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

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

  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

 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


Israel to offer special benefits for Maccabiah athletes that decide to make aliyah

Among the benefits offered to them is assistance with scholarships for university studies and a special 150-hour course for learning professional Hebrew.

 Entrance to the Kfar Maccabiah.

Ezer Mizion and the ‘Jewish Olympics’ join together for the first time

Win a medal at the Maccabiah Games and give a sample of your bone marrow to save lives.

 A swimming venue at Kfar Maccabiah.

Australia's ambassador discovers Israel before Maccabiah

Come on out and support the Aussies while they’re in town, and celebrate the incredible athletes from Down Under.

 THE AMBASSADOR meets at the final stage of his bike trek with Prime Minister Yair Lapid outside the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, before Lapid became premier.

Ahead of Maccabiah, Israeli tech and sports steal the spotlight

Blockchain-based platform LEAP leverages NFTs to help disadvantaged youth athletes gain recognition

DELEGATIONS FROM 85 countries gather at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Maccabiah Games

Israel prepares for Maccabiah, 2022's largest world sporting event - interview

About 10,000 athletes from dozens of countries competing in the 21st Maccabiah Games will participate in 42 sporting events watched by tens of thousands of spectators. Here's how.

 Young athletes arrive at Kfar Maccabiah.

Ahead of the 21st Maccabiah Games, explore photos from ‘Jewish Olympics’ history

Every four years, 10,000 or so athletes — mostly Jews, plus Israelis — descend upon Israel for the Maccabiah Games, the world’s largest Jewish athletic competition, called the Jewish Olympics.

 AN ISRAELI cyclist aims for Maccabiah glory.

Maccabi World, LEAP to find Jewish athletes in new deal

The Web 3.0-based sports gaming platform, available through a collaboration with Maccabi World an LEAP aims to find, expose and boost Jewish athletes worldwide.

 (L-R) Omri Lachman, CEO and parter of LEAP and Amir Gissin, deputy CEO of Maccabi World Union.

Grapevine: Busy city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 TRAFFIC SLOWS on Begin Road.

Ian Kinsler switches from Team Israel star player to coach for 2023 World Baseball Classic

The Jewish 14-year MLB veteran played for Team Israel in the 2020 Olympics that were held last year, telling the JTA at the time that his goal was to raise the sport’s profile in Israel.

 Ian Kinsler played for Team Israel at the Olympics in Tokyo after 14 MLB seasons.

Grapevine June 26, 2022: It takes a village

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DELEGATIONS FROM 85 countries gather at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Maccabiah Games