Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Jewish Education
Angaben zur Quelle:
88,1 (2022) 75-94
Keywords:
Friedman, Debbie
;
Jews Music
;
Study and teaching
;
Jews Education
;
Synagogue music History and criticism 20th century
Abstract:
In this essay, I explore Jewish composer/singer/liturgist Debbie Friedman and her time in Houston (1978–1984) as a crucial moment in the history of Jewish education. Working as a music educator in two area synagogues, Friedman negotiated a changing environment as cantorial training rose to become a mark of communal musical authority. She consequently turned to a rising Jewish education counterculture (in CAJE) that increasingly warmed to popular music as a core part of its agenda. Friedman’s mutually beneficial relationship with CAJE ultimately built a like-minded audience for her music, while opening a path for song leaders to rise to national spiritual leadership.
DOI:
10.1080/15244113.2021.1974802
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