Prologue Journal

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

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-750070

Giant prehistoric ‘handaxes’ unearthed in the UK

Jerusalem Post The tools were likely too large to use easily and may have had significant cultural or symbolic importance. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750020

Analysis of paint used in ancient Egyptian art

Jerusalem Post Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paint layering that underwent on-site analysis identifies history of alterations of ancient paintings. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-749945

Keep away from controversy like from fire during these days

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749888

The path of priorities: Moshe’s guidance on balancing livestock and loved ones

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749884

Landmark exhibits shed light on life in German displaced person camps after the Holocaust

Jerusalem Post Life in the DP camps is the subject of a collaborative exhibition between Munich’s Jewish Museum and its City Museum, situated across the square from each other in the city’s center. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-749852

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

Jerusalem Post Masei opens with a list of 42 spots in the wilderness where the Israelites camped along the way — 42 phases of their epic trek from slavery toward the ever-elusive promised land. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749849

Nazi workshop uncovered in Warsaw Ghetto remains

Jerusalem Post The workshop had been used to make cutlery, both before and during the Holocaust. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-749834

Exhibition on Nazi Euthanasia inaugurated by Wiesenthal Center in Argentina

Jerusalem Post The exhibition commemorates the 300 thousand disabled people murdered by the Nazis. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-749832

Skull-filled cave near Jerusalem was used for necromancy – study

Jerusalem Post Archaeologists found skulls, lamps and spearheads, all of which were commonly used for necromancy in the Twins Cave. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-749758