The work of our hands: Sign language
interpreting in Jewish settings - Introduction
David Bar-Tzur
Created 9 September 2008.
Under construction
Under construction
I am currently finalizing a book on interpreting in Jewish settings as titled above. I have asked some people specifically to read these as I post them to give me feedback, and I would welcome anyone's feedback as to where there is a need for clarification, correction, and addition. You can contact me at . If you would prefer a Word document that you could add corrections or comments to in red font or some other methods that is easier, I would be happy to e-mail you text in that way. Currently I have only Chapter 2 completed, and as I finish more and more of the book, the Table of Contents below will have more and more links. If the Chapter is underlined in blue, it is a link. The other Chapter names are there only to show you what the structure of the book will be like.
Chapter 1: Perceptions of Deaf people in the Torah, Talmud, and today
Chapter 2: Preparation and performance in any Jewish setting
Chapter 4: The High Holidays - Rosh Hashanah [Jewish New Year] and Yom Kippur
Chapter 5: Rites of passage - Brit milah, naming, circumcision, bar/bat mitzvah, chatunah [marriage] and funerals.
Chapter 7: The Three Festivals - Pesach [Passover], Shavuot and Sukkot
Chapter 8: Weekday worship services
Chapter 9: Songs
Chapter 10: Brachot [Blessings ] and miscellaneous
Chapter 11: Hebrew classes
Chapter 12: Jewish education - Day schools, Sunday schools and conversion classes
Appendix A: Gloss system
Appendix B: Video dictionary in gloss
Appendix C: Kaddish in its various forms: D'rabbanan [Rabbi's], Yatom [Mourner's], Shalem [Full], Chatzi [Half]
Appendix D: Glossary of terms in this book
