Maccabiah

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.

Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrating.
MAXIM HERKIN'S family watches his release from Gaza this week at Kfar Maccabiah.

Maccabi World Union hosts released hostages, families 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


Morris Kahn: Honorary Maccabiah president is a modern Maccabean hero

From Kahn’s successes in the world of business he was able to dedicate more of his life to his true calling: helping people and the environment.

BEIT YANAI Beach, 2017

Grapevine: The rule of law vs the court of public opinion

The reason that it was so important to him to convey the Kaddish to Sharansky was because it was the Kaddish that had opened his own eyes and his heart to his heritage.

Natan Sharansky

Center Field: Don't shout 'racist' in an inflamed political context

Closing ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah

IN PICTURES: Maccabiah ends with spectacular ceremony

The 20th edition of the Jewish Olympics come to a close after two weeks of exciting competition

The 20th Maccabiah came to an end last night with a spectacular closing ceremony in Latrun.

Maccabiah game action concludes ahead of closing ceremony

Finals were played across the country, including in Jerusalem, Ra’anana, Netanya, Kibbutz Gezer, Ramat Gan and Tiberius.

Delegations take part in the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial Jewish sports extravaganza which takes place in Israel, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem July 6, 2017.

Athletes make last medal pushes

There will be finals played across the country, including in Jerusalem, Ra’anana, Wingate Institute, Kibbutz Gezer, Ramat Gan and Tiberius.

Israel’s handball team (in white) defeated Brazil 33-25 in the Maccabiah final on Friday.

US Olympic swimmers revel in Maccabiah experience

The US met its match in the race, for its three Olympic athletes and incredible fourth swimmer, 53-year-old Alexander Blavatnik, were competing against an all-Olympic Israeli team.

AMERICAN SWIMMER Anthony Ervin was one of the feel-good stories of the 20th Maccabiah Games. The four-time Olympic medalist picked up three more golds in Israel last week.

Dorozhon wins javelin gold, secures spot in World Championships

Dorozhon’s Olympic dream ended in tears last summer after she just missed out on a place in the Rio Games.

Israeli rower Dani Fridman won his second gold medal of the 20th Maccabiah yesterday, finishing first in the singles sculls in the Kinneret.

US Maccabiah Swimming Team takes Gold in the 400m Men's Medley

The US Maccabiah swimming team shares sage wisdom after winning gold in several races, including a 400 meter men's medley featuring three Olympic athletes.

Delegations take part in the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial Jewish sports extravaganza which takes place in Israel, at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem July 6, 2017.

Ervin wraps up Maccabiah experience with two more gold medals

American Olympic champion Anthony Ervin claimed his first gold medal of the 20th Maccabiah in the first day of competition on Sunday, winning the 100-meter freestyle final.

American swimmer Anthony Ervin (center) poses on the podium with fellow medalists, Israelis David Gamburg (left) and Alexi Konovalov, after winning his first gold medal of the 20th Maccabiah last night, finishing first in the 100-meter freestyle final at the Wingate Institute