Education

Education Department

MWU's Department of Education was established in 2003 and has set the global mission of strengthening the Movement's Jewish-Zionist Ideology and re-energizing the Jewish-Zionist educational dialog in Maccabi or Maccabi-affiliated structures.

The Department has the overall responsibility for MWU’s educational activity in Israel – including activities generated by the Department itself, as well as that of the MWU territorial Desks and significant educational initiatives in the Diaspora. The Dept. gives direction, attentively monitors and supervises the Movement's educational activity.

Education Network

In education and culture, Maccabi's circa 400 institutions worldwide offer a vast variety of activities: rikudei am, theatre, workshops on Jewish sources, contemporary texts, and a variety of activities for families and youngsters. In addition there are also Maccabi Tzair and Maccabi Youth Organization activities. Many Maccabi centers are, in a sense, “comprehensive community factories” fulfilling most of the needs of the local Jewish communities.

All these activities are coordinated by MWU's Department of Education and the Regional Departments from the World Headquarters at Kfar Maccabiah. On an international level, these Departments supply ideological tools. They also run advanced seminars, workshops and in-service training for counselors, coordinators, professional and lay leaders, and Directors-General.

Educational Programs

Short and long term programs are held for youth and students, as well as programs for adults and families. Advanced training adapted to various regional and communal needs are also conducted worldwide.

The Education Department is also involved in developing programs to combat anti-Semitism, Holocaust education and much else tailored to specific requests from various Jewish communities. The Movement's educational vision is to maintain a network enabling all Maccabi members to share and enjoy the great depth of creativity, accumulated knowledge and rich pedagogic experience of all Maccabi institutions around the world.