Jay Michaelson
A Haggadah for Just About Every Taste
When it comes to this year’s Passover Haggadot, you can have it your way. From Canadian and trilingual to Open Orthodoxy, Jay Michaelson rounds up the most exciting new additions.
Blasting for Change
Jay Michaelson blows the shofar at the New York People’s Climate March 21 on September, 2014.
The Jewish Left is Alive and Vibrant
Is the Jewish left dying, as Jay Michaelson suggests? One young leftist says the opposite is true, and explains why all the statistics in the world couldn’t convince him otherwise.
Jay Michaelson Wins Deadline Club Award
Forward contributing editor Jay Michaelson has won the 2014 Deadline Club award for opinion writing.
Forward's Jay Michaelson Wins Deadline Club Award
Forward contributing editor Jay Michaelson has won the 2014 Deadline Club award for opinion writing.
Gay Jewish Trailblazers Set Forward 50 Mark
For the first time ever, the Forward 50 was launched with a profile celebrating a gay Jewish woman — and the kvelling was just starting for gay Jewish achievers.
The Ultra-Orthodox Threat; A Classic Williamsburg Hat Store; 125 Years of Katz's Deli
THIS WEEK: Jay Michaelson discusses his blistering attack on the ultra-Orthodox, Nate Lavey reports on a classic Brooklyn hat store and Susan Armitage gives the history of Katz’s deli.
Was Justin Bieber Right About Anne Frank?
To paraphrase internet celebrity Chris Crocker, Leave Justin Alone.
Gays Debate 'Pinkwashing' as N.Y. Center Reverses Ban on Israel-Related Events
A prominent backer of the claim that Israel uses its record on gay rights to ‘pinkwash’ mistreatment of Palestinians has won the right to speak at a major New York LGBT center.
Bible Codes a Lie That Won’t Die
Mathematicians have debunked Bible Codes, the idea that arrangement of letters prove divine authorship. Jay Michaelson asks why there is a thirst for such drivel.