ASL SHABBAT COALITION eNews Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 14 Heshvan 5786

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we are also filled with gratitude for the gift of inclusive access through our monthly virtual ASL Shabbat Gatherings. 

Join us on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST for our Fall ASL Shabbat, as we come together in prayer, reflection, and community. This month, we will share our appreciation for the three collaborative partners whose dedication makes these gatherings possible each month.

All are welcome to join this virtual Shabbat experience led in ASL with voice interpretation for full accessibility. This gathering will also be captioned.

Register today to save your spot. To register, visit this link. 

Coordinated by the partners of ASL Shabbat Coalition: Hillel at Gallaudet, Jewish Deaf Congress, and Jewish Deaf Resource Center

Happy birthday to our November celebrants!

If we missed your birthday or a special recognition, please email us and let us know so we can include you either next year or in the next edition. 

In the next issue, we will list December birthdays, anniversaries, or a celebration you want to share. Email us the name(s) of the celebrant(s) you would like to acknowledge, no later than November 17, 2025. Our email address is aslshabbatcoalition@gmail.com.

We are deeply grateful to this past donors for their generous support, which helps fund essential services like voice interpreting, video editing, and Zoom-related costs for our ASL Shabbat services.  

Special thanks go to:

Ari Welsh, in honor of Milo Ostheimer’s birthday

Ari Welsh, in honor of her Bet Din (Jewish conversion)

As you honor birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions, or the memory of loved ones through yahrzeit, consider placing a donation with ASL Shabbat Coalition.

Donate no later than 12:00 p.m., November 17, 2025, so that we can list honorees names in the December edition of the ASL Shabbat eNews.

To donate, go to this link.


Under the "I want my donation dedicated to:" box, you will be given two options: ASL Shabbat and JDRC. Select "ASL Shabbat Coalition."

Special thanks go to Caption Anywhere for their captioning and video editing services.

The ASL Shabbat Gatherings are made possible through a collaborative effort of three organizations that comprise the ASL Shabbat Coalition (ASC): Hillel at Gallaudet (Janie Golightly, representative), Jewish Deaf Congress (Roxanne Baker, representative), and the Jewish Deaf Resource Center (Susan F. Cohen, representative). Volunteers who support the work of the ASL Shabbat Coalition include Staci Blumenfeld, Chris Estrin, Hillel Goldberg, and Toby Silver.

Hillel@Gallaudet promotes inclusive Jewish educational, religious, social, cultural, and communal activities at Gallaudet University by creating opportunities for diverse expressions of Jewish life among students.

Jewish Deaf Congress (JDC) is an inclusive and accessible Jewish Deaf national organization, network and resource center, rooted in Judaism and Deaf experiences, cultures and values of lifelong Jewish learning to discover, connect and flourish.

The Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC) is a 501(c)3 national non-profit organization that builds communication access bridges through an alliance of Jewish Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and the individuals and organizations in the wider Jewish community. We aim to do this through advocacy, sharing communication access solutions, collaborating on educational opportunities, providing guidance on inclusive public policy and practices, forming partnerships, sharing resources, and presenting training sessions.

The Jewish Deaf Resource Center thanks UJA Federation of New York for partnering with JDRC through their operating grant.