Episode 45: Shalom Rav (with Cantor Jeff Klepper)

Jun 15

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Shalom Rav

This week, Eliana, Ellen, & Josh explore the afternoon and evening peace prayer, Shalom Rav, with our very special guest, Cantor Jeff Klepper! Topics include Burt’s bees, the 1960s, and Jeff’s Jewish journey. Plus we get to listen in to the composing of the classic melody for Shalom Rav. What a treat!

Where are you feeling abundance in your life?

Take a listen to our Shalom Rav spotify playlist!

(0:34) Learn more about Cantor Jeff Klepper here.

(0:46) Kol B’Seder Band

(0:48) Hava Nashira

(8:00) Shalom rav al yisrael amcha tasim l'olam ki atah hu melech adon l'chol hashalom b'chol et u'vchol sha'ah bishlomecha. Baruch atah adonai hamevarech et amcha yisrael bashalom.

שָׁלוֹם רָב עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּ֒ךָ תָּשִׂים לְעוֹלָם כִּי אַתָּה הוּא מֶֽלֶךְ אָדוֹן לְכָל־הַשָּׁלוֹם וְטוֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמְּ֒ךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל־עֵת וּבְכָל־שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ.

May there be a wide deep peace for this g?d wrestling people, a forever peace, for you are the guide and the way to every kind of peace. And it is good in Your eyes to bless us in all moments in all places with Your peace. Blessed are You breath of life who blesses the god wrestling people and all people everywhere with peace. (Romemu Siddur)

(13:12) Chatima - חתימה - final blessing.

(13:31) Al kol yisrael v’al kol yoshvei teivel

וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵּבֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

All of Israel and all who dwell on Earth

(13:53) El Adon - אל אדון

(14:01) Adon olam - אדון עולם

(14:24) Darchei shalom - דרכי שלום - the way of peace

(14:30) V’chol netivoteha shalom - וכל נתיבותיה שלום - all of its pathways are peace

(16:52) Pesach (Passover)

(17:31) Mitzrayim - מצרים - Egypt

(17:57) Listen to “Peace Will Come” by Tom Paxton here.

(18:22) My People’s Prayer Book

(18:26) Psalms 119:165

שָׁל֣וֹם רָ֭ב לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥מוֹ מִכְשֽׁוֹל׃

Shalom rav l’ohavei toratecha v’ein lamo michshol

Those who love Your teaching enjoy well-being; they encounter no adversity.

(18:35) Pseukei Dezimra - פסוקי דזמרה

(19:31) Our friend Alexander Nemser says: “The Buddha himself taught the metta/lovingkindness practice to a group of disciples. The legend is that a group of monks went into a forest for a long retreat and the local spirits and "devas" there felt encroached upon so they did everything they could to scare the monks off -- terrifying images, bad smells, creepy sounds, etc. The monks came to the Buddha in fear and wanted to give up on the retreat. Instead, the Buddha taught them the metta practice. The story goes that as the monks offered kindness to themselves and other beings, the agitated forest spirits calmed down and even came around and supported their practice. In my understanding, the Buddha didn't explicitly teach that metta was an antidote to self-centeredness but that is definitely how many western practitioners experience it.”

(20:51) “All things are contained within shalom” — still searching for source!

(22:00) Hashkiveinu - השכיבנו

(23:00) Kaddish - קדיש

(23:06) Birkat Hamazon - ברכת המזון

(26:39) Stephen Wise Free Synagogue

(29:17) URJ Eisner Camp

(32:11) Debbie Freidman

(33:01) Ba’al Shem Tov

(35:52) Kavod - כבוד - honor

(38:46) Dan Freelander

(40:07) Ray Smallover

(41:58) Hebrew Union College (HUC)