I first met Debbie Friedman in the summer of 1969 at the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) Kutz Camp in Warwick, NY. I was a 15 year-old high school sophomore, sent by my synagogue to the ...

To mark the 11th anniversary of the American singer-songwriter’s death, the Israeli musician will perform her versions of Friedman’s music at Park Avenue Synagogue. (New York Jewish Week) — After she ...

Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing, And let us say, Amen. So goes the first verse of “Mi shebeirach,” a song written and composed by Debbie Friedman (with Drorah Setel) and released ...

The tribute to Friedman will also feature videos of Friedman's songs performed around the world in Jewish communities in the Netherlands, England, Israel, Argentina, Jamaica and Uganda. Additionally, ...

Friedman was the first woman to adapt classical Jewish liturgical music to the American Jewish experience. Friedman was a musician and pioneer. Switching between both languages with ease, she combined ...

Friedman's versions of traditional prayers were sung in synagogues around the world. Debbie Friedman, Who Rewrote Jewish Prayers For A New Generation, Has Died Debbie Friedman, a Jewish folk singer, ...

Singer Debbie Friedman died Sunday of complications of pneumonia, but her progressive, feminist influence on Jewish folk music will live on. According to the Times obituary, the 59-year-old Friedman ...

(RNS) — As the prophet Amos said: “I am neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet.” Me, neither. Except, once. In 1978, while I was still a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish ...

I first met Debbie Friedman in the summer of 1969 at the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) Kutz Camp in Warwick, NY. I was a 15 year-old high school sophomore, sent by my synagogue to the ...

(New York Jewish Week) — After she finished her compulsory military service as a singer in an IDF performing arts troupe, Israeli folk singer Bat Ella wasn’t sure how she would incorporate music into ...

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