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Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman was a singer-songwriter who wrote Jewish music that felt contemporary and accessible. Her song 'Mi Shebeirach' became widely sung in...
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Debbie Friedman was a singer-songwriter who wrote Jewish music that felt contemporary and accessible. Her song 'Mi Shebeirach' became widely sung in synagogues and communities, a prayer for healing set to music that people could actually sing along with. She also wrote 'Lechi Lach' and 'And The Youth Shall See Visions,' songs that brought biblical and liturgical texts into a folk music style.
Friedman grew up in New Jersey and was influenced by rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. She released albums like Light in the Darkness in 1979 and Debbie Friedman Sings Shabbat in 1989. Her music often worked with other musicians, including Lorin Sklamberg and Julie Silver.
She died in 2011. Her songs continue to be used in Jewish worship and gathering, less as formal performance pieces than as communal music that ordinary people can join in singing.
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