I recently found myself in a Tefilah discussion with 1st graders. We were exploring the idea that God created everything. From the smallest grain of sand to the tallest mountain, from the dolphins that swim within site of the shore to… the mighty a resilient cockroach. What do you do when you see a cockroach, […]
Life Lessons, 11/20/24
3 Elegies for Phil Lesh
Elegy for Phil Lesh 10/25/24 Turn your trumpet into a bass guitar And your bass guitar into a UFO And your UFO into Tom Thumb’s Blues And Tom Thumb’s Blues into The Midnight Hour And The Midnight Hour into a Long Strange Trip Turn your Long Strange Trip into a Brokedown Palace And your Brokedown […]
Concert Notes- Neranenah 7/30/21
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 celebration through music. It is a spiritual concert. This music isn’t meant to be performed, […]
Judaism 101
A way of life. An ancient wisdom tradition that constantly refreshes. A voice that speaks into the heart of daily living. An invitation to mindfulness. A dance with God. An embrace of the world and creation. A call to ethical living.
The Awesome Light
This song is a bit of a paradox. It’s a Nigun with words. The paradox is that Nigun (plural Nigunim) is a style of Jewish music that has no words. So a Nigun with words is a bit of a paradoxical concept. Having said that, this Nigun has only four words: ora, nora, yisa, and […]