Lisa Baydush's Tribute Poem to Debbie Friedman from HN2011

Lisa Baydush u Jewish Music Educator u www.ShirSynergy.com

Debbie,

With your Mi Shebeirach,

you gave me the gift of prayer.

And with that gift of prayer,

you gave me the gift of song.

And with that gift of song,

you gave me my Jewish voice.

And with my Jewish voice,

I found my Jewish soul.

You sang a song

and sparked a light within me

that changed my world.

You sang a song

and introduced me

to a me I had not yet met.

For your songs,

For your light,

For the gifts you shared with such love…

I will be forever grateful,

Forever inspired,

Forever blessed.