The Secret That Is Not a Secret, Jay Michaelson
The Secret That Is Not a Secret, Jay Michaelson
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The Secret That Is Not a Secret
Ten Heretical Tales

Author: Jay Michaelson

Narrator: Jay Michaelson

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ayin Press

Published: 01/11/2024


Synopsis

A provocative collection of interconnected tales, bridging the worlds of mysticism and heresy, faith and desire—from the award-winning author of Everything is God and The Heresy of Jacob Frank.The Secret That Is Not a Secret: Ten Heretical Tales invites you into a hidden world of faith, desire, transgression, and revelation. The inhabitants of its interlocking stories are pious and rebellious, mystical and queer, from a Hasidic woman tormented by her husband’s long beard to a closeted gay man repenting of his sins in the mikva. The first book of fiction by Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, The Secret That Is Not a Secret is a remarkable work of mystical fiction.

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on December 12, 2023

Jay Michaelson is an incredibly talented and versatile writer. Last year, he won a Jewish Book Award for his scholarly work on Jacob Frank. Now, we have a collection of short fiction, The Secret That Is Not a Secret: Ten Heretical Tales. All of Michaelson’s books share common features, but there are......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on February 23, 2025

Delicious! An absolutely delicious group of ecstatic stories to enlighten the mind and heart.......more

Goodreads review by Wenchorama on August 03, 2024

i found this book very delicious! i was much more into the plots of the stories than the semi dense talmudic parts, but i think upon a reread they’ll stick better. each one of these stories was like a little plum. will be recommending this to the many jewish freaks in my life.......more

Goodreads review by RF on February 01, 2024

Piousness in Judaism, although complex and debated through centuries, geographies, and diverging religious movements, might be fairly summarized as the striving to follow both outer norms of Jewish law and to live a Godly inner life in one's heart. However, earning eternal reward or punishment based......more

Goodreads review by Lanya on March 05, 2025

This is what I’ve been waiting for. This book is something special and profound; I have been longing to read stories written like this forever. Every story rests peacefully within a honest world. Characters yearn for connection with the Divine simultaneously living from their very human selves. Mich......more