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Creating Jewish Deaf Connections
in the Metro Washington D.C. Area 

March 14, 2013    Nissan 3 5773
   Volume 2, Issue # 9

In This Issue  
WSJD Happenings
Sign interpreted Shabbat Services
Community Events/Activities (An Evening with Paul Reiser at B'nai Israel)
Mazel Tov
Refuah Shlaymah 
 
WSJD E-News Team welcomes submissions of community events and news of interest to the WSJD Community.  The deadline for the next issue is March 31.

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WSJD HAPPENINGS 

President's Message:
To read about the annual election and other updates,
click here
.

Events:
WSJD is planning the following events for the next few months. Put the dates on your calendar:
  • Shabbat dinner/discussion, Friday, March 15. Registration is now closed.   
  • WSJD Israel @ 65 Celebration, Sunday, April 21, 2:30 - 5:30 p.m., Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, MD. Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of Israel's Independence. Watch for registration details. 
     
  • Jewish Deaf Congress Convention: Register now for the JDC Convention (May 29 - June 2, 2013). The convention will be held at Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. To see a partial schedule, click here. Keep checking back for updates.      
Passover Resources: For ideas, history and resources, click here.

 

Articles on Facebook: The WSJD posts articles of Jewish interest on its Facebook page for your reading enrichment. Check our Facebook page for updates on upcoming events, articles and more. To become a friend of WSJD Facebook, click here.

We wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy Passover.


Shabbat Shalom,
E-News Team and WSJD Board
For more information on these events, click here
 
SIGN INTERPRETED SHABBAT SERVICES
  
Shaare Tefilah Congregation, Olney, Maryland
Sign-interpreted the last Saturday of each month. 
The next service will be held on Saturday, March 30, 10:00 a.m.    
Interpreter: Judy Bresler    
For more information, email Rabbi Jonah Layman at rjlayman@shaaretefila.org or Judy Bresler at jsb@carneykelehan.com. 
 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

An Evening with Paul Reiser
at B'nai Israel Congregation on Thursday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m. will be sign-interpreted.To download a ticket order form, click here.


Israel@65: A Jewish Food and Wine Festival
Sunday, June 9/ 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Israel's 65th birthday at this exciting festival. The day will be filled with great food and wine, entertainers, artisans, arts and crafts and more. Stay tuned for the location and additional details! 

  

JConnect - For a list of upcoming Jewish events, click here.

 

 
Sign-interpreted or open captioned film events: 

If your synagogue or agency is planning to have a sign-interpreted or an open captioned film event, email WSJD the content information for future e-News issues.
 
MAZEL TOV TO...
 
Refuah Shlaymah

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