Deborah Lyn "Debbie" Friedman (born circa 1952) is an American composer and singer of songs with Jewish religious content. She was born in Utica, New York but moved with her family to Minnesota at age 5. She wrote many of her early songs as a song leader at Olin-Sang-Ruby Camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in the early 1970s. Since her debut in 1971, she has published more than 19 albums. Her work is inspired by such diverse sources as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, and a number of folk music artists. She uses English and Hebrew lyrics and writes for all ages. Friedman has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. [1] In 2004, [2] A Journey of Spirit , a documentary film about Friedman, was produced by Ann Coppel. [3] In 2007, Friedman accepted an appointment to the faculty of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's School of Sacred Music in New York where she will instruct both rabbinic and cantorial students. [4]

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Discography

• Songs of the Spirit- The Debbie Friedman Anthology
• Light These Lights
• Debbie Friedman Live in Concert
• The Water in the Well
• The Alef Bet
• Debbie Friedman at Carnegie Hall
• The World of Your Dreams
• And You Shall Be a Blessing
• Ani Ma-Amin
• Not by Might Not by Power
• Sing Unto God
• One People
• As You Go On Your Way: Shacharit - The Morning Prayers

Affiliations

• Debbie Friedman is an alumna (1969) of Highland Park High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1999. ^[5]
• Friedman is an honorary member of the .

References

1. Jewish folk-singer Debbie Friedman performs at Temple Sinai
2. Klug, Lisa Alcalay. "Debbie Friedman's Spiritual Undertaking", ''The Jerusalem Post'', 12 December 2004.
3. A Journey of Spirit
4. Camp fire to academy: Popular singer teaches Reform cantors
5. Highland Park High School Hall of Fame