Tipping off new NBA season, Deni Avdija is looking to put ‘Israel on the...
Deni Avdija took one look at all of the members of the Israeli media on the Zoom screen armed with questions and joked that he was worried he’d miss the Washington Wizards team flight...
Israel to host French Super Cup soccer match with Messi, Neymar
The French Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG) and FC Nantes is scheduled to be held next week at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.
Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi will arrive with PSG....
Home run: Danny Valencia goes from the Sunshine State to the Jewish state
For most parents, having a son play on a Major League Baseball team would be a dream come true. For Danny Valencia’s parents, it isn’t quite enough.
Though proud of his baseball career, which has...
Did we need another Sandy Koufax?
The story of Sandy Koufax choosing not to pitch on Yom Kippur is one of the great narrative tales of modern American Jewish life. Depression-era slugger Hank Greenberg was also a role model for...
Israel’s under-20 basketball team takes home European title for second year in a row
The Israel under-20 men’s basketball team defeated Spain 92-84 to win its second consecutive European championship.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulated the team and told them, “You have done something incredible and have brought great...
Widow thanks Olympics for memorial event honoring victims of Munich massacre
An official memorial ceremony was held in Tokyo for the Israeli Olympic athletes who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
The event took place at Israel’s embassy in Japan on Sunday....
Phoenix Suns to retire jersey of former basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire
The Hebrew word lev, Hebrew for “heart,” has a numerical value in Gematria of 32. One of the professional basketball players who played with the most heart—the Israeli citizen and convert to Judaism Amar’e Stoudemire—is...
World-class ATP 250 tennis tournament returns to Israel after 26 years
In welcome news for Israel’s sports and tennis fans, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced its new tournament in the ATP 250 category: The Tel Aviv Watergen Open 2022 will take place in...
Israeli contenders rake in international gold medals
Judoka Peter Paltchik, 28, was crowned European Judo Champion on Nov. 21 in Prague. Tal Flicker won the silver medal.
Israeli windsurfer Yoav Cohen, 21, won the 2020 European Windsurfing Champion, held in Portugal on Nov. 24.
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World’s Largest Organized Jewish Youth Sports Event Continues with Opportunities for Inclusion, Volunteer Service
(Press Release) Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 6-11,...