LizBE
Black Fire on White Fire
Jewish midrash speaks of Torah being black fire written on white fire. Black fire refers to the words that are printed. They can be...
top of page
Story and Sign
Tips, Techniques, and Cautions in using ASL in Biblical Storytelling
My name is Liz, and I'm a certified biblical storyteller who has a passion for sign language. If you are a storyteller in a face-to-face tradition, this blog offers ways to incorporate signs in the stories you tell.
​
For the alphabet and basic signs, start from the bottom of the blog and work your way up.
Home: Welcome
Home: Subscribe
Search
LizBE
And God said... and God saw... and God was satisfied?
The first creation story (Genesis 1), God speaks all creation into being. After almost every created thing (the sky is an exception),...
LizBE
Zooming in on Zacchaeus
One of the techniques in ASL storytelling is using elements of cinematographic perspectives. As a camera zooms in or out, panning in to...
LizBE
What Does One Letter Matter?
In an article entitled, "What Silence Conceals -- and Reveals" https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-silence-conceals-and-reveals...
LizBE
A type of biblical ASL Alphabet story
The summary of "Face-to-Face Tradition in the American Deaf Community" includes a description of ABC stories. In its pure form the...
LizBE
Summary of "Building Blocks of American Sign Language Storytelling,"by Brenda Liebman Aron
Full article may be found at http://faculty.seattlecentral.edu/baron/Spring_courses/ITP%20261_files/ITP261BBASLStorytelling.htm As I have...
LizBE
Rhythm and Music
In the summary of "Face-to Face Tradition," there is a reference to percussion signing. In recent years, ASL interpreters at music...
LizBE
Spirit, Breath, Wind
The Hebrew word ruach and the Greek word, pneuma, both have three meanings -- breath, wind, and spirit. Different translations of the...
LizBE
Psalm 51:10-12
I will periodically post specific stories with signs for you to use in telling or learning a story. In this first telling, I am using...
LizBE
Visual Vernacular
Visual vernacular is an art form combining elements of signing and mime to tell a story. Indigenous to deaf communities, it uses...
LizBE
Too Much of a Good Thing?
In spoken and sign language, words can be emphasized for meaning and intensity. We understand the differences between being cold and...
LizBE
Pro Tips
This is a collection of things to keep in mind when storytelling, especially if you are planning to incorporate signs. Clothing -- Avoid...
LizBE
Multiple Signs, Multiple Meanings
It has been said that there are 100 Inuit ways to talk of snow. While the actual number is closer to 50, that's still about 40 more...
LizBE
What Not to Sign
Whether or not you intentionally plan to use signing in your storytelling, there are some gestures you could unintentionally make that...
LizBE
Basic Signs
The video below shows some common signs you may use in biblical storytelling or other religious settings. Signs include: God, Jesus,...
LizBE
Similar Signs, Different Meanings
One sign can have multiple meanings. For example, the sign for clean is the same for nice and simple. With slight variations, the sign...
LizBE
Summary of "Face-to-Face Tradition in the American Deaf Community" by Ben Bahan
This summary is a chapter in a larger work entitled. Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature, ed. H-Dirksen...
LizBE
Syntax Errors
Each language has its own sentence structure and grammar. Although American Sign Language is native to the United States and can be...
LizBE
ASL Alphabet
Each country has its own sign language, and each sign language has its own alphabet. Like spoken words, fingerspelling each letter of...
LizBE
The Significance of the Sign for Story
When you hear the word story, what comes to mind? You might imagine bedtime stories, told or read by a parent or loved one. In a...
Home: Blog2
bottom of page