Prologue Journal

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

New DNA discovery changes assumptions about Pompeii victims

Jerusalem Post A recent study has undermined prior assumptions about several victims of the Pompeii tragedy. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828375

The inspiring story behind the birth of the righteous Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-828367

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-828146

Scientists recreate sunken Antikythera mechanism, the oldest mechanical computer in humanity

Jerusalem Post The replica, exhibited at the University of Sonora, measures more than three meters and is open to the public. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828123

Ancient net fishing scenes discovered on 15,800-year-old stones in Germany

Jerusalem Post A plaquette previously showing a fish was found to include net-like lines. Seven others showed similar net-and-fish scenes. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-828016

‏Why are we not rewarded for Mitzvot in this world?

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827983

Rabbi Pinto: Most problems arise because people don’t know how to make decisions

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827980

New analysis suggests Tutankhamun’s golden mask belonged to another

Jerusalem Post They research team focused on a specific detail that had previously gone unnoticed: the perforated ears of the mask. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827815

Skeleton made from bones of five people across 2,500 years found in Belgium

Jerusalem Post The tomb, known as “Tomb 26,” was unearthed in the 1970s during excavations of a cemetery in Pommerœul, near the French border. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827813

As guests of an international conference: Rabbis visit the Jewish community

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827793