Tributes from Around the Country

Thanks to Jeff Klepper for this photo from Kutz Camp, 1969/70

Remembering Debbie Friedman 30 Days Later

We mark Debbie Friedman's shloshim - the end of the 30-day period following her death - with music and gratitude. Her music brought countless Jews back to Judaism, and changed the sound of Jewish life. The song of her life was joy and light and deep soulfulness, and it drew many Jews closer to the community, to each other, and perhaps even to God. There is not a Conservative synagogue in North America that has not used something she wrote, and most likely there are few synagogue-going Conservative Jews who do not have some of her melodies in their hearts, even if they do not know she wrote it.

United Synagogue offers this program for synagogues considering shloshim programs honoring Debbie Friedman.

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• Moment Magazine
  
• METNY District, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 
  
• Aviva Rosenbloom, Cantor Emerita of Temple Israel of Hollywood, CA
  
• Chazzan Danny Maseng
  
• Remembering Debbie Friedman: A collection from Community Leaders
  
• Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Calabasas, CA
  
• Hadassah
• Lessons from Debbie
• Summoned to the Heavenly Chorus
• As we sing Miriam’s song, we remember her protégé: Debbie Friedman by Rabbi Danny Freelander
• Debbie Friedman:  Her Music, Her Life by Cantor Jeff Klepper
• A wisp of a woman with a guitar
• A Modern-Day Miriam, Friedman’s Legacy Is Her Music and Her Message
  
• Houstonians remember inspirational, innovative singer/performer of Jewish music
  
• Some thoughts about my cousin Debbie Friedman, 1951-2011

Debbie Friedman (z"l): A Tribute in Song
Chicago, January 13, 2011

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First evening Shivah at TBS.  Special thanks to Temple Beth Sholom for providing this.

Debbie's Funeral. Special thanks to Temple Beth Sholom for providing this.

Video montage from service from the Orange County Register
Special thanks to Temple Beth Sholom for providing this.

Manhattan JCC Memorial Service, Sunday, 1/9/2011