Rabbi Menachem CreditorIncomplete Histories, Unfinished Prayers: Finding God in the Ordinary (Ki Tavo)This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo, offers two significant prayers. The first is a familiar one, the recitation of “Arami oved avi”:17h ago17h ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorAmalek and Egypt: A Tale of Two HatesIn Parshat Ki Teitzei, we encounter an overwhelming number of mitzvot — 74 to be exact — that provide guidance for living in community and…6d ago6d ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorMemory and Kindness: Reflections on 9/11 and Ki TeitzeiOn the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, we find ourselves revisiting memories that have shaped our world. Each of us has different memories of…Sep 11Sep 11
Rabbi Menachem CreditorBirthing Worlds through TorahThis essay is an adaptation of my Foreword to Shalom Orzach’s new book, “Telling Times: A weekly exploration of the Torah Portion in the…Sep 11Sep 11
Rabbi Menachem CreditorWarriors of Heart (Ki Teitzei)This is not a simple time for the Jewish people. It hasn’t been for a long while — certainly not for the last 339 days since October 7th…Sep 9Sep 9
Rabbi Menachem CreditorSinging Ourselves Back to Life: Lullabies for the SoulI recently found myself with a group of rabbis for a memorial, and when I asked them, “When was the last time someone sang you a lullaby?”…Sep 5Sep 5
Rabbi Menachem CreditorThe Call to Choose Blessing in a Broken World (Re’eh)for Rachel and Jonathan, and all the families of our 107: #BringThemHomeNowAug 29Aug 29
Rabbi Menachem CreditorThe Greatest Thing in the World is to Do Something Good for Someone Else (Ekev)Parashat Eikev includes the ancient promise: “If you listen, then things will go well for you.” At first glance, it seems simple — do good…Aug 21Aug 21
Rabbi Menachem CreditorThe Peril of Prosperity (Eikev)in memory of Avraham Munder, Alex Dancyg, Yagev Buchshtav, Chaim Peri, Yoram Metzger and Nadav Popplewell z”lAug 20Aug 20
Rabbi Menachem CreditorNot tomorrow. Not later. Now. (Ekev)Parashat Ekev invites us to reflect on the power of listening and the consequences of our actions. In this final stretch of Moshe’s…Aug 20Aug 20
