This Shabbat I had a chance to spend two hours at a NFTY-SAR Kallah here in Atlanta. I left feeling really inspired. I think that’s because I had a chance to connect with some “old souls”– the NFTY-SAR song leaders. I arrived a few minutes before an afternoon song session was about to begin. The […]
Music
Thank God for the Psalms
There are 150 Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. And I thank God for the psalms on what feels like a daily basis. Why? Because I am so glad that the faith tradition that I practice, teach, and represent has poetry at the heart of its sacred scripture. While reading this post here’s a song […]
Can anywhere be a holy place?
Check out this song of mine called “Jacob’s Journey” while you read this post. It’ll connect by paragraph 6: Awhile back I wrote about why I find such meaning in creating contexts that help others find and share their voices. The other day I found myself leafing through some reflective journaling prompts I used […]
Music for Peace, Music for Justice
Here’s a song I wrote called, “Seek Peace,” based on the same passage from Psalms as the photo above. It’s a good one to listen to while reading this post. I think about music a lot. One of the things I think about when I think about music is the idea that music is […]
I Live in a Silver Mine and I Call it Beggar’s Tomb
So I’m stuck on the Grateful Dead again. This morning I was listening to 2/13/70 and stumbled upon the acoustic part of the show. Maybe I was exhausted, or simply a bit more open, or maybe it was the beautiful vocals on the particular version, but Uncle John’s Band really spoke to me in […]
One Thing I Love About The Grateful Dead
I’m a Deadhead. There, I said it. Of course, I’ve said it before. Many times. So, in the spirit of reflecting on my love for the Dead, here’s something I particularly appreciate: How they interpret and carry forward a beautiful legacy of music that came before them. As every Deadhead knows, a lot of Dead […]