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.

SPOTLIGHT ON CONGREGATIONS

The JDRC invited members of the Jewish Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to share their gratitude to congregations for providing communication access during the High Holy Days. Effective communication access begins with a partnership with the Jewish Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and their families. We will rotate the listing every two weeks through October 2023.

Deaf and Hard of individuals can email jdrclearning@gmail.com the name of the congregation and type of access provided by October 8th. 

Yasher Koach for providing communication access!

  • Congregation Albert, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for providing ASL interpreters.
  • Congregation Bet Ha'am, South Porland, Maine, for providing ASL interpreters for their in-person services.
  • Kerem Shalom, Concord, Massachussetts, for live-streaming services, which were ASL interpreted and captioned. Special features included: a Deaf Rabbi who signed portions of the service and the Choir presents songs in ASL. All live-streamed services were captioned. 
  • Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, Maryland for providing live-streamed services which included both visual aids and captioning access. ​
  • Town and Village Synagogue, New York, New York for providing ASL interpreters
If your congregation will provide  communication access for the Hanukkah holiday for members of the Deaf and ?Hard of Hearing community and would like to be listed, please email us at jdrclearning@gmail.com the following information no later than November 30, 2023:
  • Name of congregation
  • Note affiliation to movement 
  • Date/Time
  • Name of holiday service
  • Type of accommodations provided (i.e. ASL interpreter, service signed in ASL, captioned, assistive listening system)
  • Website URL to event information
  • Ticket fees​​

SPOTLIGHT ON
​PRAYER IN ASL VIDEOS

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

To watch more videos of Jewish prayer/tefillah in American Sign Language, visit this page. ​​
​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.
Why JDRC Matters
To read the Why JDRC Matters report in Infographic format, visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/JDRCUpdate2022

NEW 6 WEEK COURSE!

NEW! 6 week course in partnership with the Jewish Deaf Resource Center

Fall 2023 - Wednesdays
October 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15
7:00 - 8:30 PM EST

Three spaces left!

Faculty: Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe

Discover, during this six-week course, the Jewish responses and rituals that take us through mourning and arrive at a place of healing. When death inevitably enters our lives, Jewish wisdom and ritual can help us cope with heartbreak and loss, the anguish of why suffering exists. We will also seek to understand the big questions of what Judaism says about life after death and its understanding of messianic times. With a wider lens, we gain a context with which to better understand our moments of anguish as individuals and as a community.

Registration is now open. Go to: www.meltonschool.org/jdrc

Melton in ASL, a program of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, is supported in part by the Jewish Deaf Resource Center's operating grant from the UJA Federation of New York.

INTRO TO JUDAISM
 TAUGHT IN ASL STARTS
​OCTOBER 2023

The Introduction to Judaism online classes, which will be taught in ASL by Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe, will take place online on Mondays, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET., October 16, 2023 - March 25, 2024. Tuition is highly subsidized at $180.

Limited spots available. This course is taught exclusively in ASL for Deaf and Hard of Hearing adults.

https://reformjudaism.org/learning/judaism-classes/introduction-judaism/introduction-judaism-online-taught-american-sign

Reserve your spot now; class size is limited to 20 participants.

​URJ Introduction to Judaism Online is partially supported by the Jewish Deaf Resource Center's operating grant from the UJA Federation of New York.

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

We 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 
at ASLShabbatCoalition@gmail.com. 

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: 
​
October 2020 (ASL Shabbat Coalition (ASC) click Here
November 2020 (ASC) click Here
December 2020 (Hanukkah Shabbat) click Here
January 2021 (Temple Beth Solomon - CA) click Here
February 2021 (Hillel at Gallaudet) click Here
March 2021 (Rochester, NY) click Here
July 2021 (Founding members of ASC) click here
August 2021 (Austin,Texas) click here
September 2021 (New York City) click here
October 2021 (Philadelphia, PA H.A.D.) click here
December 2021 (Florida) click here 
January 2022 (Phoenix, Arizona) click here
February 2022 (WSJD and Hillel at Gallaudet) click here
PowerPoint for February 2022 Service
April 2022 (URJ/JDRC Intro to Judaism in ASL class) click ​here
Passover 2022 click here
May 2022 (International Alumnae of the Delta Epsilon Society)
​click here

June 2022 (​Students from AJR/JDRC Jewish Liturgy in ASL class) click here

July 1, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews # 1 click here

July 7, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews # 2 click here
(Sermon by Rabbi Ellen Roth)

August 12, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews click here
(Sermon by Rabbi Darby Leigh of Kerem Shalom) 

​September 9, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Coalition eNews click here
(Sermon by Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe of Moses Montefiore Temple)

November 11, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Service led by the new members
​of the Jewish Deaf Congress Board of Directors click here

December 9, 2022 - ASL Shabbat Service led by
Alumni members of the national
Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority of Gallaudet University (video) click here 

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: forthcoming
ASL Shabbat eNews: click here

May 12, 2023: ASL Shabbat Service
in celebration of Israel's 75th Birthday
Video: forthcoming
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


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.