JACKIE HOFFMAN STARS IN STORAH-13: A CELEBRITY B M

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Storahtelling, recognized nationally as a leader in transforming the contemporary Jewish experience, is turning 13 this summer and pulling out all the stops on a B Mitzvah Celebration!
On May 16, 2011, hundreds will gather at the City Winery. The gala will feature a demonstration of Storahtelling’s unique approach to the B’nai Mitzvah ceremony, starring actress and comic Jackie Hoffman, direct from Broadway’s “Addams Family”. Jackie will bring a surprising twist to 5,000 years of sacred ritual and Jewish storytelling by chanting and reinterpreting the Bat Mitzvah portion she never got to read as an Orthodox Bat Mitzvah girl. Jackie has been trained through RAISING THE BAR, an innovative and transformational approach to reclaiming the B’nai Mitzvah experience. Storahtelling’s fastest growing program is currently a finalist in the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ search for the Next Big Jewish Idea.

The STORAH13 Gala marks the coming of age of the first organization to graduate the Bikkurim Incubator for New Jewish Ideas, successfully maturing as a key player in the Jewish educational and cultural arenas. Founded by Amichai Lau-Lavie it has grown into an international network of educators and artists. Amichai is stepping down, Isaac Shalev, former COO of Birthright Israel NEXT, is taking on the role of Executive Director.