Prologue Journal

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

Reciting Kaddish for the holy

Jerusalem Post A moving project in memory of the victims of October 7 and the “Iron Swords” War. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-775231

Four Jewish books on avoiding hatred, increasing love and positivity

Jerusalem Post Here are four inspirational classics worth reading for the first time or pulling from the shelf and rereading. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-775209

Should Israeli hospitals treat Hamas terrorists? Jewish law explains

Jerusalem Post It ultimately remains difficult to justify prioritizing national resources for an enemy like Hamas when an Israeli citizen needs it at that moment. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-774945

Is the Hamas conflict a prophetic window into the end times?

Jerusalem Post Psalm 83 talks about how Israel’s “enemies growl” and its “foes rear their heads,” with their leaders calling to “destroy them as a nation so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-775111

Parashat Vayetze: Of ladders and angels

Jerusalem Post The Zohar says that Jacob’s ladder is a metaphor for the experience of prayer. Our job is to climb the ladder of prayer rung by rung until we reach where “the Lord was standing over him.” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-774953

Parashat Vayetze: True love and fake love

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-774951

Spain’s Catholic Church to compensate sexual abuse victims

Jerusalem Post The Church had until now refused to compensate victims in cases where the abuser had died, a frequent occurrence. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-774972

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-774909

Poverty is often followed with blessing and wealth

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-774777

Hypocrisy and two-faced on the international stage:Examining selective outrage in political stances

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-774740