Prologue Journal – Page 36357 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

So many synagogues in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post For observant Jews – and few places come more observant than Jerusalem – the Shabbat and Festivals are days out of time. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/so-many-synagogues-in-jerusalem-604186

Let my people LEGO

Jerusalem Post He started with Tinkertoys, blocks and LEGO. “Everyone knew LEGO was my thing,” he noted. “I could sit and do LEGO all day.” https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/let-my-people-lego-603524

Of slihot and synagogues ‏

Jerusalem Post One of the beauties of living in Israel is how Judaism is very much part of our daily culture. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/of-slihot-and-synagogues-602178

Salt of the art

Jerusalem Post Sigalit Landau’s monumental ‘Salt Years’ reveals her inner world while addressing wider issues. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/salt-of-the-art-601343

Breaking musical news

Jerusalem Post “We heard about this project and felt it was a perfect match to the type of projects we create at Mekudeshet,” says the concert honcho. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/breaking-musical-news-600006

Haredi hydroponics

Jerusalem Post Technology and sustainability meet at the Diaspora Yeshiva. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/haredi-hydroponics-598645

ISIS ‘Resurging’ in Syria and ‘Consolidating’ in Iraq

Jerusalem Post Islamic State organization isn’t defeated after all https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/isis-resurging-in-syria-and-consolidating-in-iraq-598177

Colonialism revisited

Jerusalem Post The steamroller ethos adopted by European colonialists, and their denigration of other cultures, particularly from the 3rd World, is the theme of a video work by New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/colonialism-revisited-598041

Constitutional expert on ‘separation of church and state’: Framers said nothing wrong with religion in culture

Fox News The phrase “separation of church and state” appears nowhere in the Constitution, and the Founding Fathers saw nothing wrong with having religion in American culture, according to an expert. While Congress is prohibited from enacting a state religion, the founding document says nothing about banishing religion from the public square, Professor Michael McConnell told…

Calling all Mancunians

Jerusalem Post Unraveling the mystery of Manchester House, an edifice on Hebrew University’s Givat Ram campus with an intriguing history. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/calling-all-mancunians-593128