What a gift it has been to celebrate the legacy of Debbie Friedman this week, with the largest number of people present in the sanctuary since December 2019, and so many participating online. We hope you enjoy such memorable moments, including people dancing in the aisles and everyone singing together, captured in this full concert video. We look forward to sharing many more concerts with you! Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom!
Featuring Bat Ella and Shira Kline, alongside Cantors Azi Schwartz, Mira Davis, Arielle Reisner, and Natasha Hirschhorn
Producer: Eli Grunfeld
Music Director: David Enlow
AV: Oscar Acevedo, Erik Van Batavia, Russell Miller
Opening segment from "A Journey of Spirit" film by Ann Copel
Thumbnail image: Stephanie Berger
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