Shabbat Sweet Recording
A project in Evanston, IL by Billy Kaplan000days
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A recording of original melodies and music for ancient Jewish prayers, with an Emmy-winning producer.
Backers: 197
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77
Funded: $15,187 of $15,000
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 1st (30 days)
Project By: Billy Kaplan
Backers: 197
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77
Funded: $15,187 of $15,000
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 1st (30 days)
Project By: Billy Kaplan
$15,187
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 1 @ 23:45 -0400 GMT
101%
of goal
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Latest News
YOU DID IT!! 
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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We're Almost There!!!
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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New Video #3: Crosby, Stills, & Nash, or the von Kaplan Family Singers?
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
In case you didn't make it to the house party on Memorial Day, I thought you might like to see this short video of me, my wife, Jennifer McCray, and my eldest daughter, Hannah, singing the opening prayers of the Amidah, one of the central prayers of... (Read More)
Even More New Videos!!!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
If you're not familiar with Shabbat Sweet, or know someone who isn't, here are three videos that give a feel for the service. The first two videos show me as I shared the service this past January with a great group of musicians I am pleased to call... (Read More)
Four New Videos with Four Days Left to Fund this Project
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I played selections from Shabbat Sweet last night at the home of a dear friend who is a member of my congregation. And I was so very surprised that some people there told me they had never heard my melodies and music before. So, with four days of... (Read More)
New Video #1: FIVE DAYS LEFT TO FUND THIS PROJECT
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Rabbi Hillel said, “If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? AND IF NOT NOW,WHEN?” Honestly, doesn't this just speak volumes about these final five days of the Kickstarter campaign to record... (Read More)
ONLY SIX (6) DAYS LEFT!!!!
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Shabbat Sweet LIVE on Memorial Day
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
That's right! I'll be playing Shabbat Sweet LIVE on Memorial Day, May 27, at a house in Evanston. If you become a backer at $18 (for individuals) or $36 (families of two or more), I'll personally email you the details of the house concert! The... (Read More)
Music As Spiritual Practice
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
If you'd like to get a great idea what kind of the sound we'll be producing when we complete the recording of Shabbat Sweet, click the arrow on the audio player (below the picture) to hear the first recording from Shabbat Sweet that I made a few... (Read More)
Come See Shabbat Sweet LIVE May 24, 2013
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I'll be sharing Shabbat Sweet live at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation May 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm. Since I won't have a whole band with me, it will be a great chance to experience the service intimately. I'm hoping the Sweet Sisters, a trio... (Read More)
A New Video Just in Time for Shabbat
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, will be here in a few hours. It can be a blessed rest, a break from the mundane pressures of work. "We declare a Sabbath, a space of quiet: for simple being and letting be; for recovering the great forgotten truths; for... (Read More)
Early Viewing of the new Video
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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Another Brand New Song
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Unfortunately, as of this posting, this song is net yet out of date. Can you share it with your friends via email or YouTube and make it dated, please? (Read More)
A Brand New Song which is Already Out of Date
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Earlier today this campaign was just $39 short of reaching $2,500 After a moment of inspiration that delayed dinner, I write and videotaped this song. I published it on Facebook. Fifteen minutes later the campaign was at $2,533!!! Whoo-hoo!... (Read More)
Breakdown (of the automobile variety)
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I was on my way to drop off a hard drive to Cole Simon, the genius from Glass City Films who created the excellent video for my campaign, so he could edit a second video. And then my blessed "Jetta-Nina", my 1998 fire-engine red Jetta decided it was... (Read More)
Open Mic Saturday Night
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I sang Mi Chamocha last Saturday night at the Brother's K Coffee house open mic. Mi Chamocha is a song of liberation. My dear friend and rabbi, Brant Rosen, wrote a short, lovely poem about the prayer: The waters are parting ... (Read More)
Re-posts from Friday
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes, I am new to this. On Friday I made two posts on my blog at www.ShabbatSweet.com. I thought I'd re-post them here so you all could see them, too. I won't leave you out again!! May 3, 2013, 10:05 amI am SO pleased, and more than a little... (Read More)
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