Established in 1996, JDRC builds bridges between Jews who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the 
individuals and organizations which serve the Jewish community ​throughout North America.

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​In partnership with the wider Jewish community, JDRC's leadership, comprised of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and hearing individuals, advocates to increase communication access to services, rituals, learning and other Jewish communal experiences. Through our efforts, we build a richer and meaningful Jewish communal life for everyone.

YEAR IN REVIEW -
​OUR ANNUAL REPORT

REPORT: tinyurl.com/4pe4tafm

INFOGRAPHICS: https://tinyurl.com/9c3t97pt

SPOTLIGHT ON
​PRAYER IN ASL VIDEOS

Avinu Malkeinu
by Staci Blumenfeld, Roxanne Baker, Danielle Silk, and Ryan Simka

​Viddui
​by Staci Blumenfeld
youtu.be/TQa4ZxlMKiY?si=8QX84dyUzL_Dxv8F

To watch more videos of Jewish prayer/tefillah in American Sign Language, visit this page or at this link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_kXasndtz6g4nhqi7uM_w

ASL SHABBAT COALITION (ASC)

ASC RESOURCES

We are proud to be one of the four original founding Jewish Deaf organizations of the ASL Shabbat Coalition (ASC), an online ASL Jewish Spiritual Community.

The ASL Shabbat Gatherings meet online the second Friday night of the month at 7:00 PM EST.  For more information about ASC or to be notified of upcoming Zoom meetings, email us at [email protected]. 

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Previous unedited video recordings of the ASL Shabbat Services
​can be accessed below. ASC videos from 2020-2022 can be requested by emailing: 
​[email protected]

August 2024: ASL Shabbat eNews
https://conta.cc/4fDTvxI

September 2024:
ASL Shabbat eNews, https://conta.cc/3BbVV6Z
ASL Shabbat Gathering: https://youtu.be/zJPJvOWukAQ
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November 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering 
Gratitude in Challenging Times
https://youtu.be/Qm24gHiKthg

December 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Pre-Hanukkah Enlightenment
​https://youtu.be/Q9rrKUv-okk

January 2025: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Jewish Trivia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdL-htXybU

February 2025: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Tu B'Shevat: Birthday of Trees
https://youtu.be/Mi9608s_PiU


Videos of Jewish Prayer/Tefillah
(You will get to subscribe to our YouTube channel)

JDRC presents...
Jewish Educational Videos
in ASL withEnglish Captions
​Check Out :

Video 1
What is a Shoresh?

Video 2
What does Kadosh mean?

Video 3
What does Shabbat mean?

Video 4
What does Baruch mean?

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JDRC is proud to be the administrator of The UJA-Federation of New York
 Jewish Community’s Deaf Interpreter Fund,
supported by the Chuck Goldman Family Supporting Foundation and
the Caring Commission of UJA-Federation of New York. Click here for information and forms.  These funds can now also be used to partially reimburse you for live captioning.