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debbie friedman
Revisiting the Misheberach and Debbie Friedman’s Spiritual Legacy
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
January 2, 2020
Pesach: Sing-Along-at-Home
Dennis Wilen
April 15, 2019
The Passover seder is my favorite Jewish ritual.
That’s probably because I come from a Pesach-loving family who customized the Haggadah, created and maintained our own traditions, and made everyone — including “the stranger” — feel at home.
Wilen family seders famously featured silly songs, and, as we went around the table(s), a part for everyone to read, explanations for our intermarried cousins and Gentile friends, plus strict adherence to the Four Cups of Wine protocol.
Debbie Friedman’s Ancient Leanings – A Poem for Haftarah Miketz by Rick Lupert
Rick Lupert
December 15, 2017
Say it with song: Children’s books for the Festival of Lights
Jewish Journal
December 4, 2014
It seems that old ladies don’t just swallow flies anymore.
Debbie Friedman’s gift
Susan Freudenheim
January 18, 2012
One evening last February, 1,500 people poured into the vast sanctuary of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, filling every inch.
Clergy push Debbie Friedman song
Jewish Journal
January 13, 2012
About two weeks before she died, Debbie Friedman stood with Rabbi Joy Levitt at the piano in Levitt’s Manhattan apartment, and she shared with her friend a melody that the legendary singer and composer would never have the chance to record.
2011’s Top 10 Jews in the news (Like them, or not)
JewishJournal.com
December 26, 2011
Last year, we started our Top Jew of the Year list by featuring “Jews who embody the best in Jewish values.” For 2011, however, we had to readjust our thinking a bit. Below, a list of Jews in the News, with the best of the Tribe up top, and the rest…well, you’ll see.
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