Evolve

Episode 35: The Heretic: Why an 18th Century Opponent of Rabbinic Authority Matters Today

November 23rd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  55 mins 55 secs

jewish podcast, judaism, progressive judaism

Polymath Jay Michaelson, a rabbi, journalist, scholar, LGTBQ activist and meditation teacher, joins the Evolve podcast to discuss his new book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth". Michaelson separates myth from fact and explains why Frank’s radical philosophy may have been a precursor to how many non-Orthodox Jews relate to the tradition today.