Mazel tov to our Award winners

Maccabi NSW Newsletter

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From the CEO

THANK you to everyone who came along on Monday night to support our Jewish athletes and volunteers at the Maccabi NSW Annual Jewish Sports Awards evening.

Due to the high calibre of nominees each year, it is always a tough decision to choose who takes home the trophy. Thank you very much to the judging panel for spending countless hours reviewing the nominees and pondering about who the winners should be.

To the winners - a hearty mazel tov to you! You should be very proud of yourselves and your phenomenal sporting achievements over the year.

For those that received nominations, but didn't win this year - remember that it is still a massive honour to be a nominee as it highlights how much you have excelled in the past year. Keep it up and we look forward to seeing your achievements when next year's Awards' evening rolls around!

Mick Vasin
CEO, Maccabi NSW

Message from the President
Mick Vasin

Features
Maccabi NSW's Night of Nights
Meeting Mr Baird
Frank Lowy Okay After Fall

Around the Grounds
Swimming
Basketball
Maccabi Hakoah Junior Football
Lawn Bowls
NSW Tenpin
Hakoah Sydney City East F.C.
Rugby

Maccabi Notices

Maccabi Junior Carnival
Junior Carnival Team Manager and Youth Leaders
Maccabi Australia Uniform Tender
No basketball this weekend

Community Notices

Kids Giving Back
Mount Sinai College

Maccabi NSW's Night of Nights

ON Monday 18 May 2015, we celebrated all of the fantastic achievements of Jewish sportspeople and volunteers within our community.

Held at Easts Rugby Club, 120 attendees had the honour of hearing President of Hakoah, George Farkas, talk about the future vision of White City.

Mazel tov to all of the winners -

Sportsman - Steven Solomon
Sportswoman - Jessica Fox
Master Sportsman - Michael Besser OAM
Master Sportswoman - Dafna Orbach
Junior Sportswoman - Deborah Greenbaum
Junior Sportsman - Richard Basckin

Team of Year - Under 11s Cricket Team
Club Administrator - Marissa Ely
Administrator of Year - Joel Weiner
Club of the Year - Touch Football

Maccabi Youth Leadership Award - Shayna Levitt and Yoni Hochberg

Maccabi Australia National Awards - Marissa Ely (National Club Administrator) Steve Solomon (National Open Sportsman) and Jessica Fox (National Open Sportswoman)

CLUB AWARDS (Only Maccabi NSW Club members can be nominated for these awards)

Maccabi Junior Club Sportsman - Josh Zwi
Maccabi Junior Club Sportswoman - Lara Kaplan
Maccabi Open Club Sportsman - Jarrod Bager and Jordan Mundell
Maccabi Open Club Sportswoman - Sophie Weisz
Maccabi Masters Club Sportsman - Michael Besser OAM
Maccabi Masters Club Sportswoman - Dafna Orbach

National Award for Club Sportsmen of the Year - Jarrod Basger and Jordan Mundell

Pictured: Joel Weiner (NSW Team Manager), Jessica Curtis & Jake Lees (Winners of the David Selinger Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship for Junior Carnival) Yoni Hochberg & Shayna Levitt (Winners of the Youth Board) with President, Danny Hochberg

View the photo gallery here

Photos by Noel Kessel/AJN

Meeting Mr Baird

OUR President, Danny Hochberg recently caught-up with Premier, Mike Baird, at the Communal Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebrations.

The Premier is a very likeable person who has a genuine interest in the welfare of our Jewish Community. In a short discussion he told us he was aware of Maccabi and very supportive of its role in the community.

We look forward working with the Premier and our local State Representative and Attorney General, Gabrielle Upton as they embark on a new term in Government.

Frank Lowy okay after fall

Sourced from J-Wire

FRANK Lowy appears to have survived his dramatic fall at Sunday’s A-League final.

He has issued a statement saying: “I want to thank everyone for the concern shown and support for me after my tumble at the Grand Final. I think everyone was as shocked as I was, but I’m grateful to be resting comfortably. I have a sore shoulder which might take some time to fully recover, but I should be OK."

Read the full story

Pictured: Frank Lowy (Henry Benjamin/J-Wire)

Swimmers success on the Road

KEEPING a winter tradition, Maccabi Swimming is hitting the road this May. Last weekend saw the senior competition group trek up to Toronto (near Newcastle, not in Canada) and this weekend we go west – to a two day event in Orange.

Also on Sunday, our youngest club member traveled a little less for his racing fix: Jayden Finucane swam at the Ryde Carlile Development Meet. Jayden scored a trifecta of Personal Bests (PBs) in the 6 years 25 metre events, finishing first in the backstroke and third in the freestyle.

Read the full report

Pictured: Jayden Finucane with his ribbons

Maccabi Lakers couldn't quite get over the line - Basketball

By Daniel Lemish

FACING off against long-time rivals, and previous Grand Final opponents, Throwback Cheetahs, what was always going to be a tough game was made more difficult by the absence through injury of star young guard Marcel Ninio.

