[NFBJ] November 8 gentle suggestion

[Stewart Prost]

Michael and Daveed,
Thank you for your feedback.  My goal is to focus on the work that these
two people are doing.  I intend to give them each a certain amount of time
to talk about their projects, and then open it up to questions.  My plan is
simple.  I will have people either electronically raise their hand or ask
to be recognized.  The meeting will run for no more than two hours.  Keep
in mind that the musical trope does not appear in the Torah Scroll and I
suspect that our speakers will not address that issue.  I think that is
something for another discussion.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM Daveed Mandell via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I've been thinking about this discussion, as important as it is. However,
> perhaps we might be putting the cart before the horse here. I think it is
> important to talk about Braille Trope. If you don't have Braille Trope
> signs, you cannot effectively learn how to read Torah. So we need to know
> about the two or three Braille Trope systems that are available. We need to
> know how to obtain Braille Trope sign tables. We need to be able to obtain
> samples of how these trope systems work. I think unless we talk about
> Braille Trope first reading Torah doesn't make any sense, because there's
> no foundation for being able to learn how to do it.
>
>
>
> I feel that it is my right, and the right of any Jew to be able to read
> Torah. I also think it is an incredible privilege and integral to my
> worship as a Jew. Having been denied this right and this privilege for most
> of my life  is a great concern to me.
>
> Daveed
>
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> On Sep 15, 2026, at 6:21•AM, mlevy--- via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> We could spend days talking.
>
> Time is limited.
>
> Give each presenter twenty minutes to speak.
> Allow an additional ten minutes for Q an  from the audience.
>
> Then open the floor.
>
> Limit discussions to Reading Torah in America and Canada.
>
> Israel has different scenarios.
>
> M. Levy
> s
> rael has different scenarios.
>
> A.From: Stewart Prost <sprost82 at gmail.com<mailto:sprost82 at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2026 8:38 PM
> To: NFB in Judaism <nfbj at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbj at nfbnet.org>>; Tracy
> Soforenko <tracy.soforenko at gmail.com<mailto:tracy.soforenko at gmail.com>>;
> Andrew Goodman <agoodman at jbilibrary.org<mailto:agoodman at jbilibrary.org>>;
> Dale HELTZER <deheltzer at msn.com<mailto:deheltzer at msn.com>>;
> mlevy at verse-onality.com<mailto:mlevy at verse-onality.com>; Michelle Shapiro
> Abraham <msabraham at jbilibrary.org<mailto:msabraham at jbilibrary.org>>;
> Rabbi Lenny Sarko <rabbi at rabbisarko.org<mailto:rabbi at rabbisarko.org>>;
> Rachel Balali <rahel.Balali0863 at gmail.com<mailto:
> rahel.Balali0863 at gmail.com>>; Rachael D Hudson <hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com
> <mailto:hudson.rachaeld at gmail.com>>; Rabbi Lauren Tuchman <
> rabbi.lauren.tuchman at gmail.com<mailto:rabbi.lauren.tuchman at gmail.com>>;
> Rachel Bodek <rybodek at gmail.com<mailto:rybodek at gmail.com>>; Rachel
> Schreiman <rachel.schreiman at gmail.com<mailto:rachel.schreiman at gmail.com>>;
> Elihu Flax <cantorflax18 at gmail.com<mailto:cantorflax18 at gmail.com>>;
> Yonathan Reches <yonathanreches at gmail.com<mailto:yonathanreches at gmail.com
> >>
> Subject: Save the Date-November 8, 2026-2 PM EST
>
> Greetings all,
> Please save the date of November 8, 2026, 2 PM EST for the next NFB in
> Judaism meeting.  where we will hear from two individuals who have projects
> creating the opportunity for blind people to read directly from the Torah.
> This meeting will take place on Zoom where everyone will have the chance to
> ask questions and have a discussion.  Please watch out for further details.
>
>
> --
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