Micah Lapidus's guest appearances

Micah Lapidus

RIJ Podcast - Really Interesting Jews

City Lights with Lois Reitzes

The Jewish Education Experience Podcast

Betty Reid Soskin

Annie Leibovitz

Christian Siriano

Neal Brennan

Phoebe Robinson

Jimmy Carter

Najee Dorsey

David Cross

Jericho Brown

Peter Sagal

Alexander Smalls

Asha Gomez

Carrie Mae Weems

Harold McGee

David Oyelowo

OwlTail

Lara Downes

Renowned pianist Lara Downes shares the story behind her new tribute album, “Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered.” Plus, Melvin Kindall Myles, a soloist at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Rabbi Micah Lapidus, musician and Director of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at the Davis Academy tell us about their new collaborative release, “Better Angels.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Renowned pianist Lara Downes shares the story behind her new tribute album, “Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered.” Plus, Melvin Kindall Myles, a soloist at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Rabbi Micah Lapidus, musician and Director of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at the Davis Academy tell us about their new collaborative release, “Better Angels.” See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Lara Downes / Rabbi Micah Lapidus & Melvin Kindall Myles

Rabbi Micah Lapidus, Ed.D. is The Director of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at The Alfred &amp; Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Having served in his current position since 2008 he is an advocate for Jewish Day School education. A former board member of the CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis) as well as PARDES: Day Schools of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Micah is also a composer of Jewish and spiritual music with 5 albums and many more to come. You can find his music on his website: micahlapidus.com.Gems:Encourage students to have a conversation about G-d.Discussions about G-d must be done in a developmentally appropriate way and respectfully.Make G-d a topic of conversation.Be mindful of adolescent development.Education and dedication go hand-in-hand.Take advantage of opportunities to check your own ego.Our vision for the future is deeply informed by our memories of the past.If it’s easy to create good, sweet, funny, and strong memories for children, we need to know that and wield that power with humility and understanding of our importance of trusted adults in their lives.Let the light shine!We’re planting seeds in our students.Read Pirkei Avot.Maintain boundaries.Education is an art.Allow Jewish values to be the values through which you express your most fundamental commitments.Amazon We receive a small commission for any items purchased through my Amazon link.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/JewishEducationExperiencePodcast)

Rabbi Micah Lapidus, Ed.D. is The Director of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at The Alfred &amp; Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Having served in his current position since 2008 he is an advocate for Jewish Day School education. A former board member of the CCAR (Central Conference of American Rabbis) as well as PARDES: Day Schools of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Micah is also a composer of Jewish and spiritual music with 5 albums and many more to come. You can find his music on his website: <a href="http://micahlapidus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">micahlapidus.com</a>.Gems:<ul><li>Encourage students to have a conversation about G-d.</li><li>Discussions about G-d must be done in a developmentally appropriate way and respectfully.</li><li>Make G-d a topic of conversation.</li><li>Be mindful of adolescent development.</li><li>Education and dedication go hand-in-hand.</li><li>Take advantage of opportunities to check your own ego.</li><li>Our vision for the future is deeply informed by our memories of the past.</li><li>If it’s easy to create good, sweet, funny, and strong memories for children, we need to know that and wield that power with humility and understanding of our importance of trusted adults in their lives.</li><li>Let the light shine!</li><li>We’re planting seeds in our students.</li><li>Read Pirkei Avot.</li><li>Maintain boundaries.</li><li>Education is an art.</li><li>Allow Jewish values to be the values through which you express your most fundamental commitments.</li></ul><a href="https://amzn.to/3aAeeU4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> We receive a small commission for any items purchased through my Amazon link. <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1218704" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!</a> Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/JewishEducationExperiencePodcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/JewishEducationExperiencePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/JewishEducationExperiencePodcast</a>)

Developing a Vision of the Future by Creating Good Memories with Rabbi Micah Lapidus