http://www.maccabi.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Maccabi World Union's "Maccabi Business Forum" launched it's new site on March 1, 2010. Check it out at http://www.MaccabiBusinessForum.org. About The Maccabi Business Forum The Maccabi Business Forum is dedicated to creating a worldwide community of Jewish professionals, business leaders and executives who have a strong desire to connect to Israel and ... http://www.maccabi.org/homepage_gallery/maccabi-business-forum-launches-new-site/ Maccabi World Union announced the winners of the 2009 Maccabiah photo contest today. Dror Einav of Ra'anana, Israel, took first prize with his creative photo of the Dutch Field Hockey team and their shadows, winning a Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball signed by the teams players. Joshua Fox, of Maryland and Joey Lawrence of Washington, ... http://www.maccabi.org/uncategorized/winners-of-18th-maccabiah-photo-contest-announced/ The Maccabiah athletes have now won their medals, countries have celebrated, countries have cried, and now athletes and audiences alike are making their way home. But the athletes aren't the only ones returning with awards and glory. 11 Maccabi World Union (MWU) activistsfrom around the world are also basking in ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/bringing-home-the-yakir-bernie-gold/ The Maccabiah athletes have now won their medals, countries have celebrated, countries have cried, and now athletes and audiences alike are making their way home. But the athletes aren't the only ones returning with awards and glory. 11 Maccabi World Union (MWU) activists from around the world are also basking ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/bringing-home-the-yakir-zvi-shur/ For the UK Maccabi team, this year's Maccabiah was not just about the medal count. On July 20th, the team met with Noam Shalit, father of captive soldier Gilad Shalit. The evening consisted of a question and answer session in which Mr. Shalit spoke about his son's captivity and urged ... http://www.maccabi.org/uncategorized/noam-shalit-meets-with-uk-team/ For the athletes and spectators at the 18th Maccabiah, the experience lingers long after the last stadium light has been turned off, the last piece of confetti swept away. For those who experienced it, the 18th Maccabiah was not just a sporting event, but a life-event, an introduction to Judaism ... http://www.maccabi.org/homepage_gallery/jewish-continuity-and-zionism-are-the-names-of-the-game/ While in Israel for the 18th Maccabiah, the Committee of 18, a group of Los Angeles philanthropists dedicated to promoting and supporting the Maccabiah - financially, technically and emotionally - had the chance to visit an Israeli air force base and meet the young men and women who help keep ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/philanthropists-from-la-visit-air-force-base/ Ever wonder about the secret engine powering Maccabi World Union allowing it to time and again organize and run successful sporting events in Israel and the world over? Maccabi's secret is its dedicated volunteers who donate their time and energies to helping Maccbi events - specifically this year's 18th Maccabiah ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/mwu-runs-on-volunteerism/ The Maccabiah athletes have now won their medals, countries have celebrated, countries have cried, and now athletes and audiences alike are making their way home. But the athletes aren't the only ones returning with awards and glory. 11 Maccabi World Union (MWU) activists from around the world are also basking ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/bringing-home-the-yakir-jeanne-futeran/ Used to training for sports activities, a number of Maccabi athletes began training of a different sort this summer - taking part in an abridged version of gadna, a program which prepares Israeli youth for their mandatory military service. While in Israel to take part in the Maccabiah, a number of ... http://www.maccabi.org/featured/maccabiah-athletes-get-a-taste-of-the-idf/