celebrates the Hilula of the Abir Ya’akov

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780421

Body language of love: Hugging and kissing our children

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780417

The best Jewish books I read in 2023

Jerusalem Post The flawed and the complex; the historic and the particular. These are the qualities that I look for in a good book. Below are some of the Jewish books I read and enjoyed in 2023. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-780261

Skull with ‘execution-style wounds’ sheds light on colonial Indonesia – study

Jerusalem Post Interpreting the pattern of trauma within the context of the colonial period in Papua, this female individual may have been murdered, possibly as a slave taken during tribal warfare. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-780203

4,000 year old palace discovered in central China

Jerusalem Post The archeological discovery sheds light on the architecture built during the Xia dynasty, an early Chinese dynasty mentioned in legends. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-780185

Thousands of Gazans will become Christian, Palestinian Evangelical predicts

Jerusalem Post “I was thinking that once again, our leaders sold us to the Jews,” he continued. “That was when I decided to go and fight for our land, which I believe was ours.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-780106

Uncovering Christian missionary efforts: What’s the price of support during war?

Jerusalem Post While some come with the best intentions, other organizations seem to be taking advantage of the war situation to spread the gospel in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-779858