"Sunsetting" TheTisch

Shalom Everyone,

For the past 19 years (!!), I've been honored to share Torah and updates with "TheTisch," a YahooGroup. In the coming months, YahooGroups will begin gradually closing down most of its functionality, and so TheTisch will sunset along with the times. 

Luckily, there are other ways for us to remain connected! On my website, menachemcreditor.net, you can find much of my material, including books, music, and videos. You can follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and much of the Torah originally shared through TheTisch has been incorporated into two of my books: What Does it Mean? (2013) and Intense Beginnings (2014), both available via Amazon. My most recent album, Olam Chesed (2015) is available on Amazon and iTunes.

And there's always the deepest joy of actually seeing each other! I love serving as Scholar in Residence around the country, and will be visiting the following communities in the coming months:

> January 17 - Rye, NY, at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester

> February 28-29 - Pittsburgh, PA at Temple Emanu-El of South Hills

> April 24-26 - Louisville, KY at Keneseteh Israel Congregation

Friends, TheTisch began as a way of connecting the college students I led on Birthright Israel in Dedember, 1999, sharing a weekly thought with a beautiful group of souls. It's grown and grown, and I'm grateful to have been able to share a holy journey with you all. I'll continue distributing my writings through this email list until it no longer functions, but hope we'll find ways of remaining connected outside of its platform as well!

Kol Tuv - all my best!

Menachem

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Rabbi Menachem Creditor

menachemcreditor.net

Sitting Together, Having Enough (Lech Lecha)

Gun Violence Through a Jewish Lens (JCPA webinar)

Recent Releases! Inside Edition, JCPA, and MyJewishLearning.com!

Dear Friends,

What a time we've been granted - I pray you and those you love are well. I'm thrilled to be both deeply engaged in my work at UJA-Federation, the National Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce at JFNA, and also on the National Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce of the JCPA. We have much to do to save each other's lives, and the urgency only grows. May the need decrease and the passionate concern for each other's welfare increase, soon and in our days.

Perhaps I'll be blessed to see some of you in Toronto next Shabbat/Sunday, either at Holy Blossom or at Limmud, CA! In the meantime,  Here are some of the recent projects I've released:

Inside Edition (CBS)

What is Rosh HaShannah?  youtube.com/watch?v=HkdPGmoeEOQ&t=24s  

Inside Edition (CBS)

What is Yom Kippur?  youtube.com/watch?v=8rvSCoA0uVQ 

Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)

Gun Violence Through a Jewish Lens - youtube.com/watch?v=iExHaVfjyAU  

MyJewishLearning.com

The Tower of Babel and The Myth of Unity (Parashat Noach) -  facebook.com/MyJewishLearning/videos/1040651536280629/  

Shabbat Shalom!

Menachem

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Rabbi Menachem Creditor

menachemcreditor.net

Resources for JCPA Gun Violence Prevention Webinar (10.30.19)

Books Edited by Rabbi Creditor:

• None Shall Make Them Afraid
  
• Holding Fast: Jews Respond to American Gun Violence
• Not by Might: Channeling the Power of Faith to End Gun Violence
• Peace in Our Cities: Rabbis Against Gun Violence

Articles/Prayers/Poems by Rabbi Creditor:

• amen? a prayer for more than thoughts and prayers
• We Will Not Be Wearied: A Prayer To End #GunViolence
• We Must Rebuild God's House by Saving Each Other's: A Spiritual Response to Charleston Huffington Post (June 18, 2015)
• "Today" -- A Rosh HaShannah Prayer to End Gun Violence - Rabbi Menachem Creditor
• Guns and Jews -  (Aug. 28, 2015)
• The Rabbinic Imperative to Confront American Gun Violence - Times of Israel (June 11, 2015)
• Gun Violence is a Moral Problem - Huffington Post (April 20, 2015)
• Jews and Gun Violence: An Update

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  After Pittsburgh, We Must Remember 
  Times of Israel (October 31, 2018)
• haYom Harat Olam: Today the World is Born: a Kavvanah
• "A Real Letter to an NRA Training Counselor"
• Rabbi Aaron Alexander, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Rabbi Ronit Tsadok, & Rabbi Menachem Creditor: "Be Like Busch: An Open Letter to the NRA Membership"
• "Washington and Treblinka: Fields of Memory"
• "The NRA is Funded by Gun Makers: In Defense of a Provocative Statement " (2/19/2013)
• A Prophetic Response to Gun Violence

Resources:

• Rabbis Against Gun Violence Facebook Page
• Sefaria.org Gun Violence and Judaism text-sheets
• The most recent shootings in the News
• Rabbi Joseph Meszler: A Prayer of Atonement
• Children’s Defense Fund: "Protect Children, Not Guns: The Truth About Guns"
• Mother Jones: "10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down"
• Pastor Michael McBride: "Leaving Fantasy Island: A Call for the Church to Respond to Gun Violence" (2/14/2013)
• JWeekly Opinion: "Gun debate must spur action, even if it’s imperfect" (2/14/13)
• Rabbi Aaron Alexander on Huffpost: "Gun Violence in Our Country: A Crisis for Every Single American" (2/14/13)
• Rabbi Michael Knopf: "The Idolatry of Gun Rights and Gun Control" (2/10/13)
• Pastor Michael McBride: "The moral mandates around gun control" (1/14/13)
• Pastor Michael McBride: "Gun Violence task Force Nust Address Inner Cities" (1/14/13)
• Mother of Noah Pozner Makes Emotional Anti-Gun Plea (1/28/13)
• episcopaldigitalnetwork.com: "Cathedral dean leads assault-weapon ban press conference in prayer" (1/24/13)
• Politico.com:  "MLK’s prophetic voice on gun violence" (1/21/13)
• Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. and Jon Pahl, Ph.D. on Huffpost: "The Bible and the Second Amendment" (12/27/12)
• Rabbi Aaron Alexander on Huffpost: "Unnecessary Danger: A Reflection on Guns, Violence and Personal Safety" (12/21/12)
• Rabbi Julie Schonfeld: "Answer Our Prayers: Remarks at the National Cathedral Gun Violence Vigil" (12/21/12)
• Rabbi Gary Creditor: "The Blood of the Children Cries Out From the Ground" (12/21/12)
• Rabbi Jack Moline on ShefaNetwork: "On the Occasion of the Murders of Schoolchildren" (12/18/12)
• Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz: "Right to Bear Arms: A Text Study on Judaism and Gun Control"

Organizations

• The Trace: Reporting on Guns and Gun Violence in America
• Rabbis Against Gun Violence
• Everytown for Gun Safety
• Brady Campaign
• Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
• Center for American Progress: Gun Violence Resources
• PICO National Network: Gun Violence Resources
• Gun Control Through a Jewish Lens (from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism)
• Gun Control Resources for Leaders in the Jewish Community (from the Conservative Jewish Rabbinical Assembly)
• Clergy Against Bullets
• Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence (click here for a list of the supporting denominations and organizations)

A teaching from one year ago: "Be Surprised: A Teaching In the Aftermath of the Tree of Life Shooting"

Sitting in Glory: Sukkot