The menorah of the Future – חממה למהנדסי.ות העתיד

The menorah

of the Future

Students, Alumni, and Academic Staff Members – You are Invited to Enter Our Prize-winning Competition

The winning menorah and its designer will be flown to Macedonia for a lighting ceremony in the presence of the Israeli ambassador to North Macedonia, and the Director of the Balkan Department at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, government ministers, diplomats, and VIPs invited to light the menorah’s candles.

Let’s re-engineer the eight-branched ‘menorah’

Upload a video of up to 2 minutes that demonstrates how to operate the menorah – note that the file name is the name of the presenter / representative and the name of the group

Time Schedule

06.12.20

Submission of concept + video to illustrate the project

08.12.20

Preliminary selection committee and sending answers to the finalists

10.12.20

Competition final – presentation of the menorahs and the engineering ideas behind them, judging and announcing the winners

we invite you to re-engineer the eight-branched ‘menorah’ candelabra and present your engineering solution for the menorah of the Future.

A menorah that combines robotics, 3D printing, electronics, chemistry, physics, mechanical and ecological components, or a menorah that incorporates a unique combination of materials.

Submission criteria:

Physical or Virtual Menorah
A menorah that corresponds with the idea of light and the shape of the menorah
Innovative and creative menorah
Attach an explanation of the engineering principle underlying the menorah and its way of operating (preferably as part of the video)
The competition is open for registration if you are from one of the following institutions: High Schools, Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Lev Institute, HIT Holon Institute of Technology
Can be submitted individually or as a group

*There is no obligation to prepare a kosher menorah

The judgment will be carried out according to the following criteria:

menorah entered in the competition will be exhibited on a special competition website and following the completion of the preliminary judging stage, the menorah chosen to advance to the final round will be judged by our professional panel which will decide on the winning entry.

This international competition is held under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, as part of the educational program, “Project 1000 menorahs”, dedicated to preserving the memory of members of the Jewish community of North Macedonia who perished in the Holocaust, and is in partnership with our Macedonian associates participating in the Acta Non Verba project (“Deeds Not Words”) and the Bitola Urban Development Authority, together with the Israeli Association to Preserve and Promote the Culture of the Bitola and Monastir Jewish Communities.

PRIZES

1^st Prize

A 1000$ award and trip to the celebratory event in North Macedonia in the presence of the Israeli Ambassador to North Macedonia, the Director of the Balkan Department at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, government ministers, diplomats, and VIPs invited for the eighth candle lighting ceremony.

(If the ceremony does not take place as scheduled due to COVID-19 travel guidance restrictions of the Israeli Ministry of Health, the award will be increased to 10,000 shekels.)

2^nd Prize

A 300$ award

3^rd Prize

A 200$ award

Judges

Researcher and lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Department chair emeritus

Israeli Ambassador to Northern Macedonia and Director of the Balkan Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

External Relations and Innovation Support, President’s Office HIT Holon Institute of Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Head of the Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Azrieli Academic College of Engineering Jerusalem

Academic Secretary, university of Bar Ilan

And President of the Bitula Monstir Community Heritage Association

sculptor and manufacture of Sundial in the U.S., Israel and northern Macedonia, born in Macedonia.

For more information, please contact the competition’s organizing team:

Lili: 0542295707 | lilipe@jce.ac.il

Ofir 0544689370 | ofirkl@jce.ac.il

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