Ask a Jewish person what the word “shalom” means. Seriously. Ask a Jewish person. Any Jewish person. They’ll tell you it means, “Hello, Goodbye & Peace.” Hence this band, concept, project, vision, offering. Saying hello, letting go, seeking peace. That’s the approach. That’s the orientation. It’s the process and hopefully the outcome. Shalom is an […]
Archives for January 2017
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 Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” at the 2016 Nobel Ceremony. I’m showing this video for a […]
Observations: LAX
Members of the flight crew waiting for our delayed plane Are checking one another’s teeth This reassures me since they do this just after the captain came and told them it’s going to be a bumpy flight.