Rabbi 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 Rabbi Jay Michaelson
Parashat Vaetchanan: A Less Innocent Love
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
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