Amazing band lineup featuring: Will Robertson- guitar, vocals, songwriting Caroline Goldberg- vocals Melvin Myles- vocals Joe Alterman- piano DJ Burel- drums Robby Handley- bass Julia Filson- fiddle Micah Lapidus- guitar, songwriting Liner notes for songs: Intention– this is a Shabbat
An Imam, a Priest, and a Rabbi
Earlier this week I hosted a panel discussion with interfaith clergy at The Davis Academy Middle School. The whole experience, from start to finish, felt very sacred. From our pre-huddle where we connected as colleagues and human beings to the
A Rabbi Walks into a Church of Scientology
Today I took a step outside my comfort zone. I visited and toured our local Church of Scientology here in Atlanta, GA. A bit of context. I’m a member of the Sandy Springs Interfaith Clergy Association. The group meets monthly,
An American Pogrom- An American Response
Yesterday, on October 26th, 2018, the American Jewish community experienced what I am calling an American Pogrom. Historians and scholars may rightly object to my appropriation of this term, but I’ll make my argument nonetheless. As most of us know,
Water Main Break
Woke up this morning to gushing water in our front yard. Happy Sunday! The short version: our main water line needs to be replaced. Just had a plumber out here to take a look. A really nice young man. He
The Divine Image
Yesterday afternoon I’d just sat down to write an email when a co-worker of mine knocked on my door with a question that had come up during a recent bible study with her church community. We found ourselves in a
Goooooood Trouble
I filmed this video of Congressman John Lewis speaking at http://www.thekingcenter.org/The King Center on the topic of gun violence last Wednesday. When I woke up that morning I had absolutely no idea that I’d be in a room hearing this
Choosing Reform Judaism
Are you in the process of converting to Reform Judaism? Are you thinking about it? If so, I’d love to connect with you and hear your thoughts about this post. My wife, Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus, and I love to
A prayer for peace
From Cincinnati to Zimbabwe, from the Pride Parade in Jerusalem to the West Bank– sickening violence mars our world. Horrific acts perpetuated by ordinary men, no different than you and I, except in their capacity and willingness to bring evil
The unity of all humankind
I recently accompanied 7th graders from The Davis Academy on an interfaith field trip. We visited the Roswell Community Masjid, The BAPS Hindu Mandir, and Atlanta’s Baha’i Center. Having visited these three sites somewhat amazingly puts Davis Academy 7th graders