Israel Connect
Maccabi USA’s Israel Connect program is a 6-day immersive journey focused on building connection to one’s own Jewish Identity, the American Jewish community, Israel, and global Diaspora Jewry. It has become the cornerstone of the US delegation’s 3-week Maccabiah experience. Thank you to our sponsors and supporters for helping make this possible, including: the JNF-USA Boruchin Center, the Seed the Dream Foundation, the Paul Singer Family Foundation, the Jewish Education Project/RootOne, and Maccabi World Union/Kfar Maccabiah.
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Mazel Tov to Juliet Schiff, Maccabi USA Lead Manager, for helping organize a successful Jewish Heritage Celebration for the Boston Red Sox last night.
On this Yom Haatzmaut, Maccabi USA joins in honoring the resilience and strength of the Israeli nation. Today, we stand in solidarity with our Jewish homeland, Israel, as it commemorates its independence and reflects on its journey of triumphs and challenges. Am Yisrael Chai! 🇮🇱 ...#YomHaatzmaut #IsraelIndependenceDay #MaccabiUSA 🕯️🇮🇱
Sergeant Yonatan Din Hayim, born into a Christian family in New York, chose to convert and immigrate to Israel, where he enlisted in the military. He tragically lost his life in battle in the Gaza Strip. His Jewish funeral, attended by his Christian family, was a moving ceremony. His brother spoke ...fondly of Yonatan's commitment to Israel. Similarly, Shir Eilat, a 20-year-old lookout officer from Kfar Shmuel, bravely defended her country until her last moment. Described as a beacon of light, her infectious laughter brought joy to all who knew her.
Rose Lubin, a 20-year-old from Atlanta, came to Israel alone two years ago. She enlisted in the IDF, served as a combat soldier, and on October 7, she went out armed to the entrance gate of Kibbutz Sa'ad in the Gaza envelope where she lived, in order to prevent infiltration by terrorists. She ...survived the massacre in the Gaza envelope, defended her kibbutz during a Hamas attack, returned immediately to her combat role, and was killed a month later in a terrorist attack in east Jerusalem "She is a true hero," said her friends and commanders. #rememberRose
📸 Join the excitement with our new social series, "Caption This"! 🎉 Explore our Maccabi USA photo vault and let your creativity shine by giving our picture of the week a fun title. Let's make memories together! 😄 #CaptionThis #MaccabiMoments
As we observe Yom HaZIkaron, Maccabi USA is highlighting just a few stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We recognize two ‘Lone Soldiers’ who chose to make Aliya and defend our Jewish Homeland as well as two members of our Maccabi Movement’s youth program, Maccabi Tzair who also ...fell in battle since October 7th