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Jay Michaelson is a journalist (New York Magazine, Daily Beast) and meditation teacher (Ten Percent Happier) and the author of the new book "The Heresy of Jacob Frank.".

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Recent Articles

It Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Not Blow Up Our Democracy (for Now)

Dec 7th, 2022 in New York Magazine
Supreme Court Poised to Chip Away at Same-Sex Marriage

Dec 6th, 2022 in Daily Beast
Thanksgiving and Enoughness

Nov 17th, 2022 in 10% Happier
Democrats Didn’t Get Trounced. What Happens Now?

Nov 10th, 2022 in Rolling Stone
Vote Like Your Family Depends on It. A Lot of Ours Do

Nov 4th, 2022 in Rolling Stone
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Dec 18th, 2022
Major Trends in Sabbatean and Frankist Research
Association for Jewish Studies in Boston, MA

Dec 25th, 2022
The Hazon Meditation Retreat
Isabella Freedman Retreat Center in Falls Village, CT

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Department of Low Expectations. My latest for @nym

Department of Low Expectations. My latest for @nymag on today's Supreme Court case. link in bio

The #jacobfrank media blitz continues! Very happy

The #jacobfrank media blitz continues! Very happy to join the @newbooksnetwork podcast to talk about The Heresy of Jacob Frank. Link in bio... and "available wherever you get your podcasts."

I don't offer much #parenting advice or #parenting

I don't offer much #parenting advice or #parentingtips here, but this bit resonated for me.

The problem with close constitutional cases is tha

The problem with close constitutional cases is that they don't get interpreted closely. This one, about a web designer refusing to build wedding websites for gay couples, is a good example. @thedailybeast link in bio.

With #thanksgiving approaching, I've been working

With #thanksgiving approaching, I've been working with one word: "Enoughness." Up now at tenpercent.com/newsletter or link in bio. @tenpercenthappier

Finding the space for non-doing in the midst of a

Finding the space for non-doing in the midst of a lot of doing has been my path for the last several years at least. Thanks @zenjuearthlynmanuel

Truly a joy to talk #jacobfrank , #heresy , and co

Truly a joy to talk #jacobfrank , #heresy , and contemporary #spirituality on the Evolve Podcast from @reconstructingjudaism . Available, as they say, "wherever you get your podcasts."

Bringing Nonduality to New Jersey! Looking forward

Bringing Nonduality to New Jersey! Looking forward to this Shabbate evening conversation with Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz about his new book and the possibility of nondual consciousness. Tomorrow night in Montclair - details at bnaikeshet.org .

There are experiences that feel redemptive, someti

There are experiences that feel redemptive, sometimes. But the reification of that feeling into 'Redemption,' and the projection of it into some future, is not part of my belief system. I suppose this can sound pessimistic or dour, but to me it opens the door to an honest valuing of what's real and meaningful to us. Non-redemption is redemptive.

I empathize with the sense of despair and futility

I empathize with the sense of despair and futility that many folks are feeling about politics right now, especially folks who aren't connected to politics in a direct way. So, I did my best in this article to make the case for why it's so important to vote this year -- starting with my own family being at risk. In @rollingstone , link in bio.

Celebrating the publication of the second, much-re

Celebrating the publication of the second, much-revised edition of The Queer Bible Commentary, edited by Mona West and Robert E. Shore-Goss. I'm proud to have contributed the chapter on Exodus.

Please consider adding this book to your bookshelf -- link in bio.

I'm firmly in middle age, but I've noticed this al

I'm firmly in middle age, but I've noticed this already, both in who notices me, and whom I notice as well. Thank you #ursulaleguin . #beauty

In my continuing quest to write pieces that only a

In my continuing quest to write pieces that only a very small number of people will enjoy, but those few people will enjoy a great deal, here's a personal essay on why I decided to spend years of my life researching Jacob Frank, a person almost no one has heard of. Link in bio. @rrc_edu #jacobfrank

I love autumn... and yet, at this time of year, I

I love autumn... and yet, at this time of year, I want to paste the leaves back onto the trees. (Read the essay at tenpercent.com/newsletter or at the link in bio) #autumn #autumnvibes

Another one of those passages that's quoted often,

Another one of those passages that's quoted often, but a lot easier to read than to embody. #rilke #rilkequotes

Please amplify this issue. It is unconscionable to

Please amplify this issue. It is unconscionable to me that a party systematically disenfranchising millions of people is set to take control of Congress. (link in bio) @rollingstone

My summer writing break is over. There's an electi

My summer writing break is over. There's an election coming up, and Republicans are trying to stop queer people (and people of color) from voting. My new piece is up on @rollingstone now (link in bio).

This #gracepaley passage is quoted often, but spea

This #gracepaley passage is quoted often, but speaking for myself, I don't follow its advice as often as I should.

Some Yom Kippur inspiration for the alienated, new

Some Yom Kippur inspiration for the alienated, new in @myjewishlearningcom (link in bio)

I'm very happy to report that the Hazon Meditation

I'm very happy to report that the Hazon Meditation Retreat is back after a three-year absence. I'll be co-leading the retreat with Miriam Eisenberger, Shir Feit, and Bob Pileggi. Taking place December 25-30 in Connecticut. Details at hazon.org/calendar/silent-meditation-2022/ -- link in bio. @hazonvision

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