My wife was out running the Peachtree Rod Race. And making good time. My phone rang. It was my mother in law. She rarely calls me directly. I answered the phone and she told me through her tears that Jim,
Co-existing with Cancer
Today I attended the funeral of a beloved member of the Atlanta Jewish community. While there, I had the sacred opportunity to learn more about someone I knew, but didn’t really know. There were many moments where I felt greater appreciation
Letting Go
My daughter recently turned 6. She was excited to turn 6. She loved being 5. She’s already thinking about being 7. It’s clear that she views her turning 6 as a major milestone and life accomplishment. It’s also clear that
Something Ken Wilber Said
Recently I checked out an episode of the podcast, “The Indie Spiritualist,” that had an interview between host, Chris Grosso and renowned philosopher, Ken Wilber. I’ve long been intrigued by the idea of Ken Wilber without actually knowing much about
The Airport
Going home going away from home on vacation off to work for pleasure out of obligation to care for the sick to consult an expert to get a second opinion to see an old friend to make music to see
Thoughts on the 2016 presidential election
Each of us woke up this morning. I’ve got to say that the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States of America caught me by surprise. So much so, that I’m very much in the midst
Then and now
today I found myself praying in the chapel that I prayed in as a rabbinical student. Sitting among the rabbinical students and professors I found myself overcome with emotion i thought about their voices and the voices that filled this
My Late Grandfather’s Purple Heart
Yesterday while scrolling through Twitter a story about Donald Trump opened the gates of memory. Passing through I found myself sitting on my grandparents’ living room couch. How many times did I ask Grandpa Lapidus to show me his WWII
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Last month my wife, Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus, and I saw “Beautiful” at the Fox Theatre here in Atlanta. The show captivated me because, like Carol King, I’m a songwriter/composer. The creative tension writing incredibly personal music that is then
What We Don’t Know
Consider these cliches when it comes to knowledge: “What we don’t know won’t hurt us/ can’t kill us.” “We don’t know what we don’t know.” I’m sure there are others. But recently I found myself contemplating the human condition