The Maccabi Experience: What It Means to Jewish Teens, AZ Jewish Post

The Maccabi Experience: What it Means to Jewish Teens, AZ Jewish Post

Yael Shapiro On July 27, close to 1000 teenagers arrived in Tucson, Arizona, for a week of sports. The JCC Maccabi Games, an annual sports competition for young Jews, attracts teens from around the world. While the experience focuses on athletics, the sense of Jewish community that can be found here is like no other. Maccabi uses a set of values to direct its mission: Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), Kavod (Respect), Rina (Joy), Ga’ava (Pride)…

JCC Maccabi Games set for Tucson, Pittsburgh

The opening ceremony of the 2024 JCC Maccabi Games in Detroit, July 28, 2024. Photo courtesy of the JCC. By DAVID WISEMAN JNS At a time when Jewish identity around the world—especially in the United States—has been challenged more than ever, the 43rd JCC Maccabi Games come at a very welcome time. Ever since they