Deadline: 20 May 2011
The Center for Sport and Jewish Life
2011 SPORT AND JEWISH LIFE ESSAY CONTEST RULES
1. The essay theme is ““Mitzvah-Minded: Promoting Fitness in our Communities.” Please see the Contest Announcement (also posted on www.JewishSport.org) for particulars.
2. While there is no length requirement, the objective is for you to present an interesting essay with relevant observations which are supported by examples or readings. You are encouraged to write from a personal point of view; this is not intended as a “book report.” Your comments should relate to you personally and to those in your world (family, friends, classmates, people in your community, etc.) as well as tied in to Jewish values and traditions, connections with the Jewish people, and with what being Jewish means to you. All of this should serve as support or background for your action suggestions. Suggested steps or strategies should be practical – they need not have already been put into practice but in the event that they have, please include an evaluation of how things succeeded, or problems that were encountered if success was not complete. We will look for you to make connections in your essay to Jewish values and practices, to the Bible or any other Jewish literature, to modern Jewish life as you experience it, as well as anything else you have read or seen online, on TV, etc.
3. Among the criteria that judges will look for: your ability to express yourself clearly, your ability to reflect on your own experiences and observations in an interesting and insightful manner, your ability to connect these observations to practical suggestions, along with an explanation of why your suggestion(s) are good and what outcomes you would predict from the application of your ideas, and why your ideas help to strengthen Jewish life.
4. Your essay should be submitted as a word document, and sent to us at info@JewishSport.org.
5 Essays must be received by May 20, 2011.
6. You should also fill out and send in the Personal Information Form found below. DO NOT put your name on the essay itself, ONLY on the Personal Information Form.
7. All essays will become the property of The Center for Sport and Jewish Life and may be used in future publications at the Center’s discretion.
8. Entries will be judged in the following categories: Grades 6-9, Grades 10-12, and college students and others. Essays in each group which are considered to be the best will be awarded U.S. Savings Bonds ranging from $400 to $100, and funding will be sought to implement the best ideas.
9. Those whose essays are selected by the judging panel will be notified by email and/or regular mail.
10. Some essay rules may be subject to change, based on the decision of the judges or the Center for Sport and Jewish Life.
Application form here.
The Center for Sport and Jewish Life
2011 SPORT AND JEWISH LIFE ESSAY CONTEST RULES
1. The essay theme is ““Mitzvah-Minded: Promoting Fitness in our Communities.” Please see the Contest Announcement (also posted on www.JewishSport.org) for particulars.
2. While there is no length requirement, the objective is for you to present an interesting essay with relevant observations which are supported by examples or readings. You are encouraged to write from a personal point of view; this is not intended as a “book report.” Your comments should relate to you personally and to those in your world (family, friends, classmates, people in your community, etc.) as well as tied in to Jewish values and traditions, connections with the Jewish people, and with what being Jewish means to you. All of this should serve as support or background for your action suggestions. Suggested steps or strategies should be practical – they need not have already been put into practice but in the event that they have, please include an evaluation of how things succeeded, or problems that were encountered if success was not complete. We will look for you to make connections in your essay to Jewish values and practices, to the Bible or any other Jewish literature, to modern Jewish life as you experience it, as well as anything else you have read or seen online, on TV, etc.
3. Among the criteria that judges will look for: your ability to express yourself clearly, your ability to reflect on your own experiences and observations in an interesting and insightful manner, your ability to connect these observations to practical suggestions, along with an explanation of why your suggestion(s) are good and what outcomes you would predict from the application of your ideas, and why your ideas help to strengthen Jewish life.
4. Your essay should be submitted as a word document, and sent to us at info@JewishSport.org.
5 Essays must be received by May 20, 2011.
6. You should also fill out and send in the Personal Information Form found below. DO NOT put your name on the essay itself, ONLY on the Personal Information Form.
7. All essays will become the property of The Center for Sport and Jewish Life and may be used in future publications at the Center’s discretion.
8. Entries will be judged in the following categories: Grades 6-9, Grades 10-12, and college students and others. Essays in each group which are considered to be the best will be awarded U.S. Savings Bonds ranging from $400 to $100, and funding will be sought to implement the best ideas.
9. Those whose essays are selected by the judging panel will be notified by email and/or regular mail.
10. Some essay rules may be subject to change, based on the decision of the judges or the Center for Sport and Jewish Life.
Application form here.
