May 9, 2000
Not
Hearing, Yet Still Believing:
Our Way Convention for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Imagine being deaf
and constantly feeling like you were different from your peers.
Now imagine finding a place where you could meet contemporaries who
were dealing with the same issues you were, where everyone was Jewish and
everyone was either deaf or hearing impaired.
The Orthodox Union’s annual Our
Way National Convention on May 25-28th at Beth
Avrohom Yoseph of Toronto Congregation in Toronto, Canada, will do
exactly that.
The convention will
provide an opportunity for the Jewish deaf to come together socially
during a three-day weekend. Participants will celebrate the Sabbath as a
group, attend workshops, dine together, and take several trips including a
visit to the CN Tower and a ride on the “Maid-of-the-Mist” at Niagara
Falls.
The Convention
provides an opportunity for the Jewish deaf to discuss the issues they
deal with on a daily basis as well as a special forum in which to interact
with others. One of the guest
speakers at the Convention will be Justine Klein.
Ms. Klein has the unique distinction of being the only Jewish deaf
person from New Mexico. She
will discuss the challenges of being deaf while trying to remain faithful
to her Judaism despite the pressures of the surrounding religious sects.
For more information
or for reservations contact Joely Bernstein at 416-785-7949 or by email: joely@palomablanca.com.
Established in 1969,
Our Way is the only Jewish movement reaching out to the deaf and hearing
impaired across the country and bridging the gap between the hearing and
non-hearing worlds. Through a vast array of programs including Shabbatonim,
holiday celebrations, a deaf singles registry, Torah study groups, summer
tours, family retreats, conventions and special signing publications, Our
Way provides spiritual and social opportunities for nearly 1,000 deaf
across the country.
The
Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish
community of America and beyond, is the world leader in youth
work,
advocacy for the disabled, synagogue
services, adult education and
political action. Its kosher
supervision label, the
 ,
is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over
250,000 products in 68 countries around the globe.
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of America
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