Cantor Melanie Blatt | Baltimore, MD | 
Cantor Melanie Blatt specializes in spiritual music and meditation.

Joanie Calem | Columbus, OH | http://joaniecalem.com/
Joanie Calem is a singer-songwriter, teacher-trainer, storyteller and an inclusion advocate. Joanie moved to Israel as a teenager, working in Jewish-Arab relations as a musician, a music teacher, and community organizer. When her second child was born in 1995, she also began to learn the culture of autism and now works at the intersection between music, inclusion, social justice and community building.

Elisheva Edelson | San Diego, CA | www.elishevaedelson.com
Through the years, Elisheva has learned many poems and songs of the Jewish Folklore in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino. She has sung for children and adults and taught for both. She has discovered that each song is a story, a prayer an event in somebody’s life, happy or sad. She has discovered how to love Israel from far away. We all know that each melody stays forever in our memory and the moment we hear it again no matter how many years after that melody will connect us to the people we have met, to emotions and special moments or places.

Helene Kates | Las Vegas, NV | https://peradam.com/the-baal-shem-tones
Helene, lead singer and songwriter with The Baal Shem Tones, tours internationally providing concerts and Jewish Educational for all ages Programs. Ordained as a Maggid-Oman, Kates works with individuals and their families to explore and strengthen their intrinsic bond to the Torah and Mitzvot through the transformational power of story and song.

Heather Klein | Atlanta, GA | www.heatherklein.net
Heather is classically trained, but works in various kinds of genres. Most of her focus is in Yiddish song and Jewish musical projects with a focus on exposing new music and putting a new twist on music that has been archived.  She loves to create new projects that are meaningful and tell a story. She is a Cantorial Soloist in Las Vegas but she has worked in the Bay Area and goes back frequently to work on projects with collaborators.

Jennifer Rolnick | Baltimore, MD | www.jenrolnick.com
Jennifer is a vibrant, spiritual leader with several years of pulpit experience.
Academic highlights include: Diploma of Hazzan, M.A. in Sacred music (JTS), M.A. Jewish Education and Communal Leadership (Towson University)
Musical Offerings include: leading communal prayer, song leading, songwriting, storytelling, puppetry. 
Educational offerings include: Leadership theory, Rabbinic Literature, Jewish History & Philosophy, Civilizations of the Bible & much more…

Ben Pagliaro | Washington, DC | www.benpagliaro.com
Ben Pagliaro is a professional musician and singer song-writer who specializes in Worship Rap and Sacred Space. You can hire him; as a consultant for your synagogue professionals and clergy; to run a program for your school or wider community; or to lead a selection of his works as part of a worship service or concert.

Noa Baum | Maryland | www.noabaum.com
Israeli born Noa is an award-winning storyteller and author described by The Washington Post as “spreading cultural truths that eclipse geopolitical boundaries”. Deeply rooted in her Jewish heritage, she offers a unique combination of performances and workshops that focus on the power of narrative to heal across divides of identity and cultivate peace. She is author of How the Birds Became Friends, and the memoir A Land Twice Promised.

Judith Black | Marblehead, MA | www.storiesalive.com
Judith Black is the winner of the Oracle: Circle of Excellence, storytelling’s most coveted award.
She has been featured at:
– The Montreal Comedy Festival
– National Storytelling Festival
– The Smithsonian Institution
– Hebrew University (Jerusalem)
– National Art Museum in Cape Town
– NPR
– Over 10 CAJE conferences, including hosting opening and closing ceremonies
– Story Slams for synagogue: Explore a specific topic and use slam as binder or fundraiser

Cherie Karo Schwartz | Denver, CO
Cherie is a Storyteller, Author and Educator with five decades of sharing Storytelling and Training, performances, workshops and keynotes with shuls, organizations, schools, museums and camps. She is Founder and Director of NewCAJE RISE Storytelling Initiative, and co-founder of NewCAJEarts.

Mark Lazar | Southern CA
Mark has been involved in informal Jewish Education for many years and currently specialized in storytelling and as well as monologues/q&a with historical characters such as Moses, David, Mordecai, Noah, Herzl, Moses Mendelsohn…not to mention Miriam, Esther and Henrietta Szold. In addition Mark does adult sessions on my personal Midrashic poetry.

Leora Lazarus | San Diego, CA | www.morahleora.com
Morah Leora is available for book-readings, story-telling events, and classes. Children love to hear the author of their favorite Morah Leora books read to them, and adults are enthralled by the growing repertoire of stories that range from the maven of Hotcheplotch to the bagel bakers of New York. Invite Morah Leora into your classroom, community group, or Temple for an unforgettable experience

Cindy Rivka Marshall | Boston, MA | www.cindymarshall.com
Cindy Rivka Marshall is a professional Jewish and story coach. She offers storytelling skills workshops and facilitates story sharing to build community across differences. Appearances include the John F. Kennedy Library, Limmud UK, Women’s Storytelling Festival, National Storytelling Network, NewCAJE. Cindy’s recordings have won awards from Parent’s Choice, Storytelling World and National Parenting Publications.

Tanya Wisoker | Virginia Beach, VA | https://tanyatova.com
Tanya Wisoker is a Jewish educator and storyteller interested in using the art of storycrafting to spark understanding and build connections. There is always a story to share, for every subject and every gathering! Tanya often uses drama to teach stories, and creates plays and Readers Theatre scripts for children and for adults. She lives in Virginia and leads personalized storytelling classes for any group. Contact her at tanyawisoker@gmail.com

Sonia Gordon-Walinsky | Philadelphia, PA | www.pasukart.com
Sonia Gordon-Walinsky is an artist and educator working primarily with Hebrew and English calligraphy on paper and in clay. She is widely known for her unique personalized Torah artwork that she calls “Name Pasuk Art”. Sonia travels to synagogues, schools and other communities to engage youth and adults – with a special focus on intergenerational groups- in choosing a meaningful name pasuk and creating expressive artwork.

Rona Lesser | Houston, TX | www.ronalesser.com
Rona Lesser is a professional artist and art educator and offers workshops in Jewish Artists and Visual Midrash, training on integrating art into curriculum, and hands on visual Midrash workshops and lessons. She has a Master’s in Jewish Studies from the former Siegal College of Jewish Studies in Cleveland, Ohio and has exhibited art work in many juried exhibits. She is a member of AGJA and JAS, Jewish artist organizations and JWAN of NWCA

Emily Meyer | Pittsburgh, PA | www.doodlyjew.com
Rabbi Emily Meyer is the creator of Doodly Jew, a project designed to spark creativity in Hebrew learning. Rabbi Emily believes that both the process and the product of creativity enriches learning and deepens connection. Doodly Jew programs are a hands-on exploration of Hebrew for students of all ages. The best part – participants do not need to know Hebrew or be “artists” to have a meaningful experience.

Hillel Smith | Washington, DC | https://hillelsmith.info/
Hillel leads workshops on creating Jewish art with unexpected media, and speaks on various topics relating to Jewish art and Jewish design history.

Julie Wohl | Annapolis, MD | www.juliewohl.com
Julie runs collaborative art making workshops steeped in Jewish learning. Participants learn together and create responsive artwork which is then combined together in a communal mural or large art piece. Julie also runs teacher training workshops for educators working in synagogue, day school, youth group and camp settings.