Shalom friends, both near and far. Most of you much further than I would like! Welcome to our first ever (and hopefully last ever) online erev Rosh Hashanah service. To say that the past 5 months have been challenging, both personally and spiritually, would be an understatement. Yet we persist, as we have for thousands… Continue reading Rosh Hashanah Presidential Address 5781
Hineni. This is a word we hear again and again during the Days of Awe. It is a simple word, consisting of a Hey, two Nuns, and a Yad. This word means simply “Here I am”. But underlying its straightforward definition, there are nuanced layers of meaning. As we will hear this Rosh Hashanah, When… Continue reading Rosh Hashanah Presidential Address 5780
Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of life it’s easy for me to get hung up on all the things that I’m not – the things that for some reason might “complete” me as a person if I were that. Facebook is often an easy trigger for this. “Oh look how happy he is –… Continue reading Recording the Good in my Life
Today I made my third appearance on Central PA Live!, our local CBS affiliate’s sort-of variety hour. This was my third time on the show, doing a third different topic! The segment is below. Enjoy!
Wow! Did anyone see me on TV or hear me on the radio last week? What a fun time that was:) I’ve assumed head-organizer status for my uke club, the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective. We’re based in Altoona, PA and just recently had our first big ukulele quasi-festival which brought in about 125 people from all… Continue reading Ukulele Stuff!
I know it’s bordering on cliché to make a New Years’ resolution. I thought about it this year, and really, there is more than one thing I need to do or at least try to do this year. So, I made a list. Or as my wife would call it, a Happy-wappy List of Fun.… Continue reading New Year Resolutions and Restitutions
It’s been a few years since I have acquired a new shofar. When I found this one on eBay, enough stars were aligned that I deemed it beshert that I get it. I’ve never seen anything like it. The carvings depict two hands in the form of the priestly blessing as well as a magen… Continue reading New Shofar!
Here’s the Ukulele group I play with singing “This Land is Your Land”. Enjoy! This Land is Your Land: A Guthrie Uke Tribute from Steven Sherrill on Vimeo. The Allegheny Ukulele Kollective entry for PBS American Masters Woody Guthrie tribute: This Land Is Your Land Project. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/this-land/mission-statement/#
And here is the tuba in use! Presenting the Allegheny Bilge Rats Shanty Choir at Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe in State College, PA!
Playing the ukulele the other day for Ethan, he broke out in the cutest smile!
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