[NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness

Tue Aug 18 15:34:22 UTC 2026

Yes, I know, I’m so sorry I have ADHD and sometimes my paragraphs get rather jumbled… 😂

I have actually met you twice. Once at national convention and once at the Pennsylvania State convention.

Also, if you are attending the Pennsylvania state convention this year, there had been some discussion last year that came to a decision to have general sessions open by Jewish and Muslim prayers as well.

I am willing to offer the Hebrew prayer, however, if you will be in attendance, it would definitely be preferable to have it led by a rabbi. Always willing to defer to those with the experience and years of study behind it.

-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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From: NFBJ <nfbj-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Rabbi Lenny Sarko via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 11:24:22
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Cc: rabbi at rabbisarko.org <rabbi at rabbisarko.org>
Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness

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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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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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> NFB <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>>
> Cc: Rachael D Hudson
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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>>;
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> 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<http://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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