Sign Language - Chanukah Signs

Sharing Chanukah in Sign

Q: How do I sign this word for Chanukah?
A: The answer may be no farther than your browser.

There are several web sites that provide examples of signs online. Some offer drawings or pictures while others provide video or animation. All of them describe how to make the signs.

These Chanukah-related signs are online:

Chanukah (or Hanukkah)

• ASL Browser

Menorah

• ASL Pro

Candle

• ASL Browser

Temple

• ASL University

Other Chanukah Sign Resources

A search for other Chanukah/Jewish sign language resources turned up the following:

• A Chanukah Candlelighting Blessings Chart, available as a downloadable PDF from Our Way.
• The Interpreter's Friend site offers ASL glosses of Chanukah songs and texts.
• Singing and Signing Hebrew Blessings and Songs, a videotape.
• Sign n Sign Holiday Time - A video, CD and songbook product from Kimbo Educational, with holiday songs including Hanukkah.
• Signs in Judaism (compare prices) - This book has some signs used by the Jewish deaf community. The signs are shown with drawings.

Web Sign Language Dictionaries

• ASL Browser - This site consists of samples from a CD-ROM, so new new ones will ever be added. It does offer a very good selection of words though, organized alphabetically. It uses Quicktime videos of an adult signing the words.
• ASLPro - Video dictionary divided into a main dictionary, religious dictionary, conversational phrases, and a baby sign dictionary.
• ASL University - Site offers many words, organized by category. Photo illustrations and animations. ons and animated gifs. Most of the signs are associated with aviation.

Updated November 24, 2005