Tag Archives: Genesis

God’s Silent Speech — and Ours

Posted on February 22, 2017 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: What exactly is “the word of God?” And can it teach us about happiness and tolerance? Jewish Studies scholar Shaul Magid doesn’t address the second question in “The Word of God is … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Attitude, Bible, Coffee, Creation, Genesis, God speaks, Ontology, Positive attitude, Psychology, The Next Voice You Hear | 1 Comment

Chaos and Creation, from Genesis to Today

Posted on December 6, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jewish Journal: You might not expect it, but the very first words of the Torah explain how social change works. The most familiar English rendering is “In the beginning, God created the heavens and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, Modern Orthodoxy, The Jewish Journal | Tagged Bible, Chaos, Civil Rights Movement, Creation, Creative destruction, Democracy, Donald Trump, Genesis, Order, Rashi, Rosa Parks, Social Change, Social order, Targum Yerushalmi, Torah, Zev Farber | 1 Comment

Twin Holidays of Creation

Posted on October 7, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of the world. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. They seem quite different. But what if they’re not so different after all? I’m not a rabbi … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism, The Jewish Journal | Tagged Exodus, Genesis, High Holidays, Kabbalah, Moral Choice, Nahum Sarna, Number Mysticism, Rosh Hashanah, Sefirot, Tikkun Olam, Yom Kippur | Leave a comment

Seeing the Reality Beyond “You”

Posted on June 24, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jerusalem Post: What’s real and what isn’t? How do you know? Could there be different kinds of realities that you know in different ways? The greatest thinkers, both Jewish and gentile, have given the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, Philosophy, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Arthur Green, Genesis, Hebrew, Hebrew College, These Are The Words, Torah | Leave a comment

Myth and Its Meanings

Posted on January 23, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: Biblical creationists get a bad rap. People think they’re completely wrong. But they’re not. Oh, sure, they’re wrong about the science. The world wasn’t created in 4,004 BCE on October 23, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Asimov, Atrahasis, Biblical Flood, Creationism, D. Jason Slone, Flood Epic, Flood legends, Gary Rendsburg, Genesis, Genesis Flood, Gilgamesh, John Gardner, Myth, Nahum Sarna, Noah, Theological Incorrectness | 1 Comment

Creation But Not Ex Nihilo

Posted on January 16, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: How did the world get here? That question didn’t start with the ancient Israelites and it probably won’t end with us. Our scientific attempts to explain the origin of the universe are … Continue reading →