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This book, just published, was a hard one to assemble. Even harder to name. "After October 7" is an impossibility. As my dear friend, Amanda Borschel-Dan said to me in a The Times of Israel podcast, "Menachem, everything is since October 7." So it is with uncertainty that I share this collection of 53 of my essays published between October 7, 2023 and October 7, 2024. But it is also with a decision.
We cannot live IN October 7, 2023.The demonstrations in Israel and the United States and around the world to Bring Them Home Now are in response, painfully marking every day without our beloveds who were stolen from us. The unfathomable strength of Hersh's parents, Rachel and Jonathan, has continued carrying us all through each of these days, even their darkest. With this in my heart, I dedicate this collection in memory of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, z"l. His memory will continue to be a revolution. Bring Hersh Home
It is also with amazement and gratitude that I offer this collection. To the UJA-Federation of New York family of staff, donors, and volunteer leaders, a beautiful army of angels helping to lift up the Jewish People, New York, and the whole world. We have, with incalculable fierceness and fortitude, held Am Yisrael together. Even with my intimate understanding of our work in the world, I am consistently overwhelmed by the scope, scale, and soul of our commitments. With this in my heart, I also dedicate this volume to the UJA family. A portion of the proceeds from this book will support UJA's work on behalf of Am Yisrael and the world.
As I wrote in the afterword to the collection:
"...Are we ready to make every day count? Are we ready to fight for our dignity, our bodies, and our family in Israel? Our history has taught us that the fight never truly ends. But every day, we have a choice to rise, to act, to love, to make a difference.
Let this be a year of rebuilding, of health, of strength, and of hope. Let us pray for it, and then let’s do everything in our power to make it so. Together, let’s send our hearts eastward, to Israel, where we are Lev Echad, Am Echad - One People, with One Heart.
Deep breath. Let’s begin again."
Am Yisrael Chai!
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"In After October 7, Rabbi Menachem Creditor offers fifty-three searing and soulful reflections penned in the year following the brutal attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023. Through raw emotion and profound reflection, Rabbi Creditor chronicles not only the devastation and loss but also the enduring spirit of the Jewish people. His words serve as both a personal meditation and a collective call to action—an insistence that we remember, that we bear witness, and that we rise from the ashes of destruction with resilience and hope.
Rabbi Creditor's reflections draw from the heart of Jewish tradition, the commandment to never forget, and the moral duty to respond to suffering with justice and compassion. After October 7 is a powerful tribute to the unbreakable spirit of a people whose history of survival, faith, and strength illuminates a path forward in the darkest of times. Through these essays, Rabbi Creditor reminds us that bearing witness is not only a sacred responsibility, but also the foundation upon which a future of Jewish strength, peace, and justice is built."
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