Religion – Page 82 – Prologue Journal

Meet the teenaged girl who read the Talmud in two-and-a-half years

Jerusalem Post Though women have been historically forbidden or discouraged from learning the Talmud, Elke Bentley’s family has always supported her pursuit of Torah study. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-811083

Workers uncover remains of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis in Poland

Jerusalem Post “We knew there was a synagogue there, but we didn’t know if something was preserved underground since nothing was showing above ground,” Polish historian Sebastian Rakowski said. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-811074

‘Ethics at the Center’: Jewish ethics and its relevance for our time

Jerusalem Post This is a highly relevant book for our time, for scholars and laypersons alike, who are concerned with leading a moral life as people and as peoples. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-810827

‘Ethics at the Center’: Jewish ethics and its relevance for our time

Kesher Yehudi: Promoting Jewish unity through study

Jerusalem Post Kesher Yehudi is a social movement born in response to the rift tearing apart Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-809578

Kesher Yehudi: Promoting Jewish unity through study

Jerusalem Post Kesher Yehudi is a social movement born in response to the rift tearing apart Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-809578

The problems with preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Jewish law

Jerusalem Post This method is time-consuming and expensive, but it is also an incredible method to prevent conception with eggs that have evidence of genetic abnormality. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-810858

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

Jerusalem Post What does God require of us? He demands – and this is a firm demand, not a polite request – that we be good: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-810861

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

Rediscovering ancient luxury: A 3,800-year-old scarlet textile unveiled in the Judean desert

Jerusalem Post Scarlet, alongside royal blue (Tekhelet) and purple (Argaman), was revered in the ancient world for its rarity and expense. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-810955