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
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.
A Picture, a prayer, and a song
May we turn towards one another, and not away May our offerings be offerings of peace May we give them freely and from great abundance May the places where we meet be transformed into havens of shalom If only
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
A recent writing prompt asked me to share a video that I’ve used in an educational setting. As it happens, tomorrow I’m planning to show our Davis Academy Middle School students this incredible video of Patti Smith singing Bob Dylan’s “A
“You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.”
Today I’m wearing my Grateful Dead yarmulke. That’s because this morning we had our annual Rock Shabbat at The Davis Academy. So when the time came to pick a quote for #BlogAMonth I instantly knew that I could turn to
Spiritual Gleanings from Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Terminal West
Last night I caught Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Terminal West. Terminal West is an intimate and laid back venue on Atlanta’s West Side and KDTU is a hot band that tours a lot. Put them together– great show. Here
My Guitar
This summer I decided to cover my guitar with old Israeli stamps. I don’t know what prompted my decision, but I’m happy with it. Reflecting now, I suppose it honors my belief that music isn’t about entertainment but about
Rabbinic Reflections on Phish
So, “3 rabbis went to a Phish concert,” sounds like the setup for a bad joke. And maybe it is, but it happened. Or, maybe it didn’t. And it probably happens all the time. Or, maybe it doesn’t. Rabbis like
Every Jewish Wedding
Every Jewish wedding begins with some sort of invocation. Typically it includes the words, Bruchim habaim b’shem Adonai, berachnu hem m’beit Adonai (Welcome are those that come in the name of God, blessed are those from the house of God). When my
The Love Song You’ve Never Heard
So my wife, Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus, and I recorded an album of beautiful lifecycle music that we’ve written in honor of various family celebrations over the last decade. It’s called Eit HaZamir. Whether you’re Jewish or not, whether you’ve experienced