Micah Lapidus

Songwriting

The Well

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The Well     Sometimes the well, it runs dry Sometimes the heart, just wants to cry Sometimes the spirit, feels like it might die Sometimes the well, it just runs dry   Sometimes the well, it overflows Sometimes the heart, reaps what it sows Sometimes the face, can’t help but glow Sometimes the well, […]

Mi Yimaleil, A New Chanukah Melody

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I’m very proud of this version of Mi Yimaleil that I wrote and which will be released on an upcoming Davis Academy/Hello, Goodbye, & Peace album. Mi Yimaleil emphasizes the heroism of the Maccabees in their struggle against the Greeks during the time of the Chanukah story. While the Maccabees left a complex legacy that […]

The Blessing of Torah

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Yesterday and today are Simchat Torah. Simchat Torah is a holiday that celebrates the end and the beginning of the annual cycle of Torah reading observed by Jewish communities around the world. Every time that Jews study Torah we recite a blessing. That blessing concludes with the words la’asok b’divrei Torah. We thank God for the […]

Sukkot, Music to My Ears

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I’m glad I don’t have to choose a favorite holiday. I can love Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I can love Shavuot and Sukkot. But every year, when Sukkot arrives, it is literally, music to my ears. When I think of Sukkot I think of beautiful weather. I think of hanging out in a Sukkah with family and friends. I […]

Come, Come Whoever You Are by Noah Aronson

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Last year, The Davis Academy hosted Noah Aronson. It was my first time meeting him and it was immediately apparent why he’s such a sought after artist in residence. Fast forward to last week, when someone posted this music video in a way that caught my attention. I don’t have much to say on the […]