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The Creation of "Shalom Rav"
Kol B'Seder's “Shalom Rav” melody was composed in Boston, at Jeff's Allston apartment in late 1973. It was first taught to youth group kids from NEFTY (New England Federation of Temple Youth) at Camp Jewell in Connecticut, in early 1974. In March, Jeff & Dan gave “Shalom Rav” its first public performance at Brandeis University Hillel. During the summer of 1974 it was recorded (at the Joseph Eisner Camp) for inclusion in the third LP volume of Songs NFTY Sings. The music was published for the first time in 1981 in a music folio called “Yehi Shir.” Since then it has been published and recorded countless times.
See below for “Shalom Rav” mementos from the archives!
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Here's the first mention of "Shalom Rav,"
from a NEFTY newsletter, c. 1974
The Shalom Rav creation cassette, late 1973.
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Is "Shalom Rav" compatible with traditional Hazzanut? This snippet from JewSchool suggests it just might be!​
Kol B'Seder's first LP, 1982
Read about how "Shalom Rav" ended up in television's Grey's Anatomy.
One of our favorite arrangements is by Mati Lazar, sung here in 2022 by the international HaZamir Choir
Yehi Shir (first publication) 1981
Debbie Friedman talked about her appreciation for "Shalom Rav" and Kol B'Seder
The first recording of "Shalom Rav" from
Songs NFTY Sings #3, 1975 (Listen with player)
"Shalom Rav" in Rise Again (Rise Up Singing)
The late Jeff Brody created this Tribute video in 2015 in honor of Dan being awarded the URJ Debbie Friedman Priize
In 2020 Kol B'Seder recorded a video concert at
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Great Barrington, MA
The premiere of Shalom Rav, 3-4-1974
at Brandeis University!
NFTY Convention, 2015, Atlanta, GA
With the Zamir Chorale of Boston, June 3, 2007