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:
*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.
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.
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
1st 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
2nd Prize
A 300$ award
3
3rd 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
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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