About Us

Who We Are | Mission | Vision | Values | Our Mantra | Philosophy | Project Beginnings | Who's Who | Involvement

Who We Are

What is Jewish Hope?  A non-partisan Social-Impact Enterprise, with in-person and online resources. Information is shared via this website and eventually an app focused on the five projects themes: Jewish Stance, Tzfat Everywhere, Jewish Curricula, Hope Clubs, and a Creative Marketplace for Jewish Hope.

Who does Jewish Hope represent?  Individuals with a common Jewish heritage and all who wish to learn or understand by engaging in creative endeavors to unify with hope.

Impact: The company engages in community projects, connected gathering and hopeful conversations. With positivity and creativity, Jewish Hope is project inspired and informed by righteously minded research and development for positive outcomes. With "Jewish Hope" everyone will come together. With conversations, gatherings and project themes, Jewish Hope unites!

Discover & Join Events... 

  1. Jewish Stance
  2. Tzfat Everywhere
  3. Jewish Curricula
  4. Hope Clubs
  5. Creative Marketplace

How: Calendar | Join Our Mailing List | Scheduling | Donate

  • Lead a creative affiliate - guide with your artform spiritually,
  • Come to events - creatively and spiritually led,
  • Volunteer - join the board, assist, play a role,
  • Find Judaica - shop,
  • And more!

Boston area based; we welcome local, national, and international audiences as a lay-led community forum.

Mission

Unify with positivity via creativity for hope.  Our diverse community will lessen division by connecting with creative and fun hope building activities.

Vision

Our vision is to have “Jewish Hope” as we lead, learn, and find spirituality via creation.  By “loving our neighbors as ourselves,” we reach across different denominations and beliefs to bring the Jewish community together and create a connection.  We bring together communities from local to international audiences with artistic gatherings, conversations, and projects virtually and in-person.  As a lay-led, community-based, connection forum, we aim to grow together on a foundation of strength, understanding, and appreciation for one another to bring all things good, creative, and Jewish to the world.  Together we will inspire hope.

Values

A Fun CARR drives us!

Fun: Family friendly and enjoyable for all ages.

  • Creativity: About ideas, welcoming change, and innovation.
  • Artistic Rendering: About good aesthetics with beautifully done products, setup, and general presentation.
  • Reliability: Time-sensitive, keeping promises involving all parties.
  • Respect: Care for oneself, others including staff, creative affiliates and hope patrons, and the environment.

We act Professional, Positive, and Respectful, working towards togetherness and strength as a community.

Our Mantra

Hatikvah, the hope is within us!

Philosophy

  • To “Love your neighbor as yourself” – Leviticus 19:18
    • "V'ahavtá l're'akhá kamókha" – Va'yikra 19:18 | "ואהבת לרעך כמוך"
  • To unite with a positive, constructive, creative hope for togetherness and strength.
  • To connect across different denominations, beliefs, and other differences.

Project Beginnings

The basic concept of Jewish Hope was conceived on July 14, 2021, at a Gesher 30s and 40s conversation on Israel and Anti-Semitism.  A regular attendee suggested the idea of something that would connect and unify Jewish people.  Lisa B. Corfman felt that was an important concept.  We have many differences, whether religious, spiritual or any other unique quality, yet we share the fact that we are Jewish.  This is where the roots were planted.

With that concept in mind, Corfman began firming out ideas creatively in August 2021, and the project began!

As a Jewish woman, Corfman has many hopes.  In thinking about it through conversations, Corfman realized we all have hope as Jewish individuals.  There is hope in HaShem, the CREATOR.  We realize, we too kindle energy when we add a drop of finite material - we create with purpose.  Corfman searched.  People need a unifying concept.  People stand by people of color with the line “Black Lives Matter.”  There is “Boston Strong.”   So, Corfman titled the forum Jewish Hope or simply JHope.

Who's Who

Founder, Direction and Creative Affliate - Contact Ms. Lisa B. Corfman (Morah Bayla) | Spiritual-Origam Gallery View

Tzfat In Maynard

Local to Massachusetts Exhibitors:

National Participant:

Collection Galleries:

Reception Team Leaders:

 

Involvement

Upcoming with your support...

The result of the first year will be HaTikva Gadolah, an enormous hope with a big bang public event for the anniversary of Eretz Yisrael 5787.

Email Lisa B. Corfman at Lisa@JewishHope.org with your interest, whether enjoying a Hope Patron or a Create Affiliate membership.

Discover opportunities! Come volunteer, join in our efforts, be on the board and/or be a creative leader.