When my grandfather passed, I was asked to take over his role as keeper of the family seder. But he was Moses, and we were the Israelites in…

Read the winning essay of the 2025 Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine teen essay contest.

In partnership with jGirls+ Magazine, this year's contest focuses on Jewish joy and/or pride.

Hadassah Magazine, a division of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc., and jGirls+ Magazine, a program of Moving Traditions, are co-sponsoring a teen

To attend one of the elite private schools I once idealized, I’d have to enter as a warrior, not an engineering student. I deserve better.

This year's prompt asks: How has your experience since October 7th changed the way you think about and express your Jewish identity?

Hadassah Magazine, a division of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc., and jGirls+ Magazine are co-sponsoring a teen essay contest (the “Contest”) to

Read the winning essay of the 2023 Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine teen essay contest.