Tag Archives: Solomon Schimmel

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 →

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How We Failed Faigy Mayer

Posted on July 31, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

We failed Faigy Mayer. Ms. Mayer, an ex-Chasidic Jew, committed suicide by leaping from a rooftop in Manhattan. After leaving the close-knit Chasidic community, she felt alienated from her family and former friends. She struggled with depression, as almost anyone … Continue reading →