For the very first time, the JCC Maccabi Games/ArtsFest took place in Israel this summer. Over 1,000 Jewish teens from three continents participated in the two-week event, traveling from northern Israel to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. In addition to sports competitions and arts performances, the teens took part in a community-service project in Kiryat Shmona, a town near the Lebanon border that suffered extensive damage during the last war; spent Shabbat with Israeli host families in their P2K communities; and met other Jewish teens from North America, Israel, and South Africa. It was an extraordinary experience for everyone involved, and it required tremendous cooperation from partner organization Maccabi World Union as well as the 50 communities that sent their kids to participate. Here are photos from the scene:
















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