Maccabiah

Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv

Organized by Maccabi World Union, the festival is designed to bring Israelis closer to the Maccabiah experience while providing a family-friendly destination during the school break.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
EXPO TEL AVIV will be the venue for the 'Maccabiah City' sports festival ahead of this summer's Games, which open on July 1. (Maccabiah/Courtesy)
MONTANA TUCKER will perform and help lead the athletes’ parade during July’s Maccabiah Opening Ceremony at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.

Montana Tucker, Netta Barzilai to headline Maccabiah Games opening

The ceremony will combine music, sports, and Jewish unity, featuring thousands of athletes from dozens of countries marching into Teddy Stadium.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
No. 38: Larry Frank playing for Vanderbilt University.

The Maccabiah Games’ crucial role in shaping Zionism and aliyah

Since the quota for olim had been cut by the British, the Maccabiah offered a great opportunity to come but not leave.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrating.

Maccabi Tel Aviv rallies, downs Jerusalem in State Cup semis

With a 94-85 win, Maccabi Tel Aviv advanced to the State Cup final, which will take place on Thursday night. The yellow-and-blue will meet the winner of the Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel HaEmek clash.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

This week in Jerusalem: Let’s build

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JULY 24, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR
JERUSALEM SUMMER school is in session.

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
After soccer player Adam Henry lost his mother Judy, the Maccabiah Games helped comfort the family with an honorary gold medal.

Israel advances to U18 baseball gold-medal game in thriller over Canada

Israel and Canada in action in Thursday’s Maccabiah under-18 semifinal at Ra’anana’s Ezra Schwartz Memorial Field

JULY 21, 2022ByALDEN TABAC
Picture of Team Israel vs Team Canada

Maccabiah athletes roll with the punches

Wheelchair Basketball competitors discuss the Games’ uniqueness and Israel’s role as perpetual host.

JULY 21, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Maccabiah Wheelchair Basketball story by Joshua Halickman on page 11 – Pictures of member of Team USA Maccabiah Wheelchair Basketball delegation.

Much more than sports: Maccabi Europe’s dedication to helping Ukrainian refugees

“To this day, Maccabi is still helping people get out of Ukraine and getting them situated," Renberg said.

JULY 20, 2022ByALDEN TABAC
COMPETITORS FROM Ukraine and the US compete during the fencing competition at the 14th European Maccabi Games in 2015 in Berlin.

USA men’s hoops maintains Maccabiah dominance

Time and again, the buzzer went off on the Australians’ shot clock due to the Americans’ crippling pressure and intense backcourt defense.

JULY 19, 2022ByJULIA ROBBINS
AUSTRALIA WAS overmatched against Team USA in Maccabiah men's basketball action, but still played with heart in a 77-42 defeat.

Time to show the world a united Jewish front with Maccabiah Games - editorial

About 5% of Maccabiah athletes choose to immigrate to Israel in the months after the Games.

JULY 17, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Maccabiah Opening Ceremony

Maccabi Media opening doors for young Jewish journalists

The specialized program features 14 highly skilled students and aspiring sports media professionals.

JULY 15, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
THE MACCABI MEDIA PROGRAM gives aspiring journalists an opportunity to gain valuable on-the-ground experience in a variety of skills.

Lights-out opening of 21st Maccabiah

Coined as “The Jewish Olympics,” performances and appearances from US President Joe Biden and Israel’s biggest stars were overshadowed by the captivating sense of Jewish, Zionistic pride.

JULY 14, 2022ByMARCELA HOMSANY, ALDEN TABAC, ARIELLA ROITMAN
Joe Biden is surrounded by Israel President Isaac Herzog (left) and Prime Minister Yair Lapid as he waves to the crowd during Thursday night’s opening ceremony of the 21st Maccabiah at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, which welcomed more than 10,000 athletes from Israel and around the world

21st Maccabiah Games kick off amid much fanfare

This year's Games are expected to be the world's largest sporting event for the year 2022. 

JULY 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden poses with the US athletes at Teddy Stadium, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022