Rabbi Menachem CreditorSukkot: Joy as ResistanceHow do we hold on to joy when the world around us trembles? As we enter Sukkot, we stand at the intersection of memory and reality. Last…1d ago1d ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorSukkot: Wanderers No MoreSukkot is almost here. These four days between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, though not given a special name, are filled with deep meaning. My…2d ago2d ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorSukkot: Dwelling in Vulnerability, Choosing LifeThis language — “enemies of the Jews” — still sounds foreign to me. I remember hearing my grandparents’ stories of antisemitism, filed…3d ago3d ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorUnapologetically Alive: A Yom Kippur IntentionHere we are, racing to the Gates of Heaven.6d ago6d ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorWhispering the Unspeakable: Personal Truths on Yom KippurOn Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, there is a moment in our liturgy that holds a weight unlike any other. It’s the Avodah, the…Oct 91Oct 91
Rabbi Menachem CreditorOne Year After October 7: We Will Not Be BrokenWe stand now in the space between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Days of Awe, and tomorrow marks the first anniversary of one of the…Oct 6Oct 6
Rabbi Menachem CreditorFierce Love: The Response to Our Prayers (Nitzavim/VaYelech)As we stand on the threshold of this final Shabbat of the Jewish year, we find ourselves united in a time of profound reflection and…Sep 27Sep 27
Rabbi Menachem CreditorThe Counterbalance of the HolidaysIn every historic moment of crisis, Am Yisrael, the Jewish People, responds — not passively, but with strength and resilience. The world…Sep 25Sep 25
Rabbi Menachem CreditorMoses’ Final Teaching: Owning Our Own Future (Nitzavim)As we come to the close of the Book of Deuteronomy, the urgency of Moses’ words is palpable. Moses is preparing to leave his people, and…Sep 23Sep 23
Rabbi Menachem CreditorClaim Life. Today. (Rosh HaShannah / Nitzavim)The High Holidays invite us to a radical reckoning with ourselves and the world. They call us to show up, to fill the space we were meant…Sep 23Sep 23