[NFBJ] Scribes interested in learning about blindness

[Eric Harvey]

  hello,
In reference to the trope marks for chanting, I know of two systems that
have been devised. One was designed by Rabbi.Sarko, while the other  was
created by a team of Hebrew students and scholars. I have information on
the braille code for the second system on my website, as well as
information on how to access and use tables.
https://www.blindscholar.com/braille/
https://www.blindscholar.com/hebrew-braille/

Hope that's helpful,




On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 7:14 AM Daveed Mandell via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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>
> 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>
>
> -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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Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

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