Maccabiah (other)
Maccabiah may refer to: * Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport competition ** Maccabiah Games by year held ** Maccabiah sports, the sports played at the Maccabiah Games * Maccabiah Stadium See also * Maccabees (other) * Maccabeus (other) * Maccabi (other) A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabe ...

Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event helquadrenniallyin Israel.Nauright, p. 364. The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world, and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion. It is the third-largest sporting event in the world by number of competitors, with 10,000 athletes competing (after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup)."Levine inducted into Jewish sports hall as Maccabiah athletes feted at JC,"
''Ottawa Sun''.
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Maccabiah Sports
Maccabiah sports are official sports contested at the Maccabiah by the International Maccabiah Committee (IMC). Recent Maccabiah games included over 40 different sports. Structure Within the Maccabiah, four separate competitions take place: Junior, Masters, Open, and Paralympics. Junior games are open to any qualifying athlete of age 15 to 18 (depending on the event, as young as 13 years old might be able to qualify). The Masters games are designed for the older athletes from each deletion. Within the Masters games there are separate age classes. The open division is intended for the best athletes from each delegation and as such subject to the rules of the international governing body of that sport. The Maccabiah also hosts a paralympics division which hosts various paralympic and wheelchair sports. The paralympic swimming competitions at the Maccabiah cover all swimming stroke in the 50-meter and 100-meter events. The Maccabiah typically hosts a para table tennis competition ...
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Maccabiah Stadium
The Maccabiah Stadium ( he, אצטדיון המכביה ''Itztadion HaMakabiya'') was a football stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabiah Stadium was built in 1932 for the first Maccabiah Games and was filled to capacity for the opening ceremony. It was used by Maccabi Tel Aviv until 1969, when the team moved to the Bloomfield Stadium. See also *Levant Fair *Sports in Israel References {{Maccabiah Games 1932 establishments in Mandatory Palestine 1960s disestablishments in Israel Sports venues in Tel Aviv Defunct football venues in Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Maccabees (other)
The Maccabees were Jewish rebel warriors who fought against Ancient Greco-Roman Hellenization in the 2nd Century BC. Maccabees may also refer to: Music * The Maccabees (band), English indie rock band * Maccabeez, an affiliate group of the Wu-Tang-Clan Other * Books of the Maccabees, deuterocanonical books * Knights of the Maccabees, fraternal organization * Maccabees Building in Detroit, Michigan * Maccabees, a neighborhood patrol organization in Crown Heights, Brooklyn from 1964 to 1971 See also * Maccabi (other) * Maccabeus (other) * Maccabiah (other) * '' The Maccabaean'', early 20th century American magazine * Maccabaeans * The Maccabeats The Maccabeats are an American Orthodox Jewish all-male a cappella group. Founded in 2007 at Yeshiva University, Manhattan, New York, the 14-member group specializes in covers and parodies of contemporary hits using Jewish-themed lyrics. Their br ...

Maccabeus (other)
Maccabeus or Machabeus may refer to: * ''Maccabeus'' (worm), a sole genus of Seticoronarian priapulid worm * Judas Maccabeus, a Kohen (Jewish priest) who led a revolt against the Seleucid Empire * Gilla Mo Chaidbeo, Irish abbot (d. 1174), also known as Maccabeus or Machabeus * Rudolf, Count of Montescaglioso, also known as Maccabeus See also * Maccabees (other) * Maccabi (other) * Maccabiah (other) Maccabiah may refer to: * Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport competition ** Maccabiah Games by year held ** Maccabiah sports, the sports played at the Maccabiah Games * Maccabiah Stadium See also * Maccab ...