Jay Michaelson (born May 5, 1971[1]) is an American writer, journalist, professor, and rabbi. He is a commentator on CNN,[2] and a columnist for Rolling Stone,[3] and other publications, having been the legal affairs columnist at The Daily Beast[4] for eight years. He is the author of ten books, and won the 2023 National Jewish Book Award for scholarship[5] and the 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists Award for Opinion Writing.[6]