Religion – Page 142 – Prologue Journal

We have seen the Jewish future, and it is all about choice

Jerusalem Post Choosing to be Jewish is at the center of Jewish life in America, how are the different streams of Judaism adapting? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746606

Battir: A Palestinian village with a rich, dramatic Jewish history

Jerusalem Post Battir is named for Betar (sometimes spelled Beitar), the rugged hill location of a Jewish battle for human freedom. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746382

A Herodian lesson for Israel from ancient Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post At the entrance to Herodium is a cluster of boulders at the foot of the hilltop, behind a sign that reads “Rolling stones from the time of the Jewish revolts against Rome.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746262

86,000-year-old human bone shows evidence of failed expansions by humans

Jerusalem Post The new evidence shows that humans attempted to expand several times before the last successful expansion. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746598

3000-year-old ceremonial sword discovered in Germany

Jerusalem Post The Bronze Age sword was found unused and buried with a man, woman and child. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746594

British WWII submarine discovered in Aegean Sea at 203m deep

Jerusalem Post The “HMS Triumph” was used for missions that included landing agents from the British Special Operations Executive and MI9 organizations. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746588

Parashat Korah: To serve with integrity

Jerusalem Post Korah seeks to seemingly democratize the nation by decrying Moses’s elitism and creates division by offering egalitarianism, but Moses sees what he’s really after: Unbridled power. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-746451

Parashat Korah: Empty words, empty minds

Jerusalem Post Korah and his co-insurrectionists were expert orators who built their popularity by whipping up populist hysteria, exploiting national anxieties, and manipulating the angry mob. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-746452

‘Values in Halakhah’: Lichtenstein’s views on humanism in Jewish law – review

Jerusalem Post The central thesis of the book – supported by careful text analysis – is that Halacha itself reflects and promotes many humanistic values. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746454

Tower of David Museum: Reopening an apeirogon of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post Jerusalem’s Tower of David opens its doors to the public after years of renovation. What truths do its walls hold? https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746269