Music & Prayers
Music in Jewish prayer can be high art or popular song, solo expression or group participation. Whatever the case, music plays a crucial role in Jewish prayer, shaping the prayer experience and stirring our emotions.
To make our services more accessible and meaningful, the following list of recordings of new and traditional prayer melodies has been put together by Cantor Kaplan.
Next to each prayer is the page number in Siddur Lev Shalem. Click on the prayer to see the image of the page in the siddur. Click on Audio for a recording of Cantor Kaplan reciting the prayer.
Friday Night Service
- Sh’ma/V’ahavtah (p. 41) — Audio
- V’shamru (p. 46) — Audio
- Chatsi Kaddish (p. 46) — Audio
- Kiddush (p. 55) — Audio
- Aleinu (p. 56) — Audio
Saturday Morning
Opening Torah Service
- Ein Kamocha/Av Harachamim/Vayhi Binsoa (p. 168) — (Audio)
- Bei Ana Rachetz (p. 170) — (Audio)
- Sh’ma/Echad/Gadlu (p. 171) — (Audio)
- L’cha Adonai (p. 171) — (Audio)
Torah/Haftarah Reading
- Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (p. 172) — (Audio)
- Blessing Before Haftarah (p. 175) — (Audio)
- Blessings After Haftarah (p. 175) — (Audio)
Closing Torah Service
- Ashrei (full Hebrew – pp. 181-182 — (Audio)
- Ashrai (chant) — (Audio)
- Y’hallelu (p. 183) — (Audio)
- Etz Hayim Hi (p. 184) — (Audio)
