Dear Readers,
The Hadassah national Convention is coming up in Los Angeles, CA on July 16th. We hope that you plan to attend their reception to welcome the Jewish Deaf Community. See page 5 for more details.
Next Year Seder
The recent JDCC Community Seder was such a hit that we are already discussing next year’s Seder plans! The major reason this year’s Seder was successful was the opportunity for participants to benefit from the concept of ‘live leader’ conveyed through an enhanced visual medium.
As we have outgrown the space at Burbank Temple Emanu El, we will be looking at new possible sites for next year’s Seder.
Additionally due to a major conflict with the First Evening of Passover falling on Saturday evening, we have to take the needs of those observant Jews into consideration and figure out the technical aspects; i.e. with the Seder not being able to start until after Shabbat has ended which would be around 8 pm on April 7th, 2001. If JDCC decides to host it on the Second Evening instead, we still face the same obstacle of not being able to start until after sunset. Many Deaf people are not accustomed to having a late event and of course its a mitzvah to make sure everyone has a Seder to attend! We will contact Rabbis to see our options without violating this Jewish practice. We will keep you posted!
HAMANSTCHEN Recipe Instructions:
We goofed in the March/April Issue by not including the instructions for the recipe of the Hamanstchen so here it is:
Cream sugar, oil, and margarine.
Add eggs and juice and mix well.
Blend with dry ingredients and roll into a ball.
Divide into four parts.
Roll out each piece very thin (approximately 1/8 inch) on a floured board.
With the rim of a cup or glass, cut into the dough to make circles.
Place 1/2 to 2/3 teaspoon of filling in the middle of each circle.
To shape into triangle, lift up right and left sides, leaving the bottom side down and bring both sides to meet at center, above the filling. Lift bottom side up to center to meet other two sides.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush dough with beaten egg before baking. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for approximately 20 minutes. Makes 4 dozen Hamantaschen.
Hello
I teach Deaf middle school students in Harrisburg, PA. Tomorrow we will be meeting a survivor of a concentration camp and a leader in the French Resistance. I would like my students to be able to write to a Deaf Holocaust survivor. Are there any people who would be willing to communicate with a school class? Do you know of any survivors who have email who would be willing to communicate with the students? Thanks for your help,
Chris Schwilk
[email protected]
Hi
My name is Tina Neumann, and I have something of a dilemma. I am thinking about converting to Judaism, but there is the difficulty of the fact that I know of no other Deaf Jews here in Arizona. My partner is Jewish, and is trying to be supportive, but she’s rather at a loss over how to deal with signing Shabbat prayers, etc. If it’s possible, do you have a guide of some sort for making Shabbat in ASL, Deaf-friendly? How about a Passover seder? I know it’s coming up soon, and this is a little short notice, but this is the first I’ve found information about the JDCC via the E-Deaf Digest newsletter on the multimedia seder coming up in Burbank.
Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you.
Tina M. Neumann
[email protected]
Special Request ……
My 11 year old deaf son needs a male student interpreter to accompany him to Camp Walden this summer. This is a sleep away camp and it could be for either 4 or 8 weeks. The camp will provide room & board and this could be a good opportunity for a student interpreter to get good experience.
Please contact me via e-mail Eric D. Sternberg [email protected] or call 201-871-2133.
Thank You.
Eric D. Sternberg
Sign Language Interpreter Needed for Family Vacation
My family is traveling to Israel this summer and we are in need of an ASL interpreter for my son and sister in-law. We are leaving from Newark on July 27 and returning August 9th. Expenses would be paid. Salary is to be negotiated.
Hi,
I am trying to arrange for a Deaf-Blind Israeli young man (Yosef Samuel, the son of Kalman Samuel, director of Shalva in Jerusalem) to attend the American Association of the Deaf-Blind convention this summer. One of the issues is having an interpreter/SSP fluent in Israeli sign language. Kalman (the dad) plans to look for an Israeli to travel to the US with his but it would be nice to have a back
