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…21h ago21h ago
Rabbi Menachem CreditorUnapologetically Alive: A Yom Kippur IntentionHere we are, racing to the Gates of Heaven.3d ago3d 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…5d ago15d ago1
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
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”:Sep 18Sep 18
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…Sep 12Sep 12
