The 2013 JNF-KKL leadership Conference brought to Israel delegates from around 40 countries around the world, from as far away as New Zealand and Australia and close like Greece and Morocco. During the 5-day conference the delegates learned about issues that need immediate attention with some already receiving immediate pledges from various delegates.
The Group of 18, the big donors of the Maccabiah games, took some time off to plant a new forest in the area where the ancient Maccabees used to reign thousands of years ago.
And with a planting of a new forest the idea to make this the Maccabiah forest where every 4-years as the games go on the athletes will come and bring the eternal spirit of the Jewish people from all around the world.
A unique call for all foodies to experience 48-hours of exploring Jaffa’s top restaurants from the inside, get tips from the chefs on cooking and most importantly taste all the menu especially made for you and a small group of about a hand full of culinary fans just like you… This is “Restaurants from Within” is all about.
And with the international beer tasting workshop we finished our very busy day of restaurant hoping. The organizers promise to come back with a new bunch of restaurants in the winter so start booking your flights.
Exactly 60-years ago Hugh Hefner published the first Playboy magazine. After 30 different languages the magazine is published in, it is now finally time for the 31st language to be Hebrew. Now the big question is going to be can a man’s magazine like Playboy be profitable in a country like Israel?
It still remains to be seen if Israel in 2013 is open and liberal enough to embrace Playboy, after all most people buy the magazine just for the articles only!!!
So the big moment has finally arrived. Behind me are the 80 delegations that are about to march into Teddy stadium to officially open the 19th Maccabiah.
As the delegations got ready to march into Teddy Stadium it looked like a big Jewish United Nations with thousands of athletes eagerly waiting to proudly represent their home country for the first time ever.
And so the largest opening ceremony in Israel’s history is over and the biggest sporting event in Jewish history, the 19th Maccabiah is officially open.