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February 21, 2024

Vilna Synagogue: Jewish Crises and Counter-Theologies with Noah Feldman

AJU and the Vilna Shul present a conversation between Jay Michaelson and Noah Feldman, celebrating the publication of Jay's The Secret That Is Not a Secret, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, as well as the imminent publication of Feldman's expansive new work of Jewish philosophical theology, To Be a Jew Today.

February 5, 2024

The Book I Want to Write Podcast: Mystic vs. Mainstream with Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Paul Zakrzewski to discuss how writers pick between esoteric and mainstream topics when choosing between book projects, and what current events—including the rise of authoritarianism around the world and the Oct 7th Hamas attacks— suggest about religion and politics today.

 

January 25, 2024

Evolve Podcast: “The Secret That is Not a Secret” with bestselling author Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Bryan Schwartzman, Rabbi Jacob Staub, and Sam Wachs to discuss The Secret That is Not a Secret, to delve into Jay's recent op-eds on Israel, and to reflect on how he's taken care of himself during one of the most emotionally trying times of his life.

January 12, 2024

Meditations & Musings Podcast: Roles to Souls with Jay Michaelson

Jay joins Shelley Durga Karpaty to discuss growing up Jewish, studying mystical Kabbalah, and becoming Buddhist-informed, first from books on the nightstand and then in real life.

December 16, 2023

Queerly Beloved Podcast: Getting in the Mikveh with Jay Michaelson

In this interview with Wil Fisher, Jay discusses many topics including Jewish Mysticism, Burning Man, radical faeries gathering, and how our full expression as sexual beings enriches our full expression as spiritual beings.

December 13, 2023

For the Sake of Argument: Mysticism, Spirituality, and Toxic Masculinity

Jay joins Jake Newman to discuss his new book "The Secret That Is Not A Secret"

December 6, 2023

A Virtual Book Launch: The Secret That Is Not A Secret

Jericho Vincent joins Jay to launch his first book of fiction, "The Secret That Is Not A Secret."