Only a Breath Away, by Steve Klaper / Caitlin M.G. Klaper

Only a Breath Away

by Steve Klaper / Caitlin M.G. Klaper

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1.	Modim (free) 03:14	lyrics	download
Modim anachnu lach  She’ata hu Adonai Eloheinu Tzur chayeinu, magein yisheinu  ata hu l’dor vador Shalom rav al Yisrael amcha, tasim l’olam  Ki ata, ki ata, hu melech adon  L’chol ha shalom
2.	Shalom Rav 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Shalom rav, al Yisrael amcha, tasim l’olam  Ki ata, hu melech adon, l’chol haShalom Grant us peace from above  and we’ll make peace here below  May we be the blessing  That completes this world – Shalom V’tov b’einecha  L’vareich et amcha Yisrael  b’chol eit, uv’chol sha’a, bishlomecha
3.	V'shamru 02:16	lyrics	buy track
V’shamru v’nei Yisrael et haShabbat  La’asot et haShabbat, l’dorotam b’rit olam Beini uvein b’nei Yisrael ot hi l’olam  Ki sheishet yamim asah Adonai  Et haShamayim v’et haAretz U’vayom hash’vee-ee, Shavat vayinafash
4.	Hashkiveinu 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Hashkiveinu Adonai, Eloheinu l’shalom,  V’hamideinu malkeinu, l’chayim Help us, O Lord, to lie down here in peace,  And awaken us to life tomorrow,  Shelter us always and everywhere  And bless us with life,  bless us with life and peace. Ufros aleinu, sukkat sh’lomecha  V’takneinu b’eitza tova mil’fanecha  Ushmor tzeiteinu, uvo’einu  L’chayim ul’shalom, mei’ata v’ad olam
5.	Mi Chamocha Rag 02:46	lyrics	buy track
Mi chamocha ba’eilim Adonai  Mi kamocha nedar bakodesh  Nora t’hilot oseh feleh Mal’chut’cha ra-u vanecha  bokeia yam lifnei Moshe  Zeh eili anu v’amru Adonai yimloch l’olam va’ed V’ne’emar ki fadah Adonai et Ya’akov,  ug’alo m’yad chazak mimenu  Baruch Ata Adonai, go’al Yisrael Shira chadasha shib’chu g’ulim  L’shimcha al s’fat hayom  Yachad kulam hodu v’himlichu v’amru  Adonai yimloch l’olam va-ed
6.	Adonai S'fatai Tiftach 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Adonai s’fatai tiftach  Ufee yagid t’hilatecha Open my lips, O Eternal my God  And my mouth will tell of Your glory  Open my lips, O Eternal One  Let me sing praise…
7.	B'sefer Chayim 01:48	lyrics	buy track
B’sefer chayim,  b’racha v’shalom,  ufarnasah tova Nizacheir v’nikateiv l’fanecha  Anachnu v’chol amcha beit Yisrael l’chayim tovim ul’shalom Baruch ata Adonai, oseh haShalom
8.	P'tach Lanu Sha'ar 02:36	lyrics	buy track
P’tach lanu sha’ar, b’eit n’ilat sha’ar,   Ki fana yom  Hayom yifneh, haShemesh yavo v’yifneh  navo’ah sh’arecha Ana, Eil na, sa na, s’lach na, m’chal na  Chamal na, rachem na, kapeir na k’vosh chet v’avon O keep open for us Your gate of mercy,  At the time of the closing of the gate,  Now that the day is waning.  The day is passing; The sun is setting;  O let us enter Your gate at last.
9.	Ein Keloheinu 02:15	lyrics	buy track
Ein keloheinu, ein kadoneinu  Ein k’malkeinu, ein k’moshieinu Mi cheloheinu, mi chadoneinu  Mi ch’malkeinu, mi ch’moshieinu Nodeh leloheinu, nodeh l’adoneinu  Nodeh l’malkeinu, nodeh l’moshieinu Baruch eloheinu, baruch adoneinu  Baruch malkeinu, baruch moshieinu Atah hu eloheinu, atah hu adoneinu  Ata hu malkeinu, atah hu moshieinu
10.	Nishmat 04:36	lyrics	buy track
Nishmat kol chai, t’vareich et shimcha  Yah Eloheinu May the soul of all life Look to You,  Holy One  May the spirit of all flesh  bless Your Name  May we rise up to praise You  forever and ever  O Lord our God, Adonai Eloheinu…
11.	Fountain of Love 01:56	lyrics	buy track
Fountain of love, my Souce is in Thee,  Loving Thy will, my Spirit is free. Beautiful day, when all of us see,  The Hope of the world is Love.
12.	Shema Yisrael 00:54	info	buy track
13.	Only a Breath Away 04:14	lyrics	buy track
So this is where we are  This is what it’s come to  Beyond all the noise , Beyond the illusions we love Now that the time has arrived  Nothing to do, nothing to say  “Hush, my love, I’m only a breath away,  Can’t you see that  I’m only a breath away.” Try to change the world  Try to just survive it,  Ain’t it exhausting , All of this trying to be? Now that the time has arrived  Nothing to do, nothing to say  “Hush, my love, I’m only a breath away,  Can’t you see that  I’m only a breath away.” Not the roaring wind  Nor the mountain’s rumble  Nothing that burns  No voice that demands to be heard Now that the time has arrived  Nothing to do, nothing to say  “Hush, my love, I’m only a breath away,  Can’t you see that  I’m only a breath away.”

