In the July issue, JDCC posted a message from the Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC) applauding the Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) for unanimously passing a historic Teshuvah positively impacting the lives of Jews who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
“With this Teshuvah, the Conservative Jewish Movement now recognizes that individuals who communicate in sign language are equals and that the Conservative Jewish community must strive to be accessible and inclusive.”
In the recent issue of ‘Congregation News’ from Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf (TBS), Rabbi Deborah Goldmann explains what took place:
“On May 24th, 2011, the Conservative Judaism
