
Rabbi Jay Michaelson is a contributing columnist for the Forward and for Rolling Stone. He is the author of 10 books, and won the 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists award for opinion writing.

Rabbi Jay Michaelson is a contributing columnist for the Forward and for Rolling Stone. He is the author of 10 books, and won the 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists award for opinion writing.
 
	We do not need to agree on every important issue if we agree on the most important ones
 
	The progressive Jewish leader fused radical activism with transformative spirituality
 
	Even if you're not a fan of Jewish Voice for Peace, you need to stand with them
 
	After a year marked by pain, division and rancor, perhaps it's time for a new sort of Al-Chet prayer
 
	Disagreeing about Israel and Gaza is understandable — but can we please stop screaming at one another?
 
	The tension between particularism and universalism is fundamental to Jewish tradition
 
	It is now obvious that antisemitism was never the real reason for the Trump administration’s attacks on universities. What lessons can we learn from this great exploitation?
 
	How can American Jews stand by while thousands of innocent people are illegally arrested, imprisoned and tortured?
 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
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