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Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation New York and is the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. He is the former rabbi of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo/JTA-Samuel Corum-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The Jewish prayer for the government came alive for me in a new way yesterday

Rabbi Menachem Creditor by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and JTA January 7, 2021January 8, 2021

I remember many years ago feeling ambivalent about the prayer for the government recited in synagogues every Shabbat morning. Were we sanctifying the policies of an administration? What of political leaders who […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2018. (Photo/Courtesy AIPAC)
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What to do as a progressive AIPAC supporter?

Rabbi Menachem Creditor by Rabbi Menachem Creditor March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

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