@kammiemusic sang this beautiful rendition to open the 2016 Peachtree Road Race. It was a beautiful way to open to race and the change in energy when the Anthem began was sudden and intense. All of the commotion of the pre-race energy subsided and, as you can see in this video, a sense of […]
Goooooood Trouble
I filmed this video of Congressman John Lewis speaking at http://www.thekingcenter.org/The King Center on the topic of gun violence last Wednesday. When I woke up that morning I had absolutely no idea that I’d be in a room hearing this Great American Hero speaking only a few days after leading the historic sit-in on the […]
In Praise of Donkeys, Asses, and Mules
Recently, a rabbinic colleague shared a post that brought my attention to the following political cartoon: Clearly the cartoonist is taking a derogatory posture toward Reform Jews (as well as The Supreme Court of Israel). To be honest, I’m not interested in the cartoonist, his/her agenda, or the culture surrounding it. Eventually The […]
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 wife, Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus, and I had the honor of officiating at my brother […]
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 (yes, actually contemplating the human condition) and I realized something that I’m sure many other […]
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 the various lifecycles that are captured on the album or not, anyone should be able […]