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October 23, 2023

College Commons: Jewish Mysticism Upside Down & Inside Out

Jay discusses the scandalous spiritualism of Jacob Frank and his recent book The Heresy of Jacob Frank.

 

March 5, 2023

Talk Gnosis Podcast: Jacob Frank: His Heresies, His Influence

Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson discusses his new book "The Heresy of Jacob Frank From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth," a groundbreaking study of Jacob Frank, clearing up many misconceptions and laying out his surprising influence on the modern world.

December 6, 2022

New Books Network Podcast: The Heresy of Jacob Frank

Dr. Michaelson talks with Professor Schneur Zalman Newfield about "The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth."

November 23, 2022

Evolve Podcast: Why an 18th Century Opponent of Rabbinic Authority Matters Today

Jay Michaelson spent 20 years researching Jacob Frank for his new book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth." Here he joins the Evolve Podcast from Reconstructing Judaism and explains why Frank’s radical philosophy may have been a precursor to how many non-Orthodox Jews relate to tradition today.