Religion – Page 164 – Prologue Journal

Ancient European civilizations used hallucinogenic drugs – study

Jerusalem Post The researchers found scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine in three samples out of many they analyzed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738706

Passover: The freedom of many names

Jerusalem Post Those different names for God not only reflect God’s divergent qualities but also mirror the divergence of how we as individuals experience and understand God. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738519

Passover: Seder night: Past, present and future

Jerusalem Post We are called upon to revive the past and influence the present through it, thereby transmitting the Jewish faith and way of life to the next links in the chain of generations. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738517

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738674

Passover: Chabad of Poland holds ‘mega-Seders’ for Ukrainian refugees

Jerusalem Post The “mega-Seders” took place on April 5 and 6 – as outside Israel, there are two Seders as opposed to just one – and were held in Russian, Polish, Hebrew and English. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738670

Counting the Omer: Jewish spring ritual now translated to 49 languages

Jerusalem Post The daily counting of the Omer is an old ritual being given new life this season by the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738655

Passover: A new reading of the Four Sons at the Seder

Jerusalem Post I hope that at the Seder this year, every parent will tell the story in a manner that fits his or her child so that the child may truly understand the meaning of the Exodus. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736444

Passover, Exodus: How did the Jews go from Egypt to Israel?

Jerusalem Post How the Israelites made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land is open to various archaeological interpretations. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736454

Avner Moriah: The artist illuminating the entire Torah through art

Jerusalem Post As he reflects on the 15 years it took him to complete this monumental endeavor, he says he would not hesitate to embark on the project all over again. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-736445

Two sets of the Ten Commandments on film to celebrate Passover

Jerusalem Post The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called “The Ten Commandments,” one in 1923 and the other in 1956. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736448