The Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) in a partnership with the Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC) is pleased to offer our third course on Jewish Liturgy for CDI, CODA, ASL interpreters, as well as Deaf prayer leaders. The third course “Understanding and Interpreting Shabbat Service Liturgy in ASL" is listed under AJR’s program, "Etzba Elohim: Understanding and Interpreting Jewish Prayers in ASL."
The goal of this third course is to train students to better understand Jewish liturgy for Shabbat services so that they can meaningfully interpret in ASL. While some Jewish education is incorporated in the course material, the focus of this course is on interpreting Jewish texts.
Students, enrolled in this class, will meet twice a week. This course will follow this schedule:
LECTURES (6 weeks)
Lectures: Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM
7/19 & 7/26 (Rosh Hashanah)
9/13 & 9/20 (Yom Kippur)
PLUS
ASL Prayer Labs: Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
7/21 & 7/28 (Rosh Hashanah)
9/15 & 9/22 (Yom Kippur)
Part B: Jewish Life Cycle Liturgy: (This includes baby naming ceremonies, b'nai mitzvah, weddings, funerals, etc.)
Jewish Life Cycle Liturgy Lecture (8 classes)
Lectures: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Tuesdays, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15
Off for thanksgiving week
11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20
PLUS
ASL Prayer Labs: Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Thursdays, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22
Lectures on Tuesday nights will be taught by a rabbi with a PhD in Jewish liturgy who is a faculty member of The Academy of Jewish Religion. Tuesday night lectures will be interpreted by two ASL Interpreters. JDRC will lead the Thursday night ASL Prayer Labs with ASL Mentors who will facilitate breakout groups. Thursday night labs are completely in ASL. Attendance at both Tuesday and Thursday nights is required to complete the course.
Fees:
Deaf Prayer leaders: $ 150 (Thanks to donor support, Deaf prayer leaders have a special rate.)
CDIs: $ 250 (Thanks to donor support CDI's have a special rate)
ASL and CODA Interpreters: $ 400
These fees do not cover all our expenses. Special thanks to JDRC donors and specifically the UJA-Federation of New York for helping us defray our costs.
Students who meet requirements will receive a JDRC course completion certificate. Students who successfully complete all three courses for this program will receive a special certificate from The Academy of Jewish Religion.
*3 Professional Studies CEUs are offered through Sign Language Resources, an approved RID CMP & ACET sponsor and will be provided to those interpreters who complete the total 30 hours of training. This workshop is offered at the "some" content level.
This class is limited to 18 students. Please fill out this Interest Form by June 15, 2022. AJR and JDRC will review the list of interested individuals to ensure that we have the right number of ASL interpreters, CODA interpreters, CDIs, and prospective Deaf prayer leaders. After we select from a list of interested individuals, we will then email you the registration/payment form.
We thank you for your interest in this course. If you have questions, please email us at
jewishdeafresourcecenter@gmail.com or president@JDRC.org.
