Day 95

Reading Time: 2 minutes My campsite (behind the broken concrete and rebar) was a wonderful place to be last night—restful and generally quiet. The rain eventually stopped, but it remained cold during the night. This morning, the sun was shining. I got back on the highway after eating a protein bar, and… Poof! The shoulder ended. So I dodged traffic […]

by Robert Schoen on April 10, 2018

Day 94

Reading Time: 2 minutes Well, this will teach me to trust the AccuWeather app. I’m sitting in the sunshine at 2 pm, taking a break, and I see a few small drops of water on my phone. And my jacket sleeve. And my pants. I look up. The sun is shining. I check the app: 0% chance of precipitation […]

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by Robert Schoen on April 9, 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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