I’ve just come back from two very special days in New Orleans. I was invited to NOLA by a dear colleague that I’ve known for many years and who is head of the Jewish Community Day School of New Orleans. On Sunday night I had the honor of being the musical guest at the school’s […]
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#See– #BlogElul9
In this post #BlogElul meets the timeless wisdom of The Grateful Dead. “Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.” – Scarlet Begonias We like to think of ourselves as enlightened. Sometimes we even bask in the sunlight of our own astuteness, […]
10 Bobby Weir Tunes for the Ages
When it comes to The Grateful Dead I definitely feel the Jerry vibe more than the Bobby vibe. If I have to explain what I’m talking about you may want to move on to a different post (or keep reading). But when I start to think about what I consider to be the most epic […]
10 Reasons I Love the Dead
Tonight is the first “Fare Thee Well” show in Chicago. As I look forward to joining in the music via webcast here are 10 reasons why I love the Dead. They’re not the first 1o. They’re not the last 10. But they’re 10 nonetheless. Written as if to the band themselves. 1) Lyrics. Thank you […]
My NPR Debut
Yesterday my blog, The Rabbi’s Pen, was quoted on NPR’s fabulous program, On Being with Krista Tippett. How this came to pass is kind of a nice story. Here it is… On April 14, 2012 my good friend, Matt Coffman, and I saw Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. After […]
If the thunder don’t get ya…
One of the most interesting Grateful Dead tunes is “The Wheel.” It’s interesting musically and lyrically. It contains the lyric, “If the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.” Definitely a worldview expressed in that line! I thought of “The Wheel” last night when my family and I experienced an magnificent thunder storm while […]