Religion – Page 183 – Prologue Journal

World Council of Churches slams Israel for violating religious liberties

Jerusalem Post “The faithful were surprised that a ban was issued to prevent assembly on Mount Tabor,” wrote Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-756266

Parashat Ki Tetze: From Barbieland to the beautiful captive woman

Jerusalem Post Ki Tetze presents many extreme scenarios in which vulnerable members of society could have been potentially marginalized, yet the Torah demands moral culpability and consequence. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-756092

Health, happiness via Torah wisdom: A body and soul approach – review

Jerusalem Post The theory uses Torah sources, including many passages quoted in Hebrew and English, to talk about what is known as taavah, or temptation, and why it is a mitzvah to avoid unhealthy temptations. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756102

Parashat Ki Tetze: Listening to and learning from nature

Jerusalem Post If we have any chance to mitigate the effects of climate change which is rapidly becoming more dangerous and deadly for human life, we need to lessen our human hubris and increase our humility. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-756106

Parashat Ki Tetze: Does Judaism discriminate against non-Jews?

Jerusalem Post Judaism does not infringe upon the rights of those who are not Jewish; rather, it demands that we treat them with justice and morality. However, we are called upon to treat Jews better. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-756104

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756181

Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old

Jerusalem Post The wall is thought to have been part of a ceremonial temple. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-756178

Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in as robotaxis flood the city’s streets

Jerusalem Post If self-driving cars react to a passenger’s weight or position, that alone might rule them out for Shabbat use among observant Jews. The same is true if riders would need to activate the ride. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-756167

The first Creation of Adam: The Serpent within

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah/article-756020

Catholic students asked to behave ‘consistent with their biological sex’

Jerusalem Post The controversial new policy enforces students using their pronouns assigned at birth and their birth names and forbids same-sex relationships. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-755955