Prologue Journal

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

Scientists discover remains of Europe’s oldest lakeside village

Jerusalem Post The site dates back roughly 8,000 years making it older by hundreds of years than other known lakeside sites. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-754475

Parashat Re’eh: Nachshon was pushed!

Jerusalem Post Like Nachshon, we are the ones who cross over to the other side. Our name, Ivrim (Hebrews), comes from the three-letter root ayin-vet-resh, which means “to cross over.” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-754365

Parashat Re’eh: Following in the footsteps of Abraham

Jerusalem Post When the people of Israel enter the Land of Israel, they are required to remember that they are following in the footsteps of the first patriarch, Abraham. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-754364

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754413

Rabbi Berland claims he is negotiating with police over “Jewish area” in Stella Maris Monastery

Jerusalem Post Rabbi Berland acceded to the request of the police to cool the spirits and temporarily suspend the prayers of his followers in Stella Maris. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-754394

“Hagomel: A grateful token for a safe return”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754130

British city of York, site of a medieval pogrom, gets its first rabbi in 800 years

Jerusalem Post York is not the only British town with a history of medieval antisemitism where Jewish life is being reestablished. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-754024

Researchers find that women were hunters throughout history – study

Jerusalem Post There is sufficient evidence to warrant the conclusion that women in foraging societies across the world participated in hunting. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-753954

Rabbi Pinto in a heartrending talk from his sickbed: “I was between life and death”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753921

A novel of Sephardic life revives the Jewish family saga

Jerusalem Post The book arrives at a time of renewed interest in Sephardic culture, giving a fresh story to American Jewish readers who may be more familiar with the Ashkenazi experience. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-753873