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Rabbi Jay Michaelson

Rabbi Jay Michaelson

Rabbi Jay Michaelson is a contributing columnist for the Forward and for Rolling Stone. He is the author of 10 books, and won the 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists award for opinion writing.

People celebrate during a rally over the killing of former Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khameini at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco, March 1, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOpinion

Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it. 

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. So far, 2026 has been a banner year for […]

Nick Fuentes with Tucker Carlson
Posted inOpinion

Antisemitism is exploding on the right, but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
Rabbi Arthur Waskow at a protest
Posted inObituaries

Honoring Rabbi Arthur Waskow – activist, pioneer and prophet

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
Person with kippah blows a small shofar while wearing a Jewish Voice for Peace shirt
Posted inOpinion

The Trump administration is targeting Jewish organizations — what are we prepared to do?

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson October 14, 2025October 14, 2025
Stephen Miller in 2016 (Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Stephen Miller’s cavalier cruelty misses the whole point of Passover

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson April 9, 2025April 9, 2025
Trump shrugs while speaking at a lectern with the RJC logo on it
Posted inOpinion

Memo to Bill Ackman and Donald Trump: Spreading conspiracy theories isn’t good for the Jews

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in July. (Courtesy Minn. Gov. Office via Flickr)
Posted inOpinion

Responding to Walz pick, the Right resorts to antisemitism-baiting

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson August 12, 2024August 12, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis address the press after their election, Nov. 16, 2022, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania Governor's Office via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Josh Shapiro would make a great vice president — but I’m relieved he’s not running

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson August 6, 2024August 6, 2024
side by side photos of Trump and Biden speaking
Posted inOpinion

How Biden embodies Jewish concepts of strength — while Trump makes a mockery of them

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Donald Trump speaking with attendees at a "Chase the Vote" rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, June 6, 2024. (Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

What would Donald Trump do in Gaza?

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

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