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.

http://rabbicreditor.blogspot.com

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

Contributed on: ו׳ בסיון ה׳תשפ״א (2021-05-16) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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

A Vaccine Prayer, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2021)

Contributed on: כ״ו באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-03-10) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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

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

Contributed on: כ״ג בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2021-01-06) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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. . . .

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

Contributed on: כ״ט באלול ה׳תש״פ (2020-09-17) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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

A Mini-Seliḥot, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״א באלול ה׳תשע״ט (2019-09-21) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

One small request to accompany the seliḥot service. . . .

Open, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: ח׳ בתמוז ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-29) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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

Contributed on: י״ב באלול ה׳תש״פ (2020-09-01) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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)

Contributed on: י״א בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-03) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

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

Contributed on: כ״ה באלול ה׳תש״פ (2020-09-14) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

“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. . . .

A Prayer for Travel, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״א במרחשון ה׳תשע״ג (2012-11-05) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A traveler’s prayer in English, adapted from the traditional formula vt Rabbi Menachem Creditor. . . .

A Prayer for Health in Work, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״א במרחשון ה׳תשע״ג (2012-11-05) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A holistic prayer for health in work. . . .

A Blessing for the Sudden Relief from Chronic Pain, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״ב באב ה׳תשע״ח (2018-08-03) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

Rabbi Menachem Creditor first shared this prayer in the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook, here. . . .

An Intention for the New Year (5779), by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״ז באלול ה׳תשע״ח (2018-09-06) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

“An Intention for the New Year (5779)” was first published by Rabbi Menachem Creditor online at his blog and shared with the Open Siddur Project through our Facebook discussion group. . . .

For Tishah b’Av : Our Cherished Litany of Loss, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: ה׳ באב ה׳תשע״ח (2018-07-16) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

“For Tisha be’Av: Our Cherished Litany of Loss” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was first published on his website, here. . . .

Gratitude Prayer, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor on the first anniversary of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life massacre

Contributed on: כ״ו בתשרי ה׳תש״פ (2019-10-25) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A prayer on the first anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh. . . .

Holy Tears: A Not-Ḳaddish, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: י״ב באב ה׳תשע״ט (2019-08-13) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A meditation on living through the lens of dying. . . .

Newly Huddled Tender Masses: A Prayer for Children, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: ט׳ בתמוז ה׳תשע״ח (2018-06-21) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A plea to not become numb in the face of overwhelming cruelty. . . .

A Prayer for Pittsburgh [after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre], by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2018)

Contributed on: י״ח במרחשון ה׳תשע״ט (2018-10-27) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

“A Prayer for Pittsburgh” was first published by Rabbi Menachem Creditor at his website, and shared with the Open Siddur Project via our Facebook discussion group. . . .

A Prayer for the Greater Iowa City Church of the Nazarene, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: ו׳ באדר ב׳ ה׳תשע״ט (2019-03-12) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A prayer in solidarity with the Greater Iowa City Church of the Nazarene, whose building was the target of hateful vandalism. . . .

From the Depths: A Prayer For Christchurch, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2019)

Contributed on: ח׳ באדר ב׳ ה׳תשע״ט (2019-03-15) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A prayer written in response to the massacre of Muslim worshipers during Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand. . . .

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ | Mi sheBerakh Upon Completing the Writing of a Sefer Torah, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: כ״א במרחשון ה׳תשע״ג (2012-11-05) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A mi sheberakh prayer on behalf of a scribe who has recently completed copying a sefer Torah. . . .

היום | TODAY: A Rosh haShanah Prayer to End Gun Violence, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Contributed on: י״א באלול ה׳תשע״ט (2019-09-11) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

A prayer in English to end gun violence before Rosh haShanah, . . .

A Prayer in the Aftermath of a Devastating Storm, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2012)

Contributed on: י״ז במרחשון ה׳תשע״ג (2012-11-02) by Menachem Creditor | ❧

Fixated as we are by incalculable losses in our families, our neighbors, human beings spanning national borders, we are pummeled into shock, barely even able to call out to You. We are, as ever, called to share bread with the hungry, to take those who suffer into our homes, to clothe the naked, to not ignore our sisters and brothers. Many more of our brothers and sisters are hungry, homeless, cold, and vulnerable today than were just a few days ago, and we need Your Help. . . .