The Maccabiah Games are known as the Jewish Olympics.  They are held in Israel every four years. Over 80 countries from around the world send delegations to take part in the Maccabiah games, making it the third largest sporting event in the world.

The 22 Maccabiah will take place in Israel June 30 - July 14, 2026*

*Dates are subject to change

Tentative travel dates:

Please find below the tentative dates of travel for the Maccabi Canada Delegation for the Games in the summer of 2026. These dates are TENTATIVE and will be confirmed by mid-September once the flights are confirmed with the airlines. 
 

The Maccabiah Games in Israel are scheduled to take place June 30-July 14, 2026.

Junior Delegation
Junior Departure from Toronto: Sunday June 28, 2026*
Junior Return to Toronto: Sunday July 19, 2026*

The Azrieli Israel Experience for our junior delegation will take place from July 14-19, 2026* after the conclusion of the Games.  

Open and Master Delegation
Open and Masters Departure from Toronto: Monday June 29, 2026*
Open and Masters Return to Toronto: Tuesday July 14, 2026*

*Dates are subject to change

Opening Ceremonies - TBC*
Closing Ceremonies TBC*

*Dates are subject to change

For information on the Participation Costs click HERE

Cost of Participation includes:

• Clothing package
• Competition uniform
• For Junior and Open Athletes ONLY - Round trip airfare from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tel Aviv
• Tentative - Training camps/practices with the team prior to departure
• Accommodations
• Transportation to competition venues and social events
• Security
• Medical care, including Canadian physicians and sports therapists 
• Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner (Masters – breakfast and dinner only)
• Competition entry
• Opening and Closing ceremony participation
• Day trips, parties and special events for delegation members.                                             
• Maccabi World Union accredited delegate’s participation fees                                                                                     
• Junior Delegation only: Israel Experience, 6 days touring sponsored by the Azrieli Foundation

To contribute to an athlete click HERE

To donate to a team click HERE

For information on Athlete Refunds and Cancellation Policy for the Maccabiah Games, July 2026, click HERE

If you have questions or need further clarification, please contact our office at accounting@maccabicanada.com 

All Junior and Open athletes are required to fly and stay with the delegation and are not allowed to make their own travel arrangements. Maccabi Canada will make the necessary flight arrangements for the Canadian delegation, and accommodations are assigned by MWU in Israel.  
Only athletes in “Masters” age (35 plus), who are competing in the Masters category, can opt out accommodations.  Masters flights are not included in the Master participation costs.

All Junior and Open athletes are required to fly and stay with the delegation and are not allowed to make their own travel arrangements. Maccabi Canada will make the necessary flight arrangements for the Canadian delegation, and accommodations are assigned by MWU in Israel.  
Only athletes in “Masters” age (35 plus), who are competing in the Masters category, can opt out accommodations.  Masters flights are not included in the Master participation costs.

Parents or family members of junior athletes cannot visit their children at the accommodation center, nor can they sign them out for family trips or visits during the Maccabiah.  Parents are encouraged to come and cheer on their children at the competition venues. Junior athletes are the responsibility of Maccabi Canada from June 28 or 29 returning to Toronto July 19 or 20, 2026**.

All athletes, parents and guardians must be familiar with and adhere to Maccabi Canada’s policies and Code of Conduct. There are no exceptions. 

*dates are subject to change.

Prospective athletes who are interested in being a part of the Canadian experience, please review the list of Sports Maccabi Canada is considering for the 22nd Maccabiah.  These sports are tentative and will depend on the interest from athletes and other countries.  Please read the Frequently Ask Question section carefully.

For more information please contact Ashley Kochman, National Athletic Director, at ashley@maccabicanada.com

To be part of the Scheinberg Family Canadian Delegation you must meet the following 3 requirements:
1. Provide proof of Canadian citizenship and/or has lived in Canada for a minimum of 6 consecutive months in the year of the games.
2. You must be Jewish to be eligible.  See Jewish eligibility criteria below.
3. You must meet requirements relevant to the sport for which you are nominating. For more information about standards and qualifications for each sport click HERE.

Jewish Eligibility Criteria:

Maccabi Canada invites all Jews, either by birth or by choice, to apply to participate as athletes in the Maccabiah Games.
For the purposes of the Maccabiah Games, our organization considers an athlete to be Jewish if they were:

a. born to at least one Jewish parent, or
b. were raised by at least one Jewish parent, or
c. Jews who went through a conversion by a Rabbi of any denomination to Judaism, or
d. Qualifies through the Law of Return: child and a grandchild of a Jew, the spouse of a Jew, the spouse of a child of a Jew and the spouse of a grandchild of a Jew, except for a person who has been a Jew and has voluntarily changed his religion and is not practicing another religion.

* If you believe that you have a unique situation that is not captured in our Jewish eligibility criteria, please contact Lee Mes, Executive Director, at lee@maccabicanada.com

*If you have any questions regarding the sports standard eligibility qualifications please contact Ashley Kochman, National Athletic Director, at ashley@maccabicanada.com.

For information on the age categories and sports for the Maccabiah click HERE

Yes, athletes can apply and tryout for more than one sport. However, the athlete must complete a separate application for each sport they are interested in trying out for. If selected for multiple teams / sports, the athlete will have to choose which team / sport they would like to compete in as athletes are only allowed to compete in one sport.

Each Head Coach and/or Manager for a specific team/sport will inform all athletes who have applied how the team is being selected.
For sports where tryouts are being held the tryouts dates have not been confirmed at this time.
 

For the list of sports click HERE.

Staff applications for the  Maccabiah Games are now closed.

If you have any questions related to:

• Sport staff, please contact contact Ashley Kochman at ashley@maccabicanada.com
• Communications or Medical staff, please contact Lee Mes at lee@maccabicanada.com

Only on-line submitted applications will be reviewed and ONLY those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

For information on Athlete Refunds and Cancellation Policy for the Maccabiah Games, July 2026, click HERE

If you have questions or need further clarification, please contact our office at accounting@maccabicanada.com 

Please refer to our Games Participation Costs and Policies

In order to be considered you will need to apply. The initial $40 application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances except if the sport is cancelled by the Organizing Committee.  Please note that when a tryout has taken place, and the sport is cancelled by the Organizing Committee, the application fee will be non-refundable.

Golf tryouts have an additional cost of $180 per person.

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