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.

High Holy Days for All: Congregations with Communication Access

Are you looking for either in-person or virtual ASL interpreted and/or captioned High Holy day services? 

The Jewish Deaf Resource Center compiled a list of congregations that will offer ASL interpreters and/or captioning during the high holy days.

To view the list, visit this link:
https://conta.cc/3Y28kng

If your congregation is providing communication access for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing members and guests, and wants to be listed in the next update, please contact us no later than September 24, at [email protected]. We will share the next update on Sunday, September 29, 2024.
​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

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ASL Shabbat Coalition Update

The ASL Shabbat Coalition will not host ASL Shabbat Gathering in October due to the many Jewish holidays that will be observed during that month.  

The next ASL Shabbat Gathering will take place on November 8, 2024. A zoom registration link will be posted after the High Holy Day services.

The ASL Shabbat Coalition is the 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.
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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.  For more information about ASC or to be notified of upcoming Zoom meetings, email us 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 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

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

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

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.