Maccabiah

Maccabiah milestone: Taiwan’s official 2026 delegation embodies growing ties with Israel - opinion

Taiwan and Israel are separated by thousands of kilometers, yet our societies recognize something in each other. Both are energetic democracies with innovative economies.

|ByYA-PING (ABBY) LEE, JEFFREY D. SCHWARTZ
Jewish Taiwan Cultural Association (JTCA).
Gymnasts compete during the Israeli Gymnastics Championships and the Maccabiah Gymnastics Championships at Pais Arena in Jerusalem, July 10, 2026.

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.”

|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Sir Joshua Hassan CBE, MVO, QC, JP, Chief Minister of Gibraltar at his desk.

Grapevine July 15, 2026: A tribute to her father

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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

Rejecting reports of a dismissal, the Prime Minister's Office said Basad's departure was unrelated to any specific incident and stemmed from personal reasons.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Maccabiah 2025 celebrates continued commitment to advancing women in sports

Over 3,200 women are expected to participate in this year’s Maccabiah, with the goal of full gender equality by 2029.

MARCH 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
OVER 3,200 women are expected to participate in this year’s Maccabiah, with the goal of full gender equality by 2029.

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

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

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
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.

DECEMBER 24, 2024ByRABBI LEON A. MORRIS
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.

DECEMBER 10, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
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.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
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. 

JUNE 3, 2024ByDANIEL BEN-TAL
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.

JANUARY 3, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
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.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
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.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
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

NOVEMBER 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF