Maccabiah

Maccabi World Union hosts released hostages, families at Kfar Maccabiah

Maccabi World Union has opened its Kfar Maccabiah facilities to hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza and their families, providing them with a place to recover and readjust to daily life

OCTOBER 17, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

MAXIM HERKIN'S family watches his release from Gaza this week at Kfar Maccabiah.

FIREWORKS ON display at the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah Games – the quadrennial Jewish sports extravaganza which takes place in Israel – at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in July 2017.

Maccabiah delay leaves teen competitors in limbo

The Maccabiah – often dubbed the “Jewish Olympics” – was set to be the largest in its 93-year history, with over 8,000 Jewish athletes from 55 countries slated to compete.

JULY 24, 2025|ByAMI GRABER

ISRAELI JUDOKA Raz Hershko – a silver medalist at the 2024 Olympics – is unable to get to the World Championships in Budapest this week to compete.

Time out: Israeli athletes, sports in limbo

The country declared a state of emergency, closing skies for air travel, affecting Israel’s top athletes and sports teams for upcoming competitions.

JUNE 17, 2025|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

THEN US PRESIDENT Joe Biden poses with athletes at the opening ceremony of the 21st Maccabiah in Jerusalem in July 2022. On Monday, this year's edition of the Games was officially postponed until next summer due to the war with Iran.

Maccabiah Games postponed to 2026 in shadow of Israel's war with Iran

The 2025 Maccabiah Games, set for July, have been postponed until 2026 due to escalating security risks in Israel.

JUNE 16, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

21st Maccabiah Games come to an end with athletes coming closer

This year’s Games, which featured approximately 10,000 athletes from over 60 countries, were the largest ever, seeing athletes participate in 38 different branches of sports.

JULY 25, 2022ByALDEN TABAC

THE CLOSING of the 21st Maccabiah last night in Rishon Lezion’s Live Park was marked with Jewish pride and camaraderie

Assaf Cohen wins the Maccabiah Open gold medal for second time

The silver medal was won by Jeremy Fuchs, a member of the Australian delegation – the largest non-Israeli delegation at the 21st Maccabiah Games.

JULY 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

MACCABIAH GOLD MEDALIST Assaf Cohen (center) with Michael Karsenti, CEO of the Caesarea Development Company (right) and Deputy Director Lior Prety – hosts of the Maccabiah At the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation Golf Club, Caesarea

Young Team Israel elevates to snatch basketball bronze

Next up for this Israel National Team is a date with Auburn and its Jewish head coach, Bruce Pearl which will be quite the challenge.

JULY 25, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

ISRAELI PLAYERS celebrate with their Maccabiah medals

The closing event of the 21st Maccabiah

Watch the LIVE broadcast with top Israeli singers and more than 10,000 amazing worldwide Jewish athletes.

JULY 25, 2022ByMACCABIAH

Swimming pool sinkhole: Safety is not a luxury - editorial

Being responsible is doing your best to ensure disasters don’t happen. Did that happen in Meron, Nahal Tzafit or at the pool in Karmei Yosef?

JULY 24, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Sinkhole under a pool in Karmei Yosef, July 21, 2022.

Women’s hockey a hit in Maccabiah games debut

Host Israel joins gold-medalist Canada and America for the inaugural tournament that will only grow.

JULY 24, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Pictures of Team Canada vs Team USA in women's hockey

This week in Jerusalem: Let’s build

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JULY 24, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR

How the Maccabiah Games supported a Jewish family in the face of tragedy

Adam Henry, now a 20-year-old goalie playing Division I soccer at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, faced a terrible loss during a 2017 trip to Israel.

JULY 23, 2022ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA