Prologue Journal

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

Shabbat – Rehearsal of The Return

Jerusalem Post Part I: What is the rest of G-d? https://www.jpost.com/kabbalah/article-744624

Rabbi Edelstein’s death starts era of decentralized rabbinic leadership – analysis

Jerusalem Post Edelstein was the latest in a long line of gadolei hador, senior haredi rabbis, in Israel. But there are no official heirs to the throne anymore. The inheritance wars have begun. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744625

Live broadcast – Rabbi Pinto’s spiritual revolution in Miami

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744605

Watch Rabbi Pinto: “Feeling resentment about studying Torah? It’s forbidden”

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744417

Daf Yomi: Women study Talmud with Ra’anana rabbanit

Jerusalem Post Ten years ago, Michelle Farber started a daily Daf Yomi class in her home in Ra’anana. Her Daf Yomi podcast reaches more than 2,000 people worldwide. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-743988

Samson’s tomb: Appearance of a ghost and a familial journey

Jerusalem Post Samson, a biblical golem, ended up killing himself, with the Philistines, when he pulled the temple in Gaza down on them. But somehow, his tribe members brought his body up here for burial. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-743984

Catholics celebrate ‘miracle’ as body of long-dead nun found ‘incorrupt’

Jerusalem Post Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster died at the age of 95 but 4 years later, her body seemingly hasn’t decayed. This “incorruptibility” has in the past been seen as a sign of sainthood. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-744398

Did prehistoric Europe have a non-binary view of gender? – study

Jerusalem Post Biases and sources of error make it difficult to determine the sex and gender of ancient remains. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744388

Oldest known homo sapien footprint found in South Africa

Jerusalem Post Through their meticulous investigations, the team uncovered a wide range of ages among the sites. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744381

Egypt unearths mummification workshops, tombs in ancient burial ground

Jerusalem Post The discovery was made after a year-long excavation near the sanctuary of the goddess Bastet, which is home to the catacombs of mummified cats in Saqqara. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744354