It has been four years since we printed the last listing of Jewish Deaf Services and Organizations in JDCC Nov/Dec 2002 issue so we have updated the listing.
JDCC maintains a comprehensive resource and referral service. We constantly update our records on the many Jewish Deaf organizations across North America. There has been many changes since the National Congress of Jewish Deaf was reorganized as Jewish Deaf Congress. A good number of organizations who were affiliated with NCJD/JDC have since ceased. They are:
Cleveland Hebrew Association of the Deaf, Los Angeles Hebrew Association of the Deaf, Temple Beth Or of the Deaf – N.Y., Boston Hebrew Association of the Deaf, Chabad House’s Hearing Impaired Program in Los Angeles, Jewish Captioned Films in Baltimore, New York Society of the Deaf and Manhattan’s Young Adult Jewish Deaf.
In this issue we list the various services and programs available to Jewish Deaf people. We would also welcome your mention of other worthwhile groups and causes for possible addition to this resource listing.
Looking For A Rabbi?
Many inquiries JDCC receives also has to do with availability of Rabbis for wedding, bris, funeral or bar/bat mitzvahs. At this time there are several Deaf Rabbis within the Jewish Deaf Community:
ORTHODOX
Rabbi Fred Friedman
6108 Gist Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-7060 TTY/VP, 410-358-8491 FAX
[email protected]
Ordained in 1985 by Ner Israel Rabbinical College, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Kakon
77 Stormont Avenue
Toronto, Canada M5N 2C3
416-784-5751 TTY, 416-783-8239 VP/FAX
[email protected]
Ordained in 1998 by Ner Israel Rabbinical College, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Kastor
2505 Hal Circle
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-580-1353 TTY, 410-580-1354 FAX/VP
[email protected]
Ordained in 2001 by Ner Israel Rabbinical College, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Rabinowitz
Detroit, MI
Ordained in 1962 by Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Retired in 2000
REFORM
Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe
Temple Adat Elohim
2420 E. Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
805-497-7101 Voice, 805-495-6971 FAX,
805-230-2235 VP
[email protected]
Ordained in 1993 at the Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH
Deborah Graetz
Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf
5429 Lindley Avenue
Tarzana, CA 91356
818-363-7740 TTY, 818-363-5580 Voice
[email protected]
Ordination planned for 2009 at Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion – Los Angeles, CA
Bill S. Tepper
2975 Mapleleaf Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
[email protected]
Ordination planned for 2008 at Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati, OH
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
Rabbi Daniel Grossman
Adath Israel Congregation – Egalitarian Conservative
1958 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-896-4977 Voice, 609-896-1071 FAX
[email protected]
Ordained in 1978 by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA
Darby Jared Leigh
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095-1898
[email protected]
Ordination planned for Spring 2008 at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA
Jewish Deaf Organizations
Beth Torah of the Deaf
Founded in 1976
Samuel Selzer
5144 Oceanview Ave
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11224
[email protected]
Brooklyn Hebrew Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Founded on December 27, 1927
Sheila Weiner c/o Epstein
6 Anne Court
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Congregation Bene Shalom of the Deaf
Founded in1955
Original name was Chicago Hebrew Association of the Deaf then in 1972 changed its name to Congregation Bene Shalom of the Deaf
4435 West Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60076
847-677-3330 Voice, 847-674-0327 TTY,
847-677-7298 FAX
[email protected]
www.beneshalom.org
Jewish Community Center Association of the Deaf – Florida
Founded in 1979
Norman Finkelstein
7561 NW 1st St #308
Margate, FL 33063
954-978-1767 TTY/VP
Jewish Deaf Community Center
Founded in 1992
Sharon Ann Dror
507 Bethany Road
Burbank, CA 91504
818-845-9934 TTY/VP, 818-845-9936 FAX
[email protected]
www.jdcc.org
Jewish Deaf/Hearing Impaired Council of NJ
Founded in 1980
Sally Cohen
5 Terry Terrace
Livingston, NJ 07039
[email protected]
Jewish Deaf Society of Baltimore
Founded in 1919
Rabbi Fred Friedman
6108 Gist Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-7060 TTY/VP, 410-358-8491 FAX
[email protected]
New York Hebrew Association of the Deaf
Founded in 1907
Original name was Hebrew Congregation of the Deaf
Ben Finkin
82-55 242 Street
Bellerose, NY 11426
[email protected]
Philadelphia Hebrew Association of the Deaf, Inc.
