With Debbie Friedman’s passing and Congresswoman Giffords’ fighting for her life, we thought it would be appropriate to post the former’s version of the "Mi Shebeirach" healing prayer: JTA has ...

As word spread that Debbie Friedman was gravely ill, people around the world prayed for her recovery. Many turned to “Mi Shebeirach,” her version of the traditional Jewish prayer for healing and ...

One of the prayers the congregation sang, the announcer said, was the Mi Shebeirach, a prayer for healing by Debbie Friedman, who translated the words and wrote the music. There was a particular line ...

Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing, And let us say, Amen. So goes the first verse of “Mi shebeirach,” a song written and composed by Debbie Friedman (with Drorah Setel) and released ...

LOS ANGELES (AP / WCBS 8880) - Jewish folk singer Debbie Friedman, whose songs are performed in Reform synagogues around the world, has died in California. Rabbi Elliott Kleinman of the Union for ...

Fifteen years ago today, Debbie Friedman gave a sold out concert at Carnegie Hall, commemorating 25 years as one of the Jewish community’s most beloved singers. Yesterday, Friedman was hospitalized ...