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Video montage from service from the Orange County Register (5 minutes):
Walking into my first song session, more than 30 years ago at Kutz Camp, I knew that I had come home. The music danced through my head, becoming the soundtrack of my youth and of my life.
Debbie gave voice to many texts and experiences that before her were often either difficult to find, or were left to the purview of cantors or music professionals. And she gave voice, the permission to express ourselves fully, to so many in the Jewish community.
I just read on Facebook and confirmed with an online Jewish newspaper that Debbie Friedman has passed away this afternoon. She was hospitalized for a few days with pneumonia. I always wanted to meet Debbie Friedman. My hope was to have her be invited by my congregation for a Friday night service.
I am deeply saddended by the untimely passing of Debbie Friedman. I first heard her music in the late 1970's at a Jewish Cafe - Elijah's Cup in Chicago.
The URJ mourns the passing of Debbie Friedman (z”l), legendary performer, composer, recording artist, teacher and passionate Jewish visionary who so profoundly influenced and enriched contemporary Jewish music.
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