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.

Fall 2024 ASL Shabbat 

Join our community to bring light from darkness through communal support, gratitude, and hope at the next ASL Shabbat Gathering. Special guest speaker Roz Rosen will present on the early Jewish settlers in the USA.

The ASL Shabbat Gathering, led by Deaf lay leaders in American Sign Language, will be captioned and voice interpreted.

Register today for the ASL Shabbat Gathering that will take place on Friday, September 13, 2024, at the times listed above for all parts of the United States.

Please share this event announcement with your family and friends.
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Register today at
https://tinyurl.com/b25huv99

The ASL Shabbat Coalition shares this event as a result of a collaboration of three Jewish Deaf organizations, including Hillel at Gallaudet, Jewish Deaf Congress, and Jewish Deaf Resource Center.

The Jewish Deaf Resource Center thanks UJA Federation of New York for partnering with JDRC through their operating grant.
​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.

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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

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ASL SHABBAT COALITION
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.
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For more information about ASC or to be notified of
upcoming Zoom meetings, email us at 
at [email protected]. 

To support this online ASL Shabbat Coalition programming,
kindly donate at this link. When you fill out the form,
choose the ASL Shabbat Coalition option.

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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]

January 13, 2023 - ASL Shabbat Service led by the
Florida Society of Jewish Deaf (video), click here
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here 

February 10, 2023 - ASL Shabbat Service led by
Hillel at Gallaudet (video), click here 
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here  

March 10, 2023 - ASL Shabbat Service in celebration of
Deaf Women Herstory Month
Video - forthcoming
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here 

April 14, 2023: ASL Shabbat Service led by students from
URJ's Introduction to Judaism in ASL class
Video: youtu.be/D_JTuGzTQ2w
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here

May 12, 2023: ASL Shabbat Service
in celebration of Israel's 75th Birthday
Video: youtu.be/XbLxxzVew_4
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here

June 9, 2023: ASL Shabbat Service
in observance of LGBQTAI+ Pride Month
Video: forthcoming
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here

July 2023: ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews
Summer Sermon Series 1
Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe on Parashot Matt
https://conta.cc/45ngw2N

August 2023: ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews
Summer Sermon Series 2
Rabbi Darby Leigh on the Month of Elul
https://conta.cc/3DTFbja

September 2023: ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews
Summer Sermon Series 3
Amy  Cohen Efron: The Value of Taking Risks
https://conta.cc/3EipUbK

January 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. 
youtu.be/OfGpkJitS-w?si=s5sw2Qy-6hyRiwCF

February 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
in commemoration of Black History Month
youtu.be/g7Sm0L-QJoI?si=DqWTCBlAGBbtvJJF

March 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Women's History Month 
https://youtu.be/S7WxvChd9HQ

April 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Bar/Bat Mitzvah hosted by Jewish Deaf Congress
youtu.be/zNFioV7A390?si=-C_BBW3SSsI8ewxF
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May 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Jewish American History Month and Israel Independence Day
hosted by students who took the
Melton School for Adult Jewish Learning course in partnership with JDRC 
youtu.be/Qq3sKkW90dg

June 2024: ASL Shabbat Gathering
Celebrating Pride Month
https://youtu.be/UqHZMUgrL9s

July 2024: ASL Shabbat eNews
https://conta.cc/3XMfkF5



Videos of Jewish Prayer/Tefillah
(You will get to subscribe to our YouTube channel)https://conta.cc/3XMfkF5

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.