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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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“And the women dancing with their timbrels follow Miriam as she sang a song, Sing a song to the One whom we’ve exalted! Miriam and the women dance and dance the whole night long.” (Miriam’s Song, ...

Soon after Debbie Friedman died about a year ago — her first yartzheit is later this month — I heard about the version of “Shalom Aleichem” she penned and shared, but never had a chance to record. Now ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The tribute to Friedman will also feature videos of Friedman's songs ...

(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 am a Jew because in spite of all the hatred and violence in this world, I believe we must hope and live together as if the world were sheltered beneath the wings of the Shekhinah,” Debbie Friedman ...

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 ...

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