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.
Jay MichaelsonContributing Columnist
By Jay Michaelson
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, urged Israel to retaliate against Iran
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Opinion How to host a Seder when everyone is talking past each other and strongly disagrees about the war
This Passover comes at a painful moment in Jewish history, but the Haggadah is made for such moments
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Opinion The growing panic about antisemitism isn’t a reflection of reality
Yes, antisemitism is up — but prominent voices are confusing protest with bigotry
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Opinion What’s the right next move in this war — and why is it so hard to trust anyone’s answer?
Is Rafah an essential military target, or the latest victim of this government’s thirst for collective punishment?
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Opinion How aid to Israel fell victim to the cult of Trump
Once a 'third rail' for conservative politicians, voting down aid to Israel is now just another prop in the MAGA carnival
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Opinion The International Court of Justice ruling on Israel got it right
It is “plausible” that the Genocide Convention has been violated in Gaza, but a one-sided “ceasefire” is not the answer.
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Opinion Why do media outlets love scared Jews?
Yes, antisemitism is spiking. But in times of crisis, it's important to not give in to sensationalism
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Opinion How culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard’s president to resign
Claudine Gay’s enemies are not our friends
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