Come be part of the Albany/Schenectady JCC Maccabi Team!

The JCC Maccabi Games are Olympic-style games held every year for Jewish teens ages 13-16. 

This year our team is going to Richmond, VA to join over 1500 other Jewish teens from around the country and the world to compete in the games. 

Richmond will be offering the following sports to compete in.

v     Boys 16 & under Baseball                         

v     Girls and Boys 16 & under Basketball

v     Girls and Boys 14 & under Basketball      

v     Girls and Boys 16 & under 7 v 7 Soccer

v     Girls 14 & under 7 v 7 Soccer                    

v     Bowling                                     

v     Swimming                                          

v     Tennis

v     Table Tennis                                      

v     Dance

This is a fantastic experience to be part of a team and meet over 1000 other Jewish teens!  Each athlete will stay with 2 or 3 of your teammates at a host family from the Richmond area for the week.  Tournament style games will be played during the day and at night there will be evening social events.  Days of Caring and Sharing Mitzvah activities will happen during the week. Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, August 1^st will have a parade of athletes (we are usually the first delegation announced), Munich 11 Tribute, and so much more!

If you would like more information about the games, please contact Chris Belden, at the Schenectady Jewish Community Center, 377-8803, or Andrew Katz at the Albany Jewish Community Center, 438-6651. 

Chris Belden                                                          Andrew Katz

SJCC Sports & Wellness Director                        SAAJCC Director of Youth Services

377-8803                                                               438-6651 x 113

chrisb@schenectadyjcc.org                                 AndrewK@saajcc.org