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Rabbi Creditor's bio:
Rabbi Menachem Creditor is a widely respected spiritual leader, author, and social justice activist. He serves as Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation New York and is the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. A prolific writer, Rabbi Creditor has authored and edited over thirty books, including A Rabbi’s Heart, and After October 7: Essays. His leadership has shaped national conversations on gun violence prevention, LGBTQ inclusion, Zionism, and Jewish diversity. Rabbi Creditor’s music, including the well-known song Olam Chesed Yibaneh, is sung in communities around the world. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Academy for Jewish Religion and speaks widely about the role of faith in building a more compassionate world. He and his wife, Neshama Carlebach, live in New York, where they are raising their five children.
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selected coverage of Rabbi Creditor's work:
JTA (1 | 2) | New York Times | eJewish Philanthropy (1 | 2)
Jewish Book Council (1 | 2) | JewishBoston
- VIDEO: Jewish Values on Women's Reproductive Freedom and the intersection of Gun Violence and Domestic Violence - Rabbi Creditor moderates a conversation between Sheila Katz of the National Council of Jewish Women and Deborah Rosenbloom of Jewish Women International. - NY Lions Lunch; November 2022
- PODCAST: Behind The Ballot Box: On Gun Violence (with Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Dorian Karp) - September 2020
- VIDEO: Rabbi Menachem Creditor, NYC Mayor de Blasio, Cardinal Dolan, Address Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting - October 2018
- VIDEO: Eradicating Gun Violence in America (Valley Beit Midrash interview with Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz)