North America
The North American Desk offers sports and educational programs throughout North America & Israel aimed at strengthening Jewish Identity, integration into the life of the Jewish communities, developing personal connections and strongly identifying with Israel.
Programming is in partnership with Jewish Community Centers Association (JCCA), Maccabi USA, and Maccabi Canada.
Some of its key events are: The JCC Maccabi Games held annually in August at multiple North American Jewish Communities; a week-long sporting event for Jewish teens 13-16, since 1982; the JCC Maccabi Israel programs (community tailored, summer and Birthright programs), designed to enrich and enhance the Jewish identity of North American Jewish teens and young adults in the context of Israel; and the Chanukah Torch Relay, in which a delegation from Maccabi Tzair, the Maccabi youth movement, visits Jewish communities in North America every year with the spirit and message of Chanukah.