Founded on November 5, 1907
Original name was Beth Israel Association of the Deaf
Rose Olanoff Community Center
8027 Castor Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-338-2491 TTY/VP/FAX
[email protected] or [email protected]
www.hometown.aol.com/katzbob
Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf
Founded on June 17, 1960
5429 Lindley Avenue
Tarzana, CA 91356
818-363-7740 TTY, 818-363-5580 Voice
[email protected]
www.tbsdeafjewish.org
Toronto Jewish Association of the Deaf
Founded in 1980
Eddy Wiesblatt
154 Henry St
Rockwood, Ontario, Canada NOB-2K0
519-856-1444 TTY, 519-856-1445 FAX
[email protected]
Washington Society of Jewish Deaf
Founded in 1973
Steve Brenner
8400 Jeb Stuart Road
Potomac, MD 20854
301-762-4845 TTY/VP, 301-762-4005 FAX
[email protected]
COLLEGE CAMPUSES:
Gallaudet University Hillel
Founded in Fall, 2002
Originally Hillel at Gallaudet College founded in Fall, 1953
Office of Campus Ministries
800 Florida Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-651-5049 V/TTY
[email protected]
sa.gallaudet.edu/?ID=4781
Wolk Center/Rochester Institute of Technology
Founded in March 1998
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Ellie Rosenfeld
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
585-475-6202 TTY, 585-475-7850 FAX
[email protected]
www.wolkhillel.org
RABBINICAL PROGRAM:
Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf
Founded in September, 1992
Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer
4435 West Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60076
847-677-3330 Voice, 847-677-6724 TTY
847-677-7945 FAX
[email protected]
www.hebrewseminarydeaf.org
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of Jewish Parents
Founded in 1995
1084 West Broadway
Woodmere, NY 11598
www.njcd.org
Haazinu
Founded in 1988
Rabbi Moshe Yaroslawitz
1122 Ave J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-677-1300 Voice, 718-677-8360 FAX
[email protected]
www.haazinu.org
Jewish Deaf Congress
Founded in 1992
Originally the National Congress of Jewish Deaf founded in 1956
Marla Berkowitz
4110 Meadowleigh Way
Gahanna OH 43230
[email protected]
www.JewishDeafCongress.com (pending)
Jewish Deaf Resource Center
Founded in 1996
Marla Berkowitz
PO Box 318
Hartsdale, NY 10530
[email protected]
917-705-8941 Voice, 614-476-9221 TTY/FAX/VP
www.jdrc.org
Jewish Deaf Singles Registry/Our Way/National Jewish Council for Disabilities
Founded in 1990
Rachelle & Samuel Landau
PO. Box 2005
New York, NY 10159-2005
908-352-7395 TTY/FAX/VP
[email protected]
www.njcd.org/ourway/sections.php?id=C0_70_9
Our Way/National Jewish Council for Disabilities
Founded in 1969
Original name was Our Way/National Council of Synagogue Youth
Rabbi Eliezar Lederfeind
11 Broadway, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-613-8234 Voice, 212-613-0796 FAX
[email protected]
www.njcd.org
JUDAICA VIDEOTAPES:
Jewish Heritage and Holidays in ASL Videos
Founded in 1999
Cassia Margolis
629 Golf Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46260-4112
317-726-1266 TTY/VP
[email protected]
ONLINE DISCUSSION:
Atlanta Jewish Signers
Founded in 2004
[email protected]
Jewish Sign Email Discussion Group
Founded April, 1998
Rabbi David Kay
5015 Goddard Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32804
407-298-4650, Ext. 115 Voice
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jewish Signers of Massachusettes
Founded September, 2000
Brianne Burger
103 Dorcar Road Newton, MA 02459
[email protected]
[email protected]
YESHIVA:
Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid – The International Jewish High School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Boys
Founded in 2001
Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Kakon
77 Stormont Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5N 2C3
416-784-5751 TTY, 416-783-8239 VP/FAX
[email protected]
www.nefeshdovid.com
OUR WAY’S LOCAL CHAPTERS:
ALABAMA – Fairhope
Joy Antar
108 Fairwood Blvd
Fairhope, AL 36532
ARIZONA – Phoenix
Shirley Grossman
3718 W. Mercer Lane
North Hollywood, CA 91607
[email protected]
GEORGIA – Atlanta
Rabbi Chaim Neiditch
320 Bravista Way NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
ILLINOIS – Skokie
Libby Chernoff
4620 Greenwood
Skokie, IL 60076
[email protected]
INDIANA – Carmel
Harriet Ross
555 Woodmere Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46260
MARYLAND – Baltimore
David Kastor
2505 Hal Circle
Baltimore, MD 21209
[email protected]
MISSOURI – Maryland Heights
Denise St. Cyr
8 Glenmark Place
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
NEW JERSEY – Passaic
Judy Citer
411 Passaic Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055
[email protected]
NEW YORK – Long Island
Faigy Zaretsky
10 Chestnut Drive
Plainview, NY 11803
[email protected]
NEW YORK – Queens
Sara Penn
65-20 167th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
NEW YORK – Russians
Mikhail Semenduyev
4190 Bedford Avenue #7M
Brooklyn, NY 11229
NEW YORK – Staten Island
Pamela Lazarus
202 Martin Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
NEW YORK – Westchester
Mattice Aaronson
12 Elmridge St
Scarsdale, NY 10583
[email protected]
OHIO – Cleveland Heights
Debra Weiser
3619 Blanche Avenue
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
