Mid-Atlantic Mini & Junior Maccabi Games

Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 4, 2025.

May the 4th be with you!  

The Mini and Junior Maccabi Games are a one-day sporting event for Jewish athletes ages 9-12. Athletes from the Mid-Atlantic region gather for this exciting tournament every May. These Games are modeled after the International JCC Maccabi Games® and will include an Olympic style opening ceremony and a mitzvah project benefiting a local organization.  

Athlete must be 9 years old as of August 1st, 2025 and no older than 12 years old as of August 1st, 2025

Parents and spectators can join the adventure and cheer on their athlete—may the Force be with their game!

Click to Fill Out Interest Form

Tentative Tournament Schedule:

5:00 am – Bus departs Moise Safra Center
7:00 am – Athletes arrive at Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, NJ
8:00 am – Olypimic-style opening ceremony
8:45 am – Depart to athletic venues
9:30 am – Tournaments Begin!
11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Lunch Break
1:30 pm – Competition Continues
5:00 pm – Tournament Concludes and Bus departs back to the Moise Safra Center
7:00 pm – Arrival at the Moise Safra Center

Schedule subject to change

Donate and Sponsor an Athlete:

Did you participate in Maccabi and had a life-changing experience? Do you want to ensure that all teens have that same experience? Help us create life-long memories for our athletes at this year’s Games!

To donate to the Moise Safra Center Delegation, click here and write in the description “For Team Moise Safra Center- Junior Maccabi 2025.”

Thank you to those who have made Moise Safra Center Maccabi possible and thank you in advance to those who continue to show their support.

Mid-Atlantic Mini & Junior Maccabi Games