When I heard that Debbie Friedman had passed away, I was sitting in a conference room at the San Francisco Federation, participating in a board
Sure enough, barely 48 hours after the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, the Jewish media picked up on her Jewish roots. Now,
Debbie Friedman‘s memory is a blessing. Beyond the hundreds of songs she composed, she was a pioneer of an entire genre of Jewish religious music
So Debbie Friedman has passed away. JTA has an article and the URJ has issued a statement. Her passing has been really sad for me
The arc of the moral universe is long, mother-fuckers, but it bends towards JUSTICE.
Debbie Friedman, Jewish musical innovator and all around super Jew, has been reported to be in critical condition in an Orange County, CA hospital. Please
No, this isn’t a “continuity” ploy to keep you engaged in your Jewish identity. No, you won’t receive $100,000 for navel-gazing only tangentially related to
Saudi Arabian security has detained a vulture that was outfitted with a GPS out of concern that it might be being used for spying. I
The inescapable conclusion is that among those who care the most about the future of Israelis and Palestinians (as viewed through the prism of online chatter) are the most likely to enjoy polarized cheer leading and Der-Sturmerish assaults on the character of their opponents.
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