Holy Ground by Craig Taubman

"Holy Ground" Lyrics

Craig Taubman

Verse:
Every second, every minute, every hour, every day
Everything, every one, every place, every way
Where you walk, where you stand, where you love, where you pray
All of life is holy ground

Verse:

Every he, every she, everyone, every who
It's in her, it's in them, it's in me, and it's in you
In the bitter, in the sweet, in the calm, in the storm
All of life is holy ground

Chorus:
So walk as if it's holy ground
Breathe as if it's all around
Talk and make a holy sound
Take your shoes off; you're on holy ground

Verse:
When you hurt, when you heal, when you laugh, when you pray
When you hold and when you keep, when you give it away
Every second, every minute, every hour, every day
All of life is holy ground

Chorus:

So walk as if it's holy ground
Breathe as if it's all around
Talk and make a holy sound
Take your shoes off; you're on holy ground

Bridge:
We are one journey, one story, one tapestry we weave
One people, one glory, one legacy we leave

Verse:
Every second, every minute, every hour, every day
Everything, every one, every place, every way
Where you walk, where you stand, where you love and where you pray
All of life is holy ground
Can you feel the holy ground
Take your shoes off you're on holy ground

Thoughts After 5-2-17 Torah Study at Temple Shalom

I really like going to Torah studies.  One reason is that Jewish learning involves discussion.  It is just so fun!  It is just so much more interesting than listening to a speaker.  The interaction involved in Jewish study seems to be almost addicting!  I love it.

Yesterdays Torah study at Temple Shalom was wonderful since there was just so much discussion, questioning, and sharing.  What also made it extra special was that my dad and daughter Annabelle were there.  We sat together side by side and learned together.  Someone suggested that we take a "selfie" of us studying together and I'm sorry we didn't do that.

Rabbi Glazer talked about how passing Jewish tradition and teachings from generation to generation is so important   We all realized that as we studied together!

We talked how Moses had been told by God that Joshua would now lead the Jewish people.  We talked about how leadership in many instances is passed on to the next generation or from an older leader to a younger leader.  We talked about how leaders become strong and courageious as they learn under leaders.  I shared about my favorite movie Prince of Egypt, and how I saw that in that wonderful cartoon movie.

We also talked about how Jewish people seem to feel like family even when they are strangers!  We talked about how our children became to love Jewish tradition even when they were pre-schoolers. We talked about how even secular Jews and those with no religious education seem to keep that "Jewish spark" inside of them and eventually want to learn about their heritage and religion.

I left in such a great mood and I also realized that there is truly no place like "home."