The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/menachem-creditor/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Menachem Creditor | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/menachem-creditor/ 32 32 Daily Briefing Aug. 3: Day 302 – NY rabbi on how to deal with a ‘wicked son’ post-Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-3-day-302-ny-rabbi-on-how-to-deal-with-a-wicked-son-post-oct-7/ Sat, 03 Aug 2024 09:59:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3345393&preview=true&preview_id=3345393 Rabbi Menachem Creditor visits ToI's Jerusalem offices and offers words of perspective and 'hizuk,' and how to have Jewish pride in a post-fact world

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]]> Prominent rabbi asks anti-Israel activists to stop singing his song at protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-rabbi-asks-anti-israel-activists-to-stop-singing-his-song-at-protests/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:56:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3278453 Rabbi Menachem Creditor says 'Olam Chesed Yibaneh' has been misappropriated, after it was sung by members of the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace at Yale

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]]> Jewish musicians want Jewish Israel critics to stop singing their songs at protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-musicians-want-jewish-israel-critics-to-stop-singing-their-songs-at-protests/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:15:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3149180 Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Shoshana Jedwab are among artists who don't want anti-Zionist groups, such as IfNotNow, using their works in wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre

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]]> A month into the war, American Jewry marks a traditional milestone of mourning https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-month-into-the-war-american-jewry-marks-a-traditional-milestone-of-mourning/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:01:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3145815 Even as victims are still being identified, US communities come together 30 days after 1,400 Israelis were killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7

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]]> Neshama Carlebach to wed activist rabbi Menachem Creditor https://www.timesofisrael.com/neshama-carlebach-to-wed-activist-rabbi-menachem-creditor/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:06:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1739326 Singer met social campaigner ten years ago at a concert she gave in his Congregation Netivot Shalom synagogue

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]]> As Conservative movement reasserts intermarriage ban, many rabbis ask why https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-conservative-movement-reasserts-intermarriage-ban-many-rabbis-ask-why/ Sun, 22 Oct 2017 02:43:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1715167 Congregational leaders worry letter repeating stance against performing interfaith weddings, though welcoming already married couples, will drive people away

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]]> Meet the Orthodox firearms instructor who wants Jews to own guns https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-orthodox-firearms-instructor-who-wants-jews-to-own-guns/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 02:56:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1708264 Jonathan Burstyn, 27, works at a nursing home during the week, guards his synagogue on Saturdays, and teaches Jewish gun owners about their firearms on Sundays

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]]> Arrested rabbis take Torah to the streets in defense of the vulnerable https://www.timesofisrael.com/arrested-rabbis-take-torah-to-the-streets-in-defense-of-the-vulnerable/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:19:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1557697 Jewish spiritual leaders attempt to be prophetic voices in response to Trump policies perceived to target Muslim refugees

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]]> Ahead of Trump inauguration, a grassroots movement of rabbinic ‘resistance’ sprouts https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-grassroots-movement-of-rabbinic-resistance-sprouts-ahead-of-trump-inauguration/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:35:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1541748 With calls for an #InaugurationFast, liberal American rabbis navigate political and spiritual waters to lead their flocks in protest of the incoming administration

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]]> Florida rabbi who protested Donald Trump loses his job https://www.timesofisrael.com/florida-rabbi-protests-donald-trump-loses-his-job/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:05:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1411760 Temple Beth David denies David Paskin was fired for walkout from GOP candidate's speech at AIPAC, but congregant says it was a factor

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]]> In the wake of Orlando, rabbis call for action, not prayer, against gun violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-wake-of-orlando-rabbis-call-for-action-not-prayer-against-gun-violence/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:55:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1409414 A group of 850 US clerics take on the 5-million strong NRA in a coordinated push for broader legislation on gun control

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]]> Grassroots rabbinical action group fixes its sights on gun violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/grassroots-rabbinical-action-group-fixes-its-sights-on-gun-violence/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:09:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1326165 Over 800 cross-denomination rabbis and rabbinical students align to push manufacturers and local politicians to use their influence to lower gun deaths

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]]> Rabbi writes special prayer for Newtown anniversary https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-writes-special-prayer-for-newtown-anniversary/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:01:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=782676 As gun violence continues unchecked in the US, a Conservative rabbi in Berkeley hopes to fan Jewish passion to demand gun laws

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