Jay Michaelson
Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is the author of ten books, including "The Heresy of Jacob Frank," which won the 2023 National Jewish Book Award for scholarship. He is a columnist for the Forward and Rolling Stone, and a fellow at American Jewish University. Jay holds a Ph.D in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University, a J.D. from Yale, and nondenominational rabbinic ordination.
Articles by Jay Michaelson
It’s the Purity, Stupid: Reading Leviticus in Context
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Parashat Vaera: Into Life
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Gay History in the Making, I Guess
Today was the day that we’d worked for all these years: finally the doors of the Conservative movement have been ...
My Statement
STATEMENT BY JAY MICHAELSON, DIRECTOR OF NEHIRIM (A NATIONAL JEWISH GAY & LESBIAN ORGANIZATION), FROM PRESS CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT ...
Shabbat and Meditation: Just Be It
How mindfulness can deepen your Shabbat experience — and vice versa