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Menachem Creditor

Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation New York and was the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. A frequent speaker in communities and campuses around the United States and Israel with over 1 million views of his online videos and essays, he was named by Newsweek as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America. His 22 books and 6 albums of original music include the global anthem "Olam Chesed Yibaneh" and the anthologies "When We Turned Within" and "None Shall Make Them Afraid." He has been involved in the leadership of American Jewish World Service, AIPAC, the Rabbinical Assembly, and the One America Movement, an organization dedicated to bringing together Americans of different faiths and opinions. He and his wife Neshama Carlebach live in New York, where they are raising their five children.

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Upon My Heart, a prayer-poem by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“Upon My Heart” was offered by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on 20 November 2023. The added hashtag “#bringthemhomenow” helps to contextualize the prayer-poem, as written to express the yearning for the return of the captives taken hostage during the 7 October massacres by HAMA”S and its allies. . . .


A Prayer for Clergy, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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This prayer for rabbis, cantors, educators, and other congregational workers was offered by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared by the author through the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook, 20 October 2023. . . .


A Prayer from a Traumatized Jewish Heart, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (10 October 2023)

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“A Prayer from a Traumatized Jewish Heart” was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared by the author via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook, 10 October 2023. . . .


Comfort in Ruin: Tishah b’Av, a prayer-poem by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“Comfort in Ruin: Tishah b’Av” was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared by the author via the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group on Facebook, 27 July 2023. . . .


A Jerusalem Prayer, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“A Jerusalem Prayer” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was shared by the author via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook, 3 February 2023. . . .


Morning Prayer, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“Morning Prayer” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was shared via the Open Siddur Project’s Discussion Group on Facebook, 15 June 2023. . . .


This Shall Not Continue: A Prayer to End Gun Violence, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2023)

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“This Shall Not Continue: A Prayer to End Gun Violence” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was shared on 30 April 2023 via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook. . . .


An Evening Modeh Ani, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“An Evening Modeh Ani” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was first published on 6 July 2022 at his blog and shared by the author through the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group, on Facebook. . . .


Perhaps: A Prayer with God for the World, a prayer-poem by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“Perhaps: A Prayer with God for the World” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was first published by the author on 8 July 2022 on his blog and on his Facebook page and shared through the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group (also on Facebook). . . .


Prayer while awaiting election returns, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2022)

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This untitled prayer for US Election Day was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared through the Open Siddur Project Facebook Discussion Group on 8 November 2022. . . .


A Prayer for Ukraine, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2022)

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“Prayer for Ukraine” by Menachem Creditor was first shared by Rabbi Menachem Creditor through a post in the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group on Facebook. . . .


A Prayer for the United States of America Right Now, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2021)

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A prayer for America on the day upon which right-wing militias carried out an insurrection upon the representative democratic institution of the United States. . . .


A Vaccine Prayer, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2021)

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A prayer upon receiving a vaccination for COVID. . . .


A Prayer for this Moment, Standing at the Mountain, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2021)

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A pre-Shavuot prayer in the shadow of the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. . . .


How Much Light? A Ḥanukkah Meditation by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“How Much Light? A Ḥanukkah Meditation” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was first shared on the second night of Ḥanukkah 5782 (2021) via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook. . . .


Open, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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An opening prayer for divine communication and closeness. . . .


A Blessing for all our Children [at the Onset of the School Year], by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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A prayer for children on the first day of a new year of school. . . .


בקרב כולם | in the midst of it all, a short prayer by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2020)

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A short prayer of gratitude in the midst of a global pandemic and civil unrest. . . .


A Prayer for the New Year (5781), by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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“A Prayer for the New Year (5781)” was first published by Rabbi Menachem Creditor online at his Facebook Page and shared with the Open Siddur Project through our Facebook discussion group. . . .


Just for a Moment, a prayer-poem by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2020)

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A prayer-poem by Rabbi Menachem Creditor reflecting on the challenges of the year 2020 up till Rosh haShanah. . . .