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Jay Michaelson is an award-winning journalist, meditation teacher, podcast host, and author of ten books.

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- The Heresy of Jacob Frank:From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth
  
  Enlightenment by Trial and ErrorTen years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirtuality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies
  
  The Gate of TearsSadness and the Spiritual Path
  
  Evolving DharmaMeditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
  
  Redefining Religious LibertyThe Covert Campaign Against Civil Rights
  
  God vs Gay?The Religious Case for Equality
  
  Everything is GodThe Radical Path of Nondual Judaism
  
  Another Word for SkyPoems
  
  God in your BodyKabbalah, Mindfulness, and Embodied Spiritual Practice
  
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How to Calm Yourself in Seconds Jay Michaelson

“How to Calm Yourself in Seconds Jay Michaelson”.

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At Florida Universities, Big Brother DeSantis Is Watching

Jan 12th, 2023 in Rolling Stone
There Are Lots of Jews in Hollywood. Let a Rabbi Explain Why

Dec 11th, 2022 in Rolling Stone
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
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Happy to share that I'll be an occasional panelist

Happy to share that I'll be an occasional panelist/pundit on @CNN Tonight, a nightly free-for-all about the news. I'll try to post in advance of my next hit. Here's the moment where everyone enjoyed laughing at me as an author who I'd criticized got the chance to respond live on air...

Bringing together the #redheifer , #larsvontrier ,

Bringing together the #redheifer , #larsvontrier , #purim , #passover , and #paganism . Link in bio to article at @myjewishlearningcom .

= Contemplative practice.

= Contemplative practice.

If you like #gnosticism , Western #esotericism , h

If you like #gnosticism , Western #esotericism , heresy, and/or #kabbalah , well have I got a podcast episode for you. It sure was fun being on Talk Gnosis talking about #jacobfrank and assorted hashtags -- links to video and audio in bio.

Not sure what's going on with my facial expression

Not sure what's going on with my facial expression here, but it was an honor to receive this award and a treat to do so in person! Thank you @jewishbookcouncil

I'm delighted to share that my latest book, "The H

I'm delighted to share that my latest book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank," has won the National Jewish Book Award for scholarship. Thank you to @jewishbookcouncil and to everyone who has supported this work along the way.

How has Ron DeSantis's "Anti-Woke" campaign affect

How has Ron DeSantis's "Anti-Woke" campaign affected real people on campus? I talked to students and faculty at University of Central Florida and here's what they said. (Link in bio or at rollingstone.com now) @rollingstone

Still resonating with the five-day silent meditati

Still resonating with the five-day silent meditation retreat I co-led last week. Deeply healing for me personally and for many others. Apt words here from @gabormatemd

I've been focused on self-care for the last few we

I've been focused on self-care for the last few weeks but wanted to share this recent podcast episode from "The One Fierce Heart" on depth in spiritual practice. Link in bio or, ya know, wherever you get your podcasts.

In which I, a rabbi, acknowledge that there are a

In which I, a rabbi, acknowledge that there are a lot of Jewish people in the entertainment industry -- and explain some of the historical reasons why.

Currently the front page of @rollingstone online, which is exciting. Link in bio as well.

It's the first snowfall of the year where I live.

It's the first snowfall of the year where I live. A moment of silence, sound, emptiness, fullness. #allenginsberg

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 .

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