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Hope Chernak
Hope Chernak
Hope Chernak is the executive director of the Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative.
Participants in the JumpSpark Professional seminar in Israel show the self-portraits they made with found materials. Seated (from left) are artist Hanoch Piven; Ezra Flom, the director of youth and family programming at Temple Kol Emeth; Nicole Andronescu Flom, the assistant director of education at Ahavath Achim Synagogue; Bobbee Griff, the youth adviser at Temple Beth Tikvah; Adam Griff, the regional director of youth engagement for NFTY-SAR; Elizabeth C. Foster, a family and teen educator at The Temple; Molly Okun, the director of youth and teen engagement at Temple Sinai; and Jason Price, a program manager for the Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative. Standing (from left) are Hope Chernak, the executive director of the Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative; Rabbi Gabby Dagan of the Leo Baeck Education Center; Rich Walter, the associate director for Israel education at the Center for Israel Education; Hannah Zale, the music director for In the City Camp and a religious school music educator and youth adviser at Congregation B’nai Torah; Susan Cosden, the director of education at Temple Beth Tikvah; Jody Gansel, a program manager for the Experiential Jewish Education Network; and Mira Hirsch, an artistic associate for Theatrical Outfit Project Tolerance at The Temple.
December 15, 2017, 10:08 am
Innovation Key to Seminar for Youth Professionals
JumpSpark Professional brings more than a dozen Atlantans to Israel for bonding and training.
By Rich Walter and Hope Chernak
The Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative kicks off its first engagement by gathering teens across Atlanta for an Atlanta United game. The first JumpSpark intensive session, set for January, will focus on sports.
December 14, 2017, 12:53 pm
JumpSpark: A New Model of Teen Engagement
A new program is knocking down hurdles to Jewish teen engagement.
By Hope Chernak and Kelly Cohen
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