Debbie Friedman Complete
Debbie Friedman (1951–2011) wrote and sang Jewish folk music that has been adopted by congregations, youth groups and summer camps of all denominations. “Debbie’s unique contribution was the courage to blend Hebrew and Englishin the same song, using spiritually clear and poetic English to bring meaning to a Hebrew text or concept,” says Rabbi Daniel Freelander of the Reform movement. Now her music is available in book form. Sing Unto God: The Debbie Friedman Anthology features the more than 200 songs she wrote and recorded, some previously unavailable, with lyrics, melody line and guitar chords, plus photographs, biographical information, and tributes. urjbooksand- music.com/product.php?productid=13090& cat=0&page=1&featured

A Land Twice Promised
“Jumana looked at me across the picnic table and asked, how was it for you growing up in Jerusalem? I didn’t know what to say. Those soldiers, so terrifying for her, were our boys, our symbol of security… Would it be all right to tell her?” A Palestinian living under Israeli occupation as a child and as a student, an Israeli child’s experience of the 1967 war, a young Palestinian mother’s memory of the same war, and an Israeli woman’s experience of the 1948 war are performed by U.S.-based Israeli storyteller Noa Baumin, in English, in an attempt to help audiences realize that the most necessary ingredient for the resolution of a major conflict is mutual compassion. noabaum.com 

Artists’ Yenta
Ever thought you wanted someone to set your poetry to music? Have a performer enact the ideas in an essay? Choreographer, special events performance artist and collaborator Shandoah Godman has set up a weekly email matchmaking service“facilitating the love affair between disciplines.” Here you can describe your own gifts or what kind of artists you’re seeking to work with. carteblancheperformance.com/artsyentawhitepage

Unchained at Last
Dedicated to providing free legal and other support to help women leave arranged/ forced marriages, Fraidy Reiss founded Unchained at Last. This nonprofit also works to prevent women from becoming trapped in arranged marriages in the first place by advocating for changes to laws regarding minimum marriage age and religious arbitration panels that oversee marriages and divorces. The work is directed at women of all ethnic and faith groups in the U.S. unchainedatlast.org

Honor Diaries
Spurred by the Arab Spring, women who were once silent are starting to speak out about gender inequality and a long history of oppression. A new film profiles nine courageous women’s rights advocates with connections to Muslim-majority societies. Told exclusively in female voices, the film seeks to expose what prevents many feminists from addressing this international human rights disaster. Restriction of movement and education, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation are among the abuses explored. honordiaries.com/end-violence-women