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

         June 6, 2013    Sivan 28 5773
   Volume 2, Issue # 11

In This Issue  
WSJD Happenings
News of Interest
Sign interpreted Shabbat Services
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 July 14.

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WSJD HAPPENINGS

President's Message:
News about JDC and its new Board. Who received the Celia Warshawsky and Anna and Henry Plapinger Awards? To read more, click here.
 
ASL High Holy Days: Early this fall, WSJD will host three highly participatory, reflective, and interactive High Holy Days services in ASL.  Registration is now open.  When you register and pay online through Google checkout, you need to have your user ID and password for Gmail ready.  For more information and/or to register, click here.

DIG INTO READING
at your public library!  To find your library's website and learn about the DIG INTO READING children's and BENEATH THE SURFACE teen's summer reading programs, click here

Summer reading suggestions: WSJD is compiling a list of your favorite Jewish related titles.  Share fiction, non-fiction, and biographies for both adults and children.  To see the current list of recommendations for adults, click here.  Email us your suggestions at [email protected].

Articles on Facebook:
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Shabbat Shalom,
E-News Team and WSJD Board
NEWS OF INTEREST


"Fill the Void"
movie review, Hebrew with English subtitles,
(Washington Post, June 6, 2013)
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, June 29, 10:00 a.m.    
Interpreter: Judy Bresler    
For more information, email Rabbi Jonah Layman at [email protected] or Judy Bresler at [email protected]. 
 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

  

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...

Saul and Zoey Singleton and their family, on the occasion of their b'nai mitzvah. Saul and Zoey are the children of Suzy Rosen Singleton and Paul Singleton.

Aaron Daniel Michalowski
and his family, on the occasion of his bar mitzvah.  Aaron is the son of David and Sheryl Michalowski.    

Daniella Aranbayeva Blake and her family, on the occasion of her bat mitzvah.  Daniella is the daughter of Larisa Aranbayeva and Sean Blake.  
 
Lance Fischer, recipient of the "47" Alumni Association of the Deaf "Man of the Year Award."

Stephanie Summers
, who was elected as the new vice president of WSJD.

Jeffrey Buxbaum, who was elected for another term as treasurer.

Charles Roth, who was appointed as assistant treasurer of WSJD.

Mike Peterson, who was elected for another term as member at large.

Jason Recht, on the occasion of his confirmation from Temple Beth Ami. Jason is the son of Jaime and Scott Recht.

Dr. Aaron Fields, son of Tom Fields and Barbara Martin, on his medical doctor degree from Georgetown University.

 
Refuah Shlaymah

Wishes for a peaceful recovery and healing to those who are ill.  

 

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