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February 8, 2017 |

Religious Liberty, Civil Rights, And Public Policy | Pitt Law School

Dr. Jay Michaelson and Prof. Ira Karoll debate liberal vs. conservative understandings of religious liberty.

January 19, 2017 |

Lama Surya Das: Awakening Now

Episode 37: Lama Surya Das has on Jay Michaelson to talk about anger, activism, and our responsibility to others.

January 1, 2017 |

Mystic-Skeptic Podcast: Buddhism and Judaism, A Comparison, Part 1

Jay joins David Daniel Gonzalez to discuss the relationship between American Jews and Buddhism, and what different spiritualities have in common.

December 23, 2016 |

Sixty-Second Sermon: The Reason for the Season

In this Sixty-Second Sermon Rabbi Jay Michaelson reflects on how a calendar quirk helps remind us of what’s most valuable about the holidays.

December 3, 2016 |

Spiritual Responses to Trump | Robert Wright Show

September 26, 2016 |

2016 Hazon Retreat

July 26, 2016 |

Religion and the Democrats | State of Belief

Live from the Democratic National Convention, July 2016

July 19, 2016 |

Warren for VP? | CNN

Should Hillary Clinton choose Elizabeth Warren as her running mate?

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April 10, 2016 |

The Future of Buddhism | The Jay Forrest Show

Dr. Jay Michaelson discusses the future of Buddhism in the West with host Jay Forrest.

April 3, 2016 |

The Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Merrick Garland |Charlie Rose Show

A discussion about President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland the Supreme Court. Charlie is joined by Jan Crawford of CBS News, Adam Liptak of the New York Times, and Jay Michaelson of The Daily Beast [click here to watch].

April 3, 2016 |

10% Happier with Dan Harris and Dr. Jay Michaelson | ABC News

Jay and Dan talk about what comes next after mindfulness.

March 20, 2016 |

The Gate of Tears: Difficult Emotions and the Path of Insight | Dharma Talk

Dharma talk given by Jay Michaelson in the Insight Chicago community in March, 2016.

December 10, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears | Buddhist Geeks

In this conversation with host Vincent Horn, Jay discusses The Gate of Tears and its themes of compassion, joy, and justice.

November 15, 2015 |

The Jew in the Lotus: 25 Years After the Journey

Award-winning author and teacher Rodger Kamenetz joined a conversation with Dr. Jay Michaelson 25 years after The Jew in the Lotus.

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November 15, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears | The Robert Wright Show

November 15, 2015 |

A fresh perspective on spirituality and happiness | State of Belief

Jay has an exciting new perspective to share in his latest work The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path, which has been called, “A Stunning antidote to the plethora of ‘get happy’ guides.” Today on the show Jay will discuss his new book, and will offer his thoughts on the relationship between happiness and spirituality in our everyday lives.

October 28, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path

October 16, 2015 |

Newsmax Now: How social media has impacted the Israel-Palestine conflict

The contributing editor at The Daily Beast and author of "Evolving Dharma" and "God vs. Gay?" discusses how social media has impacted the Israel-Palestine conflict.

October 13, 2015 |

The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path | The Secular Buddhist

Jay Michaelson speaks about his new book, The Gate of Tears: Sadness and the Spiritual Path.

 

September 19, 2015 |

Is Burning Man for The Rich? | HuffPost Live

There's been much debate stirring over whether or not the decades-old Burning Man festival has become too costly, and therefore stratified, in recent years, but according to Daily Beast columnist and veteran "burner" Jay Michaelson, those splurging at the event are only doing themselves a disservice.

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August 13, 2015 |

The Prosecutor Problem | The Daily Beast Podcast

Daily Beast reporter Jay Michaelson digs into the problem of prosecutorial misconduct across the country and some of the reforms needed to repair the judicial system.

July 2, 2015 |

The Religious Divide Over Same-Sex Marriage | NPR Interfaith Voices

Will the landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide spark a showdown between gay rights and religious freedom? A Rabbi Jay Michaelson and a conservative Christian weigh in.

April 26, 2015 |

Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights | HuffPost Religion

Jay Michaelson is among the guests speaking about the continuing battle around the American protection and definition of religious liberty.

April 2, 2015 |

What’s Changed Since The First Religious Liberty Law Was Passed In 1993?

Jay participates in a National Public Radio piece on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

March 24, 2015 |

Prayer Breakfast Dispute: Christianity and the Crusades | Meet the Press

Dr. Michaelson's work discussed in conversation with Random House editor Jon Meacham on President Obama's speech.

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March 24, 2015 |

Marriage Equality and the National Prayer Breakfast | State of Belief

March 24, 2015 |

Gays Under Attack Over Ebola | MSNBC

The underreported story you wanted to hear more about. We talk to Jay Michaelson of The Daily Beast about a disturbing development in Liberia where some are blaming the Ebola outbreak on the LGBT community.

November 21, 2014 |

Dr. Jay Michaelson at Temple Israel November 21, 2014

November 21 marked the 20th Annual Joy Ungerleider Jewish Book Month Program. Our featured guest was Dr. Jay Michaelson, who spoke of The Next Generation of Jewish Spirituality.

July 11, 2014 |

Polytheism and Nonduality: Integral Kabbalah and the Repersonalization of God

In this presentation to the 2010 Science and Nonduality Conference, Dr. Michaelson explores why nondual spiritual traditions are often accompanied by complex polytheistic or polymorphic conceptions of the Divine, when one might expect the opposite. He also situates this phenomenon in personal as well as historical contexts.

July 10, 2014 |

Gay in the Eyes of God | NPR Interfaith Voices

Open any Torah, Bible or Koran, and the passages about homosexuality seem clear: being gay is an abomination. But these strict interpretations are changing.

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