Congregation Bene Shalom Hebrew Association of the Deaf- CBS/HAD CBS is a reform temple serving the HAD community of the Chicago area.
Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf Located in Skokie, Illinois and associated with Congregation Bene Shalom Hebrew Association of the Deaf, the Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf provides a five year program of classes in Rabbinics, Kabbalah and Sign Language to train both Deaf and non-deaf Jews to work as teachers and Rabbis in the Jewish Deaf and hearing communities.
Jewish Deaf Community Center- JDCC Located in Burbank, CA, JDCC provides opportunities for Jewish Deaf people to interact with other Jewish deaf people. Their primary function is the publication of their newsletter, JDCC News.
Association of the Deaf in Israel A listing of the countrywide Israeli Associations of the Deaf by city and e-mail address.
www.wolkhillel.org This is a new program designed to allow Jewish Deaf students to become familiar with and express their identity as Jews. They have creative and entertaining programs including socials, cultural and educational projects It is a program of the Rochester Area Hillel Foundation and RIT Hillel.
RIT Libraries Deaf & Hard of Hearing Internet resources A comprehensive listing of all subjects connected with deafness from A-Z. Including such things as: sign language, cochlear implants, technology, captioning, entertainment, legal etc. brought to you by the Rochester Institute of Technology which houses the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Gallaudet University Located in Washington D.C., Gaullaudet Universtiy leads the world in undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students. The mission of Gallaudet University is to serve as a comprehensive, multipurpose institution of higher education for deaf and hard of hearing citizens of the United States and of the world.
National Association of the Deaf- NAD The NAD is a private, non-profit organization who safeguards the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in a variety of areas including education, employment, health care, social services, and telecommunications. The NAD is a federation of 51 state association affiliates, sponsoring and organizational affiliates, and direct members.
World Federation of the Deaf- WFD WFD is an international non-profit organisation working for human rights and equal opportunity for deaf people world-wide.
Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness- GLAD Located in Los Angeles, GLAD is a private non-profit corporation dedicated to the social, economic, health, education, and cultural well-being of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. They provide a wide array of direct services to the deaf and hard of hearing people and their families such as Referral, Advocacy, interpreters, Independent Living Skills, AIDS Education, Health Education and Job Training.
Union for Reform Judaism - URJ The congregation arm of Reform Judaism (formely the Union of America Hebrew Congregations).
Reform Judaism Taking root over 1305 years ago under the leadership of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, Reform Judaism is the oldest and largest Jewish movement in North America. The word "Reform" in the name of their Movement is a recognition that reform is part of their way of life, as it has been for Jews throughout the centuries.