Prologue Journal

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

Talking is harmful: Learn to keep quiet in your marriage

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-810544

Watch: How you can find out who you really are

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-810519

The brutal murder of a Jewish child – where is the condemnation? – opinion

Jerusalem Post The time is now to stand, speak and act. If not now, when after witnessing the worst atrocities that continue to happen to the Jewish people since the Holocaust? https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-810385

The perplexing nature of the red heifer: Turning to faith when logic is absent

Jerusalem Post The laws of the red heifer comprise the quintessential illogical ritual. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-809932

In Peru, remains of wealthy pre-Inca people unearthed at ancient capital

Jerusalem Post The remains of eleven individuals, estimated to be around 800 years old, were found buried with necklaces, earrings and bracelets, according to lead archaeologist Sinthya Cueva. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-810126

The red heifer: A statute with a cause

Jerusalem Post As a people bound to our Jewish texts, we question and delve into the unknowable to understand our relationship to God and mitzvot more fundamentally. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-809975

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel, UK, and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-810068

Parashat Chukat: Protest against death

Jerusalem Post Judaism has a surprising perspective on death. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-809935

Ancient battles, modern wars: The story of Yiftach and Israel’s Rightful Land

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-809942

Newly discovered link between Hercules, Israel suggests cultural exchange in region

Jerusalem Post 2,800-year-old stamp in Tel Hazor connects Hercules to northern Israel, depicting a hero battling a seven-headed serpent, reflecting Levantine visual culture and myth transmission complexities https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-809859