Prologue Journal

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

Parashat Emor: The educator’s role

Jerusalem Post The singular emphasis on the role of education appears here specifically because parents are responsible for preparing their children https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-742107

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742173

Stone tools suggest Homo sapiens settled in Europe in three waves – study

Jerusalem Post The issues he aimed to shed more light on answer were – how did humans arrive and settle in Europe, and how did they interact with the Neanderthals? https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742159

Multiple new well-preserved fossilized species discovered in Wales

Jerusalem Post In some of the specimens, nerves and digestive systems are still fully intact, which is extremely rare. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742150

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt – Guiding Europe’s Orthodox rabbinate

Jerusalem Post Goldschmidt is the president of the Conference of European Rabbis, the primary Orthodox rabbinical alliance in Europe, uniting more than 700 religious leaders of mainstream synagogue communities. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742148

60 arrests made in international art trafficking crackdown

Jerusalem Post 11,049 objects were recovered as part of operation ‘Pandora VII’ https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742146

Modern Israeli grapes linked to grapes in the Bible – study

Jerusalem Post The seeds were found at archaeological excavations led by Prof. Guy Bar-Oz and colleagues from the University of Haifa’s School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742086

The rejected and deprived child

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-742070

New archaeological findings shed light on first human migration out of Africa

Jerusalem Post Archaeologists examined stone monuments from Oman and Southern Arabia to uncover new information about migration out of Africa. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-742025

Buddha statue uncovered in Egypt’s Red Sea reveals ancient trade route

Jerusalem Post This discovery also showed that Egypt was a gateway between the East and the Roman Empire. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-741997