Day 147

Reading Time: < 1 minute You can’t will your body to heal, but you can rest it. And that’s what I decided to do today. The blisters are still tender; maybe they’ll be a little better tomorrow. My shoes are still damp, and I’ve used the hairdryer to blow-dry them. I ordered in some comfort food—pizza with anchovies and mushrooms, […]

by Robert Schoen on June 1, 2018

Day 146

Reading Time: 2 minutes Each day seems crazier than the one before. After walking seven miles from Athens and eating breakfast at a gas station convenience deli, I got caught in a sudden downpour of rain and hail, accompanied by thunder. By the time I had my rain jacket out of my backpack, I was thoroughly soaked. In an […]

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by Robert Schoen on May 31, 2018

Dr. Robert Schoen is a writer, musician, and composer. His book, On God’s Radar, follows his 2017-18 walk from coast-to-coast across the United States. He is also the author of What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew About Judaism and the co-author (with Catherine deCuir) of the novel The Rabbi Finds Her Way.

Schoen has composed music for a variety of ensembles and settings, and has served as Composer-in-Residence at Temple Sinai in Oakland, California, where Cantor Ilene Keys and the temple choir under the direction of George A. Emblom, premiered his original jazz-oriented Friday night Sabbath service, Bossa Shabbat.

Robert Schoen is a member of ASCAP and is the recipient of Getty Foundation and ASCAP awards for music composition. He and his wife, Sharon Chabon, live in Oakland, California.

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