We’re proud to announce our first ever Middle School/High School Israel Essay
Contest.
Every summer, thousands of high schoolers pile onto
tour buses to traipse around the Holy Land. Some travelers return home
spiritually awakened, others with a new view of Israel’s political climate. They
come back full of ideas, angst and passion. And New Voices wants to hear all about it – and give
our readers an inside view of those experiences.
We want students to explain how they would finish the
following sentence: “The Thing They Don’t Tell You About Israel Is….”
The essay should explore something unexpected you saw, learned,
experienced, questioned, etc. on your trip to Israel. Think about ways in which
Israel defied your expectations. You might consider some of the following
things:
What no one
told you about Israel (but that perhaps you wish they had)
Something that surprised you about the people there
(Jewish Israelis, Arab Israelis, Palestinians, other students or tourists)
Surprising elements of the daily life in Israel that
you saw
A realization about Israeli art, music,
politics and/or pop culture
Your essay should
focus on a personal experience of Israel that went beyond what you learned in
Sunday school, day school, youth group — and any other formal Jewish educational
programs you may have been a part of.
Plus we’re giving away $100, $75 and $50 Amazon.com
gift cards to the top three winners.
See below for our
FAQs about the contest.
What is the New Voices Israel Essay Contest?
A new contest for students in grades 8-12 to talk about their
experiences in Israel and win a gift card at Amazon.com. The winning entries,
three prize winners and three honorable mentions, will be published on our
website in mid-May.
Who can submit
entries?
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