The Jewish Deaf Congress, Inc., today is a vibrant organization, serving persons who are Jewish and Deaf or Hard of Hearing primarily in North America. Our mission is to provide religious, cultural, and educational experiences. Our people include those who became deaf before acquiring language, those who became deaf later in life, and those who are hard of hearing. Parents join our organization, as do grandparents. Some with our deaf constituents represent a community of interpreters or educators, and rabbis, or perhaps even children or siblings or just friends of deaf adults. [...Read more]
Administrator December 7, 2007 - כ"ז כסלו תשס"ח
The planning for JDC’s 2008 conference is coming along nicely!
Be sure to save the date in your calendar to join us in Princeton, NJ!
More details of the conference are forthcoming.
Check the conference website: www.jewishdeaf2008.com.
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Administrator November 14, 2007 - ד' כסלו תשס"ח
SAVE THE DATE!
JDC’s National Conference will be held during August 13 - 17, 2008 in Princeton, New Jersey.
More details are forthcoming on the upcoming conference.
Stay tuned!
Administrator September 24, 2007 - י"ב תשרי תשס"ח
Come and join us to meet and mingle on Sunday evening, October 7th for a dinner, D’var Torah with Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe and Israeli dancing afterwards!
Rabbi Dubowe, the only deaf female rabbi in the world, will present “More than meets the Eye: A D’var Torah” at Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center in Maryland.
Check it out! Any questions, contact Deborah Mayer, Chairperson at MayerSTL@aol.com.
L’hitraot!
Administrator August 30, 2007 - ט"ז אלול תשס"ז
Rabbi David Kay of Congregation Ohev Shalom will be doing the High Holidays service in Orlando, Rabbi will conducting part of services in sign language and will also provide interpreters for both days. He is also a full time Rabbi at the temple.
Congregation Ohev Shalom will be doing two separate services, one in the main building and the alternative service which will be at 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Orlando Worship Center on Goddard Avenue, just down the block from Ohev Shalom. Rabbi Kay will be doing the Alternative service himself and He will be signing often himself.
Rabbi Kay has been involved in the Jewish Deaf community for numerous of years, he can be reached by email at RabbiKay@OhevShalom.org and the congregation address is Congregation Ohev Shalom- 5015 Goddard Ave, Orlando, FL. it is located right off Lee Road not too far from I-4.
If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Kay either at email or phone him at 407-298-4650.
Administrator August 27, 2007 - י"ג אלול תשס"ז
Hebrew Association of the Deaf, Inc. of Philadelphia celebrates its 100th Anniversary with a banquet on Sunday evening, October 21, 2007, at 5 pm at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing at 201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd.
The banquet program includes cocktail hour, Magician John Cassidy, dinner and dancing. Alan Abarbanell will be the MC and speaker for the evening. There will be many interpreters and we will also have CART (Communication Assisted Real-Time Translation). The DJ will provide entertainment and we will have an incredible time.
The deadline for all reservations will be September 21, 2007. The price per ticket is $100. After the September 21st deadline, the price per ticket will go up to $125. The ticket will include self-pay parking.
Please make a check payable to HAD 100th Anniversary and send it to Gay Balsam at 978 Princeton Place Warminster, PA 18974.