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.

DEAF FRIENDLY
HANUKKAH EVENTS

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Are you having an in-person or virtual Hanukkah event that will be ASL interpreted, captioned, or led through American Sign Language by Deaf and hard of hearing performers or storytellers?

The Jewish Deaf Resource Center is now compiling a list of these events. To get on our list, we need the following information:

  • Title of the event
  • Date & Time
  • Location (Zoom link or physical location)
  • Accessibility service information
  • Point of contact information

Please send no later than December 5th, your event information to jewishdeafresourcecenter@gmail.com.
More JDRC Gala Videos
Marlee Matlin and Howard Rosenblum
More Videos coming soon....
JDRC's Gala Power Point - Our History..
​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.
SAVE THE DATE!
​
The next ASL Shabbat Service, coordinated by the ASL Shabbat Coalition, will take place on Friday, December 9, at 7:00 PM EST.

​The service will be led by the National Organization of Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority (Gallaudet University). 

Please register today at this link:
https://conta.cc/3Ap3mof

SPOTLIGHT ON
​PRAYER VIDEO IN ASL

L'CHA DODI
IN ASL
with Janis Cole, Lynn Jacobowitz, &
​Rabbi Ellen Roth

To watch more videos of Jewish prayer/tefillah in American Sign Language, visit this page. ​

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ASL SHABBAT COALITION
We are proud to be one of the four 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


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.