Despite the best defensive efforts of subs Josh Berg and Brad Nissen, Maccabi eventually went down 74-83 in a physical clash that threatened to explode.

Read the full story

Read about more basketball results from the week

Pictured: Maccabi Lakers

New Uniforms for Under 6s and Under 7s - Hakoah Junior Football

By Ofer Greenberg

LAST week we saw our Under 6s and Under 7s receive their new uniforms! The boys were excited and we saw some fierce matches on our Sunday morning.

In the Under 7s Boys, we have six teams - Betar Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Natanya and Hapoal Beer Sheba.

This Sunday, you're welcome to join us for Kosher hot dogs and drinks at Christison Park. So come pop down from 8:30 am to watch our young boys and girls enjoy their football!

Read the full story

Read about the Under 10's fantastic match this week

Pictured: Betar Jerusalem team

Achievements on the Green - Lawn Bowls

By John Wineberg

Double Bay Mixed Pairs - The Semi Final of the Double Bay Mixed Pairs was won by Jack and Iris Kampel from Rene and Alan Saidman.

Seaforth Open Triples - Dafna Orbach and Peter Kurta were members of the triples team that won the Seaforth Open Triples Tournament.

Double Bay Major Pairs - The pairs teams of Michael Jackson/Eric Grusd, Gerald Weinberg/Arnold Javen, have progressed to the next round.

Read the full report here

Pictured: Jack Kampel

Great Achievements on the Lanes - NSW Tenpin

By Howard Silver

MAZEL tov to the following bowlers for their high scores this week:

Mascot

Phillip Levy bowled a 224 game - 57 pins above average
Michael Horowitz bowled a 144 game - 47 pins above average
Deidre Libbert bowled a 167 game - 40 pins over average
Howard Silver bowled a 169 game - 25 pins over average

Lidcombe

Leesa Abrams bowled 174 & 155 games — 45 & 26 pins above average
Kathy Passman bowled a 186 game —26 above average

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Under 12s take home 3 points - Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East F.C

THE Bankstown Berries kept the pressure on the Hakoah Under 12s throughout the game, but they had no way through the very organised Hakoah defence.

Hakoah defeated the Bankstown Berries 1-0 .

Read the full report

Read other reports from the week here

Blues dealt another blow - Rugby

By Yehuda Aharon

HAVING suffered a massive loss to Clovelly the week prior, the Maccabi ‘Blues’ Rugby team was determined not to allow a repeat against Menai. The game was tough, with Maccabi making great start in the first half but were let down by their fitness in the second half of the game.

Will Maccabi be able to redeem themselves against Fairvale/Lansvale this coming week?

Come down to Lyne Park this Saturday to see Maccabi play Fairvale/Lansvale. Kick off is back to its regular time of 3:15pm.

Read the full story

Pictured: Newcommer Gidon Butow makes his presence felt on the field

Maccabi NSW & Club Notices

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

JUNIOR CARNIVAL TEAM MANAGER
(& Youth Leaders)

Maccabi NSW requires a volunteer to take charge of our Junior Carnival Team competing in Sydney, 12-19 January 2016.

The successful applicant will have leadership skills and be highly motivated. You will be required to form a Management Team, promote the Event to all potential Jewish athletes between the ages of 12 and 16 and 11 months.

A good understanding of the Jewish Community and a relationship with the Jewish Day Schools would be beneficial.

If you are looking for a future role as a Maccabi leader, or need experience in the Sports Management arena – this will be a great stepping stone. The applicant will ideally be over 25 years of age.

ALSO SEEKING YOUTH LEADERS TO ACCOMPANY THE MANAGER

Please address any applications – with CV – to:

Danny Hochberg
President
Maccabi NSW
P.O. Box 3330 Tamarama 2026

or email:
info@maccabi.com.au

Applications close 24 May 2015

For more information call Mick Vasin on 0413 626 364
This is a Child Related Position and will be subject to a Working With Children Check. Prohibited Persons need not apply.

The Maccabi Australia uniform tender is now open!

If you're in the business of supplying uniforms and would like to be involved, don't miss the chance to submit your proposal to Maccabi Australia.

Tender closes 25 May 2015. Please email jonathan@maccabi.com.au prior to this date for further information and a copy of the Tender Information Document.

Community Notices

Register now for COOK4GOOD: Mums + Girls

Sunday 31 May 2015

A Kids Giving Back volunteer program for girls age 12 - 16 and their mums. Join us in making a difference to someone else's life.

Cook4Good participants will cook approximately 350+ nutritious meals and deliver to recipients in need. 12 noon - around 4pm including cooking and food delivery.

COST: $40 per person covers the cost of ingredients supplied by OBK plus a snack. Pre-Registration necessary - numbers strictly limited
REGISTER HERE

Check out our very cool short video to see mums and girls shaking it up in the kitchen last year

We hope you enjoyed this Maccabi Newsletter
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