A unique European initiative, sponsored by the 'European Rabbinical Conference' and now in its third year: the rabbis will award tens of thousands of euros as an annual scholarship to young people in Europe who have developed websites or applications that serve the idea of 'Tikkun Olam'.
The first prize, which will be awarded as an annual scholarship, is 26,000 euros. The second and third prizes are 18,000 euros, to each selected artist.
In the past two years, the scholarships were awarded to winners selected at impressive ceremonies held in Luxembourg and Italy.
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President of the Conference of European Rabbis and Rabbi of Moscow, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, a partner in the initiative, said: "The changes in economic development in the Internet age have turned the entire world into a small global village and creators and entrepreneurs into potential world tycoons.
""The time has come to create a platform for dialogue between the young generation of Internet entrepreneurs, who are at the forefront of global economic development in the world, and the bearers of the spiritual baggage of thousands of years of Israeli tradition. In this age of multimedia, it is more important than ever that new and advanced technology that can be used for good or evil embraces values of world improvement.".
""This is the beginning of what we hope will be a positive and ongoing dialogue with the evolving world of digital media and the spiritual world of Judaism.".
Rabbi Goldschmidt called on the rabbis of the approximately 700 communities affiliated with the 'European Rabbinical Conference' to announce the awards in their communities and to personally encourage young men and women in the city where they live who are involved in the Internet to submit their candidacy.
The best app will be chosen by a team of judges: Anton Nosik from Russia, one of the most well-known people in the Internet world, and Yossi Vardi from Israel - one of the fathers of the high-tech and Internet industry in Israel.
All details on a special website whose address is; www.cerprize.org
Rabbi Goldschmidt and Rabbi of Rome Rabbi Dissini at the 2014 scholarship award ceremony in Italy
