Destination Israel Contest will put logo and winner on a plane to Israel Students in grades four through seven are invited to create a logo for one of Nefesh B'Nefesh's Aliyah planes. One grand prize winner will be selected to have his/her design reproduced on a Nefesh B'Nefesh plane and will receive roundtrip airfare and accommodations for two to Israel for a four day/three-night trip in the summer of 2009. The winner will also have his/her work posted on BabagaNewz.com and announced on www.nefeshbnefesh.com. Three runners-up will have their artwork published and each will receive a gift pack from BabagaNewz.com.

The contest ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 5 and is open to students in the United States and Canada. Complete rules and the official entry form (to be signed by parents) may be downloaded at BabagaNewz.com/destinationisrael. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges. No purchase is necessary. Schools are encouraged to submit groups of individual entries, one per person. Winners will be posted on BabagaNewz.com/destinationisrael and on www.nefeshbnefesh.com.

BabagaNewz.com, an educational Web site for Jewish middle-schoolers and teachers, is teaming up with Nefesh B'Nefesh. the organization that is revitalizing Aliyah (immigration to Israel) from North America and the United Kingdom, lt is a non-profit project of JFL Media and The AVI CHAI Foundation.

"The Babaganewz team is very excited to engage Jewish students from across the country and get them to express their connection to Israel in a creative way." said BabagaNewz.com Web Editor Sara Marx. "We are happy to be working with Nefesh B'Nefesh to offer this contest and are excited to see what students come up with."