The Covenant of “And: Zionism, Diaspora, and Moral Agency

The Covenant of "And" brings together four works by Rabbi Menachem Creditor into a unified vision of Zionism as an unfolding expression of Jewish tradition. Written during years of crisis, these essays confront antizionism, Jewish vulnerability, communal division, and the moral challenges of sovereignty. Yet this collection is more than a response to the present moment. It argues that Zionism gives modern political form to an ancient Jewish commitment to peoplehood, land, dignity, agency, and responsibility.Rabbi Creditor rejects the false choices that increasingly define conversations about Israel: strength or conscience, survival or purpose, Israel or Diaspora, particular loyalty or universal responsibility. With rabbinic insight, pastoral urgency, and unapologetic love for the Jewish people, he insists that Jewish self determination restores both the freedom to act and the obligation to answer for how power is used. The result is a passionate vision of Zionism that is rooted and evolving, particular and universal, committed to Israel and at home in the world.