Resident Chaviva Elianah Galatz was named “jdeal Ambassador 2011” over eight other finalists at the Battle of the Bloggers jdeal launch party, a news release said.

Galatz, who also received a cash prize with her title, won through slam poetry, the release said. She participates in poetry readings around town and publishes on her blog, “Just Call Me Chaviva.”

The contest was a first in a series through jdeal, an online discount site aimed at Jewish consumers, and hundreds of other bloggers participated, the release said.