*OU KOSHER FOOD WEEK*

*EAT KOSHER.* THE MOST HEAVENLY DIET ON EARTH.

*April 29-May 5, 2007*

A project of OU Kosher - the world’s most recognized and trusted kosher symbol.

For more information, contact Rabbi Eliyahu Safran at safrane@ou.org.

Look for recipes, information on how to keep kosher, kosher information hotline, talks, lectures, shiurim on kashrut, and loads of programs on www.oukosher.org.

*Announcing an Essay Contest **For Grades 4-12*

Prizes! $50 gift certificates to Eichlers.com.

Winners will get their essays published online at www.oukosher.org.

*Grand prize winners will be invited to record their essays on OUKosher Radio.

Essays, which must be typewritten, should be 250-500 words for grades 4-6; 750-1000 words for grades 7-12. Please include the student’s name, address, and email, and the school name, school address, school email, and
principal’s name.

*Deadline for entries: April 26, 2007.*

Mail typed copy to: Rabbi Eliyahu Safran, Orthodox Union, Eleven Broadway, New York, NY 10004, or email: safrane@ou.org

*Choose one of these topics or make up your own: *

Tell us about your favorite OU certified candy, snack, food, or drink.

How does eating kosher make you feel better about being Jewish?

Stranded In Montana. . . . What Will You Eat? Will You Starve? Write About How You Will Manage.

Dear Josh: Write a Letter to a Non-Observant Jewish Friend about Keeping Kosher.*

Is Keeping Kosher More Than Just a Way of Eating?

Keeping Kosher - Why Can’t We Just Read the Ingredients?

Walking the Supermarket Aisles. . . . Describe What the Kosher Experience is Like.

Shechita and Tz’aar Ba’alei Chaim - Both In One Torah? Both Divinely Inspired?*

*For grades 7-12 only