ic ▁prohib itions ▁in ▁de ference ▁to ▁others ' ▁honor , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁permit ▁setting ▁aside ▁prohib itions ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁God ' s ▁honor ▁in ▁de ference ▁to ▁one ' s ▁own . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁respons um ▁" The ▁Status ▁of ▁the ▁Her esh ▁[ one ▁who ▁is ▁de af ] ▁and ▁of ▁Sign ▁Language " ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁C J LS . ▁This ▁respons a ▁declared ▁that , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁" The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Jewish ▁Law ▁and ▁Stand ards ▁rules ▁that ▁the ▁de af ▁who ▁communicate ▁via ▁sign ▁language ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁speak ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁ment ally ▁in cap ac itated . ▁Jews ▁who ▁are ▁de af ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁obser ving ▁mit z v ot . ▁Our ▁communities , ▁syn agog ues , ▁schools , ▁and ▁cam ps ▁must ▁st rive ▁to ▁be ▁wel coming ▁and ▁accessible , ▁and ▁inclus ive . ▁Sign ▁language ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁personal ▁status ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁rit uals . ▁A ▁de af ▁person ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁speak ▁may ▁rec ite ▁the ▁ber ak hot ▁in ▁sign ▁language . ▁A ▁de af ▁person ▁may ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁sh alia h ▁t z ib bur ▁in ▁sign ▁language ▁in ▁a ▁min yan ▁whose ▁medium ▁of ▁communication ▁is ▁sign ▁language . ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁▁ ▁There ▁exist ▁significant ▁disag re ements ▁in ▁the