B'yado from Kavanah by Steve Klaper, Caitlin M.G. Klaper
While many of us think of Adon Olam as the big triumphant song that concludes Shabbat services, this well known prayer by 11th century poet Shlomo ibn Gabirol ends with the beautiful lullaby, “Into Your hands, I place my soul, when I sleep and when I wake, And with my soul, I shall remain, God is near, I shall not fear…”
I wrote this for my father, just prior to his death.
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.