More information on interpreted Online Torah study class offered by WebYeshiva that was announced in January 2011 issue of JDCC News:
WebYeshiva.org, in conjuction with The Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, is offering “sign language translation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
“In our Winter Semester (running from January 16th to April 1st, 2011), we will be offering sign language translation for Rabbi Yehoshua Geller’s class: The Blueprint of the Haggada. Mrs Miriam Solomon will be translating the class, which takes place Sundays, 10.00pm Israel time / 3.00pm US Eastern time.”
To register and then enrol in the Haggada course (click the Add This Shiur button on the [email protected]
Menucha Jurkowicz at WebYeshiva says that they are “the first fully-interactive Torah study program on the web. We use the latest video-conferencing technology to offer real-time, interactive classes taught by outstanding Rabbis and teachers.”
She states that the Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel is providing the sign language interpreter, Miriam Solomon, who is Orthodox. She is the daughter of Rabbi Fred Friedman of Baltimore, MD.
Source: www.webyeshiva.org/signlanguage
