[sw-l] hebrew signs

[Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa]

Val,

It is fair to say that there are Hebrew signs (better known as Jewish signs)
- one contributor raised a good point - its Israeli Sign Language, not
Hebrew Sign Language (it doesn’t really exist) - maybe there are some Hebrew
signs - for instance, there are Catholic signs, Buddhist signs etc but it
doesn't mean they are a language.

:)

Shane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu [mailto:owner-sw-
> l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] On Behalf Of Valerie Sutton
> Sent: 03 April 2005 18:17
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] hebrew sign language
>
> SignWriting List
> April 3, 2005
>
> Great information, Sandy....and I see that Shoshona has just joined the
> SignWriting List...Welcome to the List! Introduce yourself and tell us
> more about your project with Hebrew Sign Language...Perhaps you would
> like to write it in SignWriting?...  Val ;-)
>
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>
>
> On Apr 2, 2005, at 10:20 PM, Sandy Fleming wrote:
>
> > Hi Shoshona!
> >
> > There is a book "Sign Language in Judaism" from the Jewish Deaf
> > Association in the UK:
> >
> > "The first-ever guide to over 50 signs related to Jewish culture as
> > used by the British Deaf community. This is an invaluable reference
> > guide for parents of deaf children, British Sign Language students and
> > tutors, interpreters, rabbis and anyone with an interest in BSL and
> > Judaism. The guide is illustrated with a short explanation and clear,
> > easy-to-follow colour photographs for each word. Importantly, it also
> > offers Deaf people a basic explanation of Jewish practices, cultural
> > and religious heritage and is a historically important way of
> > preserving specific Jewish signs for future generations. Paperback 51
> > pages 2003"
> >
> > You can order this from http://www.forestbooks.com/
> >
> > If it's a child from a Jewish family in the UK I would recommend
> > getting in touch with the Jewish Deaf Association:
> > http://www.jewishdeaf.org.uk/
> >
> > Sandy
> >
>