Jeff Klepper

Jeff Klepper is a cantor and influential figure within Contemporary Jewish religious music, particularly the "American nusach" scene.[1] He has performed with Rabbi Jeff Freelander as part of the group Kol B'Seder since 1972.[2] Their melody for Shalom Rav is the most popularly sung in the denominations of Judaism where many prayers are sung rather than chanted.[3] His compositions have been preserved in the Milken Archive of Jewish Music.

Jeff was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and earned a Masters in Music from Northeastern Illinois University. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music from HUC-JIR in 2005. He co-edited the song section in the Reform prayer book, Mishkan T’filah, and co-founded (with Debbie Friedman) the annual Hava Nashira song-leader workshop.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Remembering and Celebrating Debbie Friedman"
  2. ↑ Judah Cohen, LINER NOTES FROM SNAPSHOTS: THE BEST OF KOL B’SEDER
  3. ↑ Jim Ball, "Musical Settings: Shalom Rav"
  4. ↑ "Jeff Klepper Bio"
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