We did it! JDCC turned five on June 8th! I want to thank Jeff Dichter for an outstanding job as our Master of Ceremony! He did a brilliant job of putting together the history of JDCC. You can read all about the Banquet in this issue. We raised over $3,100.

      I want to thank you all for your support during my mom's last days - she passed away peacefully on June 17th. She will be sorely missed by those of us who had the privilege of being her guests during the Holidays including Shabbat, Passover, and High Holidays. A Phyliss Dror Jewish Education Fund has been established in her honor. This fund will be for programs related to Jewish Education, Sunday School, Religious School, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, Hebrew classes, programs for both children and adults. My mom was a strong believer in maintaining Jewish households and wants all Jewish Deaf people to get as much exposure to Judaism as possible. See page 15 for more details.

      The High Holidays Committee is looking for people who are interested in serving on this committee. Rosh Hashana services will be on October 2nd, Thursday morning, and Yom Kippur will be on Saturday, October 11th.

      JDCC is honored to be a recipient of a grant from Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation to underwrite costs of national distribution of JDCC News.

      JDCC welcomes Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe and her family back to Los Angeles, Rabbi Dubowe will be working at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks as part time Associate Rabbi, and Temple Israel of Hollywood. We wish her and the family the very best of luck and look forward to having her lead some activities for JDCC, such as Hebrew classes, Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, tutoring, etc. If there is a subject you are interested in, please let JDCC know and we will try our best to arrange it.

      Have a great summer!