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Jay Michaelson

Jay Michaelson

The Daily Beast

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According to Donald Trump, I’m a Rabbi Who Hates Judaism

Donald Trump—who pals around with white supremacists; who invented fictitious “very fine people” marching beside neo-Nazis in Charlottesville;...

19.03.2024 6

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Jay Michaelson

Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Reflected the Best of Jewish Values

The “antisemitism” goalposts just keep moving. And, while it may seem hard to believe, the right’s latest “antisemite” is an Oscar-winning...

12.03.2024 7

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Jay Michaelson

What Jewish mysticism can teach us about psychedelics

08.02.2024 3

The Jewish Week

Jay Michaelson

Elise Stefanik’s Calculated Demagoguery on Antisemitism and Free Speech

Whether for reasons of trauma or political expediency, people have lost their moral compasses when it comes to antisemitism on college campuses. Case...

07.12.2023 40

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Jay Michaelson

How to give thanks when the Jewish world is grieving

This story was originally published on My Jewish Learning. (JTA) — It’s a nice coincidence that one of Judaism’s most profound utterances on...

22.11.2023 3

The Jewish Week

Jay Michaelson

George Santos Is the Most Comically Dumb Con Man of All Time

History repeats itself, as Karl Marx memorably said, first as tragedy, second as farce—and there is surely no more farcical figure on the...

17.11.2023 10

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Jay Michaelson

The Israel-Hamas War Has Scrambled the ‘Cancel Culture’ Tribes

After the tragedy, the farce. While Israelis and Palestinians are burying their dead, pundits and activists in America are busy contradicting their...

21.10.2023 7

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Jay Michaelson

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