about

There’s so much to be grateful for that it’s sometimes hard to figure out exactly where to start. It’s easy to take for granted all that we can imagine, all that’s within the realm of possibility, all that we can achieve, and we start to think that these achievements belong to us – that what we accomplish is done merely through our own hard work and our own special talents.

I pick up a phone and, with a few pushed buttons, I can speak almost instantly with someone in Jerusalem. I can sit in a video conference room and have a face-to-face meeting with people in China and Brazil and England, all at once. How is it possible? How is it that I get to accomplish such wonders? Well, it’s because people far wiser than me figured out how to lay fiber optic cable under the ocean and put satellites in orbit that carry electronic pulses that somehow coalesce into meaningful sounds and images. An amazing system at my fingertips – it makes me a miracle worker, every day.

I pray to God, to the Ribbono shel Olam – the Master of the Universe – I have the chutzpah to think that because I sing a few songs, say a few prayers, meditate a little – that I can address the Divine and that it reaches to the heights – to the depths… how is this possible?

Eloheinu v’Elohei avoteinu v’imoteinu -- My God and God of my fathers and mothers – we recite in our prayers. It’s because people before us put up the satellites. Abraham laid the first fiber optic cable to God. Moses led a ragtag ensemble for 40 years – 40 years of hit-and-miss wandering in the desert – to get to Sinai and send up the first satellite. The groundwork was done for us, the lines of communication were laid by people not so sophisticated as us, not so clever and deep – but who cared with all their hearts and focused with all their lives.

I thank them all, for giving me the opportunity to create moments and to reach for clarity, and I thank Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Holy One of Blessing, for allowing me to walk this miraculous path every day and, once in a while, to actually become aware that I’m walking it.

Steve Klaper, June 2009

credits

released October 1, 2009

Steve Klaper  Vocals, guitars, mandola, harmonica, bowls
Caitlin M.G. Klaper  Vocals
Randy Leipnik  Keyboards, bass, kalimba, koto
Rune Palland Percussion
Matthew Rautio  Vocals (Fountain of Love, Hashkiveinu)

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Hazzan-Maggid Steve Klaper Oak Park, Michigan

Hazzan Steve Klaper is a Jewish troubadour -- a spiritual storyteller, minstrel and teacher. An ordained Cantor, Maggid and teacher of Torah, Steve draws upon his Orthodox Jewish roots and over 40 years experience as a professional musician, infusing traditional Jewish teachings with melodies, sacred tales and wisdom from a variety of traditions -- ancient teachings that feel somehow familiar. ... more