Maccabiah

Cuban delegation to Maccabiah Games overcomes significant hurdles to reach Israel

"If you can see people, for example, with kippah on the street, with tefillin or tallit, it’s like to be inside of the synagogue, a big synagogue. It’s amazing to be here.”

Gymnasts compete during the Israeli Gymnastics Championships and the Maccabiah Gymnastics Championships at Pais Arena in Jerusalem, July 10, 2026.
Sir Joshua Hassan CBE, MVO, QC, JP, Chief Minister of Gibraltar at his desk.

Grapevine July 15, 2026: A tribute to her father

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 of last year which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024.

Netanyahu's office blasts 'fake news' over adviser Yossi Basad's exit

Maccabiah team sports photo July 8, 2026.

Reporter's notebook: At the Maccabiah, I found more than a medal


The Maccabiah: The ultimate meeting place between Israel and the diaspora

This summer’s Maccabiah Games may be the most meaningful ever.

 SOCCER MATCH during 2022 Maccabiah Games.

8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah - opinion

After October 7, Jews in America are more divided than ever.

 The "National Menorah" in Washington, D.C.,  Dec. 6, 2023.

'This year’s Maccabiah Games will be the largest gathering of Jews to Israel post-October 7'

Maccabi World Union President, Michael Siegal spoke at the Gala event on Monday evening launching the 2024 Jerusalem Post Summit in Miami.

 Michael Siegal, president of Maccabi World Union

From the Maccabiah to Eilat: Two must-try luxurious vacations

Two special winter packages – pampering spa treatments at Kfar Maccabiah and the Piano Festival in Eilat – for an unforgettable experience of culture, music, and relaxation.

 Calma Spa, Kfar Maccabiah

Sporting Jews: The rise, fall, and rise of the 'muscular Jew'

The innovative 21st-century museum, inaugurated during the 22nd Maccabiah in 2022, depicts an under-recounted aspect of the development of Jewish identity and Zionism. 

 Osnat Zur (left), director of the Iris Smith World Jewish Sports Museum in Ramat Gan’s Kfar Hamaccabiah campus, with a museum guest under a chandelier comprising more than 200 sports medals.

Argentina arrests three from Lebanon, Syria in Maccabi Games terror plot

This planned attack came multiple months after an Iraqi national was arrested for lurking outside of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, shortly after a series of bomb threats.

 Two of the three suspects arrested in Argentina for planning a terror attack on the Jewish community in Buenos Aires

Argentine President Javier Milei speaks at Jewish sports tournament’s opening ceremony

Other prominent attendees included Argentine Vice President Victoria Villaruel; the US and Israeli ambassadors to Argentina, Marc Stanley and Eyal Sela; and the mayor of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri.

 ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT Javier Milei takes part in a Hanukkah celebration in Buenos Aires, last week.

A scaled-back Israeli delegation is headed to the Pan American Maccabi Games in Argentina

Delegation of 74 Israeli athletes will head to Argentina, 45 live in communities close to the Gaza Strip, the area attacked on Oct. 7, according to a press release from the Maccabi World Union.

 From left to right: Israeli delegation member Romina Roni, Maccabi World Union Vice Chairman Riki Kanterevicz and Argentinian Ambassador Francisco Tropepi.

World Jewish Sports Museum offers Hanukkah specials


Alan Sherman, a champion of Jewish sports and US-Israeli relations, dies at 87

“Alan was one of the pillars of the Maccabi Movement and he leaves a lasting legacy. May his memory be a blessing,” Jeff Bukantz, the president of Maccabi USA said

An AIPAC attendee sport a US-Israel themed suit