Welcome! I’m a writer, journalist, academic, and rabbi.  I’m the author of ten books, most recently The Secret That Is Not A Secret: Ten Heretical Tales. My book The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth, won the National Jewish Book Award for scholarship.

In the academic world, my work focuses on mysticism, psychedelics, Judaism, and law. I’m a Field Scholar at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School. I hold a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought, a JD from Yale, and nondenominational rabbinic ordination.

As a journalist, I often write about the intersections of politics and religion (or spirituality if you like), as well as psychedelics, nationalism, and other issues. I write articles for Rolling Stone, the Forward, and my Substack newsletter, Both/And, and I sometimes appear on CNN. Previously, I was the Supreme Court columnist for The Daily Beast for eight years, broke the story of Leonard Leo in 2018, and won a 2023 New York Society for Professional Journalists award for this piece on antisemitism.  Recent video & audio are here. Articles are here.

Finally, I’m a rabbi and meditation teacher, and a frequent speaker at companies, universities, and religious institutions. Come visit me on Instagram or subscribe to Both/And. Thanks for stopping by.