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Welcome! I’m a writer, journalist, professor, and rabbi. I’m the author of ten books, most recently The Secret That Is Not A Secret: Ten Heretical Tales. My book The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth, won the National Jewish Book Award for scholarship.
In the academic world, my work focuses on mysticism, sexuality, law, and psychedelics. I’m a Field Scholar at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. I hold a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought, a JD from Yale, and nondenominational rabbinic ordination.
As a journalist, I often write about the intersections of politics and religion (or spirituality if you like), as well as psychedelics, nationalism, and other issues. I write articles for Rolling Stone, the Forward, and my Substack newsletter, Both/And, and I sometimes appear on CNN. I was the Supreme Court columnist for The Daily Beast for eight years, and broke the story of Leonard Leo in 2018. I won the 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists award for this piece on antisemitism. Recent video & audio are here. Articles are here.
Finally, I’m a rabbi and meditation teacher, and a frequent speaker at companies, universities, and religious institutions. Come visit me on Instagram or subscribe to my Substack newsletter, Both/And. Thanks for stopping by.
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