Tag Archives: Tikkun Olam

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on September 9, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

What a difference a year makes. Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish Philosophy, Judaism | Tagged Conceptual Idealism, Days of Awe, High Holidays, Justice, New Year, Repentance, Rosh Hashanah, Teshuva, Tikkun Olam, Time | Leave a 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

Extensional Judaism

Posted on April 14, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: What is an apple? And what does that have to do with Judaism? It has to do with definitions. There are two ways to define things: by intension and by extension. An … Continue reading →