Day 142

Reading Time: 2 minutes I survived my first day carrying the backpack; but trust me, it wasn’t easy. I’m sure many of you who hike will understand. I weighed the pack this morning—23 lbs. While this is certainly not heavy by most backpacker’s standards, I’ve never personally hiked any significant distance with a backpack. So for me, it’s heavy. […]

by Robert Schoen on May 27, 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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