Summer of NewCAJE 2021

Cindy Rivka Marshall is an award-winning professional storyteller, workshop facilitator and story coach. She is the Family and Intergenerational Educator at Temple Shir Tikvah in MA. Her business, Story Arc, aims to “reach, teach and change with stories.” She consults with congregations... Read More →

Cherie Karo Schwartz is a Storyteller, Author & Educator in Denver, who has performed and taught across the USA & abroad. This is her 42nd CAJE/NewCAJE ! Cherie shares spirit-filled stories with all ages in shuls & schools. She is Founder/Co-Director of RISE (3 Cohorts strong), training... Read More →

Peninnah Schram Professor Emerita at Yeshiva University, is a Jewish Storyteller. Author of 14 folktale books: Jewish Stories of Love and Marriage: Folktales, Legends & Letters (with Sandy Eisenberg Sasso). Her biography is Peninnah’s World: A Jewish Life in Stories, authored by... Read More →

Jennifer Zunikoff is a Jewish storyteller who blends traditional texts with her original interpretations. She is a poet, educator, author, facilitator, and storytelling coach. She is the Storytelling Director for Teach the Shoah and the founder/director of The Golden Door: Storytelling... Read More →

Rabbi Dan (Dante) Gordon is Sr. Rabbi of Temple Beth Torah. His storytelling delights audiences of all ages. In Houston, he is a leader in interfaith relations, regularly teaching Judaism to other religious groups. He is National Rabbinic Advisor to March of Remembrance, a Christian... Read More →

Maggidah Batya Podos is a storyteller and educator who brings Jewish stories to life in the classroom and communities. She is Director of Education for Nahalat Shalom in Albuquerque and Co-Director of the NewCAJE RISE Storytelling Initiative. Batya directs the annual NM Jewish Storytelling... Read More →

As a professional juggler and storyteller, Renee Brachfeld teaches and performs for both adults and family audiences. Together with her husband, Rabbi Mark Novak, Renee presents Scholar-in-Residence programs at synagogues throughout North America. They are also co-directors of the... Read More →