Religion – Page 204 – Prologue Journal

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

Jerusalem’s historic Tiferet Israel Synagogue to reopen after 75 years

Jerusalem Post More than 150 years after his great-great-great-grandfather, Brian Sherr aims to re-inaugurate Tiferet Israel Synagogue. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746276

Parashat Korah: His children did not die

Jerusalem Post By specifying that Korah’s sons didn’t die, the Torah warns us that demagogues live in every generation, including our own. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-746461

Parashat Korah: Ritual act or religious experience

Jerusalem Post Moses’s perspective was different, and it is the perspective of Judaism from then until today: Action precedes experience. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-746459

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-746546