Valley Beit Midrash

A hybrid event presentation (in-person & virtual) by Neshama Carlebach & Rabbi Menachem Creditor

Please note event times are listed in PT

EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY: Congregation Ner Tamid

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Presence is one of the greatest gifts we can offer another person. Menachem and Neshama explore the courage required to show up with honesty, vulnerability, and an open heart, drawing upon the different strengths that sustain their life together.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Neshama Carlebach is an award-winning singer, songwriter, writer, and educator who has performed and taught in cities around the world.  A winner and four-time nominee in the Independent Music Awards for her most current release, Believe, and winner of the Global Music Awards Silver Award for Outstanding Performance by a female vocalist, Neshama is one of today’s best-selling Jewish artists. As the first then-Orthodox woman of her generation to perform for a mixed-gender audience, Neshama has sparked public conversations with brave forays into the place of women in Judaism and today’s world. In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks, Neshama brought thousands of people together throughout the NY metro area for concerts that have raised over half a million dollars for Israel.  For more than two decades, Neshama has shared her insights on various topics as an essayist. Neshama's most current writings have been featured in various publications and widely shared on platforms worldwide. Neshama is featured in the award-winning 2026 documentary, The Darkest Light. Neshama is currently writing a memoir and pursuing rabbinic ordination at AJR.

Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA Federation of New York and as Senior Lecturer at the Academy for Jewish Religion. An acclaimed author, educator, musician, and activist, he was named by Newsweek as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America. With millions of views of his videos and essays, his leadership has helped shape national conversations on gun violence prevention, Zionism, interfaith organizing, LGBTQ inclusion, and Jewish diversity.

Rabbi Creditor has published more than forty books and six albums of original music, including the widely sung anthem Olam Chesed Yibaneh. He is the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence and serves as a clergy coach with Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation, supporting rabbis as they navigate their careers and develop their voices. He inspires audiences internationally through presentations that unite Jewish tradition, spiritual imagination, and moral leadership.