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Life Lessons

Simple Reminders

Today is a new day. It has never existed before nor will it ever exist again. Each moment is an opportunity to be present physically as well as spiritually. Today will be full of experiences whose meanings will be different

Micah Lapidus January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Buddhism, Daily Life, Life Lessons, Lists Read more

Life Lessons 11/14/19

Sometimes you have to relearn your own song. The playground matters. Fall is either your favorite or least favorite season. Rarely in between. Cold weather= more pockets! There’s more going on in this moment than can ever be fully appreciated.

Micah Lapidus November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Daily Life, Life Lessons, Lists, Music Read more

Life Lessons 11/13/19

Sometimes there’s traffic. Sometimes there’s not. Sometimes it’s so easy to find a parking spot that you forget to appreciate how easy it was. While an affront to the drinker, it’s quite understandable to give the Diet Coke to the

Micah Lapidus November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Life Lessons, Lists Read more

A Passion to Serve

Today I had the pleasure of hearing Sherry Frank speak about her life story as it is represented in her remarkable book entitled, A Passion to Serve: Memoirs of a Jewish Activist. As Sherry spoke, I found my heart opening

Micah Lapidus September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Books, Leading, Life Lessons Read more

A great definition of art

In episode #341 of the EntreLeadership Podcast, Seth Godin says the following about what it means to be an artist. He says that an act of artistry involves, “Doing something that’s not in the manual, something human, something generous, something

Micah Lapidus September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Daily Life, Elul, Life Lessons Read more

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,

Micah Lapidus October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 Interfaith, Judaism, Life Lessons Read more

What is Scripture?

I didn’t realize it until a few moments ago, but for the last couple of years (maybe longer), I’ve been thinking about the question: “What is Scripture?” Now that I realize this has been a foundational question for me, I

Micah Lapidus March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Life Lessons, Relationships, Torah Read more

Life Lessons from The American Hebrew Academy

  I recently spent a beautiful Shabbat with the students and faculty of The American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, NC. It was a wonderful experience for me and I am so grateful to have had a chance to meet the

Micah Lapidus December 11, 2017 Education, Life Lessons, scholar in residence Read more

What’s it like to be a rabbi?

I have a cherished colleague. Her name is Dr. M. Cathy Harmon-Christian. She teaches in the theology department at Marist. Among other things, she and I have a chavruta, a study-based friendship. It’s a lot of fun. An offshoot of that chavruta

Micah Lapidus October 3, 2017 Daily Life, Judaism, Life Lessons, Relationships, Spirituality Read more

We’ve gotta keep the world big.

  During the opening “rant” of Episode 830 of his bi-weekly WTF Podcast, Marc Maron said something that resonated with me. He said, “We’ve gotta keep the world big.” I like that. I like it because, for at least a

Micah Lapidus July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 Life Lessons, People, Spirituality Read more
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