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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.
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.
Yes, antisemitism is up — but prominent voices are confusing protest with bigotry
Is Rafah an essential military target, or the latest victim of this government’s thirst for collective punishment?
Once a 'third rail' for conservative politicians, voting down aid to Israel is now just another prop in the MAGA carnival
It is “plausible” that the Genocide Convention has been violated in Gaza, but a one-sided “ceasefire” is not the answer.
Yes, antisemitism is spiking. But in times of crisis, it's important to not give in to sensationalism
Claudine Gay’s enemies are not our friends
Joining a right-wing war on higher education will not make us any safer
America’s support for Israel must have limits, and the demands of Jewish extremists for Gaza go beyond them