SpaceIL: Israel’s race to the moon

By Tom Tugend
Published on February 19, 2013

One day in 2015, a small Israeli spacecraft will land on and reconnoiter the moon, joining the United States and former Soviet Union in the world’s most exclusive extraterrestrial club.

Travel Writing Contest: Free Entry, Cash Prizes!

By Lisa Niver Rajna
Published on January 2, 2013

Travel Writing Contest: Free Entry, Cash Prizes!

By Lisa Niver Rajna
Published on January 2, 2013

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on December 10, 2012

California primary sees fiercest contests in a decade [UPDATED]

Published on June 6, 2012

California voters turned out in low numbers on Tuesday for a primary that could pave the way for a shakeup of the state's congressional delegation following election rule changes and an overhaul of the state's political district boundaries.

Jews for Judaism Photo Contest to Award $500

By Ryan Torok
Published on May 30, 2012

Jews for Judaism, whose focus is on education, is looking for students to enter its second annual photography contest. The winner will receive $500, or a prize of equal value.

Thousands turn out for kosher chili contest in Dallas

Published on March 20, 2012

Temple Shalom won the first turkey chili competition at the Kosher Chili Cook-Off in Dallas.

Be a jury today!!!!

By Klaudia Klimek
Published on December 13, 2011

10 big Jewish ideas in final round

By Lauren Bottner
Published on May 3, 2011

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles this week announced the 10 finalists for the Next Big Jewish Idea contest, which offers a $100,000 prize to the winner. The finalists include a Jewish superheroes game, Jewish care packages for those in the military, social service resources and a plan to make day school free. Nearly 112,000 votes were cast for more than 300 submissions during the first round of voting, Jan. 11 to March 31. The finalists include the top five vote-getters along with the five chosen by a panel of judges. The final round of voting opened on May 2 and will end on June 3.

Sports Essay Contest Seeking Entries

By JewishJournal.com
Published on March 30, 2011

The Center for Sport and Jewish Life is seeking essays on the prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States for its sixth annual Sport and Jewish Life essay contest, “Mitzvah-Minded: Promoting Fitness in Our Communities.”

Florida school sues over Kohl’s Cares contest

Published on December 9, 2010

A school in Florida that finished just out of the money in a national online contest sponsored by Kohl's has sued two Florida Jewish day schools that did win one of 20 prizes. Abi's Place in Coral Springs filed a lawsuit against the Hebrew Academy Community School and Bais Chaya Inc. in Broward County, where all the schools are located, saying they reneged on their promise to help Abi's win votes, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.

Top Jewish Non Profit

By Rob Eshman
Published on October 20, 2009

Kochav Nolad: My Star Isn’t Born

By Orit Arfa
Published on June 15, 2009

Oscar Ballot Thank You

Published on February 18, 2009

Oscar Ballot 2009

Published on February 18, 2009

No matter how you say it

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on December 27, 2007

People of the Book Essay Contest

Published on November 8, 2007

As part of the American Jewish University's Celebration of Jewish Books Festival, students in first through 12th grade submitted essays answering the question: "Jews are the people of the book. What does that mean to you today?" The editorial staff of The Jewish Journal selected four winners -- one from each age group -- to receive a $250 Borders gift card, as well as a $1,000 donation to their school. We received hundreds of submissions in the form of stories, poems and artwork. It was a difficult decision, and the four winning essays below represent just a small sampling of the great work submitted.

The kreme de la kreme of kosher kooking mix it up

By Lisa Armony
Published on December 28, 2006

The first-ever national kosher cook-off is intended to demonstrate to consumers the flexibility, speed and convenience of kosher cooking, while showcasing the Manischewitz label.

Uri Geller bends self into Israel ‘reality TV’ stardom

By Orit Arfa
Published on December 21, 2006

Geller is most famous for bending spoons "with his mind," a feat that commonly figures into legends, jokes and parodies about him, although the contestants perform more sophisticated stunts on the show.

The Year Ahead

By Abby Gilad
Published on September 29, 2005

Kids Page

Kids Page

By Abby Gilad
Published on July 21, 2005

This year, the 17th of Tammuz falls on Sunday, July 24. This is a fast day -- no eating, no drinking.

Kids Page

By Abby Gilad
Published on July 14, 2005

Have you been having fun this summer?

Nachas From Noggins

By Nancy Sokoler Steiner
Published on June 16, 2005

El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills has once again given Los Angeles something to kvell about. The school claimed top honors at this year's national Academic Decathlon, the annual contest of intellectual prowess.

Three of the nine team members generated special pride for the Jewish community: Lindsey Cohen and Linsday Gibbs are both affiliated with Shomrei Torah, while Kevin Rosenberg attends Temple Aliyah.

"I got enormous support from my parents, from my temple [Shomrei Torah] and from my friends," Gibbs said. "After we won state, the rabbi sent me a letter and the cantor called me.... They didn't know what I got on each test or how I did medal-wise, and yet, they were all so supportive and welcoming and congratulatory when I got back."

The Way It Was

By Tom Teicholz
Published on March 10, 2005

Last week, playwright Donald Margulies, The Manhattan Theater Club and The Forward weekly newspaper announced the winners of a contest they sponsored on the topic of "What It's Like Growing Up Jewish in New York."

You can read the winning entries at www.forward.com. I regret to say you will not find my name among them (what do they know?). Still, my great consolation is being able to share my account with you:

Growing up Jewish in New York as the children of refugee émigrés, as the first generation born since the Holocaust, was, for me and my playmates on West End Avenue, like living a Mittel European version of the American dream. Anything (good) was possible; anything (bad) could never happen again.

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on December 30, 2004

Yeladim.This week, we start a new year – and a new book. Shemot (Exodus) is the second book of the Torah. The Israelites are in the deepest winter of their lives – a dark slavery. In this book, we will read about their move toward freedom, rebirth and spring.

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on November 18, 2004

Yeladim

Chapman Announces Shoah Contest Winners

By Andrea Adelson
Published on April 1, 2004

"Capturing the horror of those years with ink is almost impossible," wrote Stephen Hill, one of 140 finalists in the fifth-annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest sponsored by Chapman University's Holocaust education center and The "1939" Club.

Nevertheless, more than 1,000 students from 56 schools, mostly in California, made the effort to enter this year's contest, an experience in "becoming a witness to the future," said Marilyn Harran, the center's director.

For the Kids

By Abby Gilad
Published on March 18, 2004

For the Kids

Mix it Once, Mix it Twice

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on January 22, 2004

Ask anyone who cooks chicken soup what makes it taste so delicious, and the answer will likely be: "A pinch of this, a dash of that." But no more.

For the Kids

By Abby Gilad
Published on October 23, 2003

There are a lot of new things in our lives.

Kids Page

Published on June 19, 2003

You know that harmless-looking body part inside your mouth? The tongue? It sure looks nice enough, but it gets a lot of Israelites into trouble in this week's parsha.

Holocaust Writing Contest Winners Announced

By Journal Staff
Published on May 1, 2003

Themes for this year's submissions to the fourth Holocaust writing contest by Chapman University's Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education ranged from defiant public protesters in Berlin to the instigators of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising to hate mongers from Hitler to Osama bin Laden.