Tag Archives: Orthodox Judaism

Law, Tradition, and “Stare Decisis”

Posted on November 30, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: Should Orthodox Judaism ordain women as rabbis? The Rabbinical Council of America recently said no, but not based on Jewish law. Instead, it was in deference to tradition: “Due to our aforesaid commitment … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Edmund Burke, Jewish Law, Orthodox Judaism, Philosophy of Law, Rabbinical Council of America, Robert Nisbet, Stare Decisis, The Unfolding Tradition, Tradition, Zacharias Frankel | 2 Comments

What Is Faith in God?

Posted on November 2, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

What does it mean to have faith in God? It’s not a simple question. Lately, I’ve been wrestling with The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs, a book that tries to analyze religious belief from a psychological perspective. The author, Solomon Schimmel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, Philosophy | Tagged Faith, Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Religious Skepticism, Schimmel, The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs | 4 Comments

Costs, Benefits, and Beliefs

Posted on October 24, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

By N.S. Palmer I’m puzzled. No worries. It’s my normal state. I’m revising the draft of my book Belief, Truth, and Torah. I want to make it engage more fully with arguments from one of our professors at Hebrew College, … Continue reading →