We are thrilled to celebrate all of the participants of the 2023 Jerusalem Science Contest! This special event will feature presentations from the talented finalists. Each presentation focuses on an area of neuroscience, and includes a related Jewish perspective.
Jerusalem Science
Contest Ceremony
2023 Presenters
CHORDS FOR THE CORTEX: MUSIC THERAPY TO HEAL NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Ethan Vorchheimer
New York, NY
SAR High School
WHEN THE BRAIN AND BODY DON'T MEET: MYELIN AND MS
Daniel Weisskopf
Highland Park, IL
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
MUSIC'S MOVING OF THE HEART AND SOUL
Sam Sutton
Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva of Flatbush
SAVE THE STUDENTS: A SOLUTION TO THE AMERICAN EDUCATION CRISIS
Jack Alboucai
Brooklyn, NY
Yeshiva of Flatbush
PRAYER AND THE BRAIN
Jesse Benloulou
Dallas, TX
Akiba Yavneh Academy
COGNITIVE BIASES
Levi Polsky
Chicago, IL
Ida Crown Jewish Academy
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND COGNITION
Ella Soloveichik
Richmond, VA
Shaarei Torah of Richmond
AI OR IQ? THE EMERGENCE OF CHATGPT AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE HUMAN BRAIN
Sara Moskowitz
Bergenfield, NJ
Naaleh High School
ARE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS A VIABLE TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
Eliška Levisohn
Brooklyn, NY
Abraham Joshua Heschel High School
SINGING IN THE BRAIN: HOW DOES THE BRAIN PROCESS MUSIC, SPEECH AND SINGING IN RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER?
Chanah Rachel Follick
Richmond, VA
Shaarei Torah of Richmond
THE GUT MICROBIOTA AND DECISION MAKING
Basya Taub
Pittsburgh, PA
Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS' IMPACT ON MEMORY
Rachel Schneider
Philadelphia, PA
Kosloff Torah Academy for Girls
About the Jerusalem Science Contest:
Now in its 22nd year, the Jerusalem Science Contest is an international competition that invites high school upperclassmen to master a scientific topic and its related Judaic sources. This year, contestants competed through a series of lectures and exams on neuroscience. Learn more at http://walderlab.org/jerusalem.