Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ are sponsoring their fourth annual teen essay contest for girls, young women and non-binary teens, offering a $300 prize and publication in both Hadassah and jGirls+ magazines.  This year's contest topic is writers' experiences with mental health. The deadline is Oct. 23, 2023. Here are the description and the writing prompt:   In the past few months, we’ve...

This spring, hundreds of people rallied in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms. The plan, which Netanyahu has paused in pursuing, would give the ruling government more power over judicial selections and allow the government to override Supreme Court decisions. Several...

  A recent article in Vogue magazine entitled “It’s not modest dressing, it’s the Torah Teacher aesthetic”  describes a current fashion phenomenon that may or may not have much to do with the Torah and Jewish practices of dress. Written by Mattie Kahn, the article describes common fashion staples of the “female Torah-Teacher,” including denim maxi-skirts and loafer shoes, that...

While at these two conferences, [participants] learned more about the different types of publications and ways to advance HBHA’s student-led media.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is accepting applications from 15- to 18-year-olds who are interested in reporting the news of their community through a Jewish lens, defining “community” as school, neighborhood, identity, culture, hobbies.

Five members of The Mane Idea newspaper staff and adviser Emily Alhadeff spent three days at Columbia University for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) conference, where they participated in journalism skills workshops with teens from around the country.