Kol B'Seder | Shalom Rav

Testimonials…

“Reform Judaism began in Germany a little over 200 years ago. For fully one quarter of the entire time of the history of Reform Judaism, Cantor Jeff Klepper and Rabbi Dan Freelander have individually, and through Kol B’Seder, been writing songs, putting prayers to music that sings to our hearts, shaping the music sung in our camps, in our youth movement, in our synagogue services, encouraging and training generation after generation of young Jewish singer-songwriters.

And yet they are as relevant and inspiring today as when they begin in the early 1970s. They are the gold standard in this field, whose liturgical songs, from our morning prayers, “Modeh Ani,” to our evening prayers, “Shalom Rav,” from social justice anthems, “In Every Generation” and “Lo Alecha,” to a countless number of spiritually moving songs for our Shabbat and festival services, truly are a Jewish songbook of the lives of so many of us.

That guitar-led congregational singing has become a (if not the) defining motif of how we worship, is in part due to a small, visionary, gifted handful of immensely talented musicians, and high among them are Kol B’Seder.”

— Rabbi David Saperstein

Former Director, URJ Religious Action Center,

Washington, D.C.

Rabbi David Saperstein with Jeff Klepper, Cantors Rosalie Will and Ellen Dreskin

From Rockford, IL...

More Testimonials…

“Perhaps the most famous duo in contemporary Jewish music...often likened to Simon and Garfunkel, the duo is at the forefront of the Jewish rock/folk scene.” (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

“Kol B’seder’s work is a modern expression of the most beautiful parts of Jewish liturgy and belief...but Kol B’seder has been able to reach particular heights in communicating the spirituality and sacredness of the Jewish experience of faith, and making it exciting and fun as well.” (Peoria Journal Star)

“The Simon and Garfunkel of American Jewish music...Kol B’seder’s jazz, folk and pop tunes are hardly the stuff the typical Jew has been accustomed to hearing in synagogue.” (The Toledo Blade)

“Klepper and Freelander compose original melodies for both liturgical and English texts in a bright, rock-n-roll style. All of their albums are terrific.” (The Jewish Review)

“Klepper is a cantor, and Freelander is a rabbi. Together they are Kol B’seder, a musical duo that helped create a new genre of Jewish music.... Their music is used in temples, schools, and Jewish organizations nationwide.” (Allentown Morning Call)