[NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness
rabbi at rabbisarko.org
rabbi at rabbisarko.org
Tue Aug 18 15:24:22 UTC 2026
Rachel,
I am not in Israel. I am outside of Pittsburgh.
Rabbi Lenny
On 2026-08-18 11:14, Rachael D Hudson via NFBJ wrote:
> Wonderful! I will share this with the gentleman in question. As soon
> as my friend from Minnesota told me about them wanting to connect with
> blind Jews I was very excited. I knew you would be able to put
> something really wonderful together with them. And I think they
> definitely would love to have Jews from Israel involved!
>
> Thank you so much! I feel this would be a very wonderful and
> enlightening discussion as well. I always love hearing multiple
> perspectives on any topic!
>
> -Rachael Everhart Hudson (She/Her)
> 267-268-5780
> "Do the hard things while they are still easy... The journey of a
> thousand miles begins with a single step." -Lao Tzu
> ________________________________
> From: Stewart Prost <sprost82 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 11:08:27
> To: NFB in Judaism <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rachael D Hudson <hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness
>
> Rachael,
> I think that through our group, I can set up a meeting via Zoom. I
> agree that we should plan this after all the holidays. Our group
> meetings have usually taken place on a Sunday afternoon so that people
> from Israel could join us. However, this can take place any evening
> Sunday-Thursday. You could either share my contact information with
> the Scribes or give me their contact information. My phone is
> 757-572-6891. I think we have a good program here if we include Rabbi
> Sarko. (He states that his scrolls are made according to Halacha. I
> think we have a good discussion here.
>
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM Rachael D Hudson via NFBJ
> <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> I'm sure they would love to speak with you, sir! You are another
> person I was hoping would weigh in here. I will ask the contact I have
> if I can email you his phone number. This is the only contact I have
> for him. It is a mobile number that I text.
>
> -Rachael Everhart Hudson (She/Her)
> 267-268-5780
> "Do the hard things while they are still easy... The journey of a
> thousand miles begins with a single step." -Lao Tzu
> ________________________________
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> behalf of mlevy--- via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>>
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 10:41:37
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> Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness
>
> Can I contact "these gentlemen" on my own?
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Behalf Of Rachael D Hudson via NFBJ
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 10:19 AM
> To: Daveed Mandell
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> Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness
>
> good morning,
> It's very interesting to me as well. I personally like Rabbi Lenny's
> approach using just the braille itself.. I will definitely be wanting
> to ask these gentlemen questions of my own…
>
> For instance, we don't touch the Taurus role because we don't want to
> smudge the letters - especially the Divine name! G-D forbid! So I'm
> very curious about their plans and look forward to learning more from
> them. I also greatly value Rabbi Lenny Sarko's input on this
> discussion and on any meeting we might schedule with the group here.
>
> -Rachael Everhart Hudson (She/Her)
> 267-268-5780
> "Do the hard things while they are still easy... The journey of a
> thousand miles begins with a single step." -Lao Tzu
> ________________________________
> From: Daveed Mandell
> <daveedmandell at gmail.com<mailto:daveedmandell at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 10:13:08
> To: in Judaism NFB <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>>
> Cc: Rachael D Hudson
> <hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com<mailto:hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com>>;
> nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>>
> Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness
>
> Shalom:
>
> This is very exciting! Torah reading is something I have longed to do
> all my life. I was just recently thinking about a Torah with both print
> and Braille. Wouldn't that be something? By the way, does anyone have
> information on Braille trope signs for both Torah and Haftarah
> chanting?
>
> Kol tuv,
>
> Daveed
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 17, 2026, at 4:32 PM, Rachael D Hudson via NFBJ
> <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> Shalom y'all,
> A friend recently met a group of scribes at a maker space in Minnesota.
> He connected them with me in the hopes that I could pass them on to
> this group to help begin facilitating conversation. It's my
> understanding that these are orthodox or ultra orthodox scribes who are
> inspired by Rabbi Lenny's approach to a braille Torres scroll, but want
> to create something with the traditionally prescribed in and so on. It
> is their hope that we can also perhaps put together a call in which
> they can learn from users of Hebrew Braille… Obviously, sometime after
> the high holidays.
>
> I agreed to send their message (below)
>
> A new project is exploring the creation of sacred Jewish texts that
> combine traditional handwritten Hebrew with Hebrew Braille, beginning
> with a prototype Megillat Esther and working towards a complete, kosher
> Torah scroll with Braille. The goal is to make communal ritual texts
> more accessible to blind Jews while preserving the rigorous
> requirements of Jewish scribal tradition. The project is feedback and
> suggestions from the blind community to help shape the work, which is
> being developed through the Kedusha Project: www.thekedushaproject.org
> [1]<http://www.thekedushaproject.org><http://www.thekedushaproject.org><http://www.thekedushaproject.org<http://www.thekedushaproject.org>><http://www.thekedushaproject.org<http://www.thekedushaproject.org><http://www.thekedushaproject.org<http://www.thekedushaproject.org>>>
>
> -Rachael Everhart Hudson (She/Her)
> 267-268-5780
> "Do the hard things while they are still easy... The journey of a
> thousand miles begins with a single step." -Lao Tzu
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