FEB. 2019, ISSUE 2 WA MaccChatt All the news from Maccabi WA and our Club's Monthly E-Newsletter We consider it a privilege to be part of Maccabi WA and we hope all our members do too. We have an action packed year ahead with many new improvements and upgrades to benefit all of YOU our members. We hope you enjoy the newsletter . Page 1 - Welcome Page 2 - Carnival 2019 Page 3 - Carnival 2019 Page 4 - Carnival 2020 Page 5 - OAM x 2 for Macc WA Page 6 - Basketball Club Spotlight Page 7 - Soccer clinic Page 8 - Movie Night Page 9 - Walking Football Page 10 - Why Join Maccabi WA Page 11 - How to Join Page 12 - Membership Page 13 - Contacts Maccabi Office is now Unattended From 2019 the Maccabi WA Office will be unattended - but you can email [email protected] and receive an immediate response to your query. Our President and all our Executive are willing and active to help with all your needs. Maccabi WA Consititution Updated We have been working hard to update our constitution so that it is inline with the Association Act. Along with Maccabi Australia we set out to review our constitution to allow non-Jewish athletes to be participants at Jewish clubs, as well as changing our definition of what constitutes a member to include any child with a Jewish parent. General members of the clubs will now be determined by a leader of a congregation or synagogue , with the criteria being a child to a Jewish mother or father. We believe it is better to embrace participants with a Jewish background that are seeking to be included by us rather than send them to other clubs. Don't you agree? All our members will be send an invitation to attend a Special Meeting to review and vote on the new amendments. SYDNEY CARNIVAL 2 0 1 9 Carnival is over for another year and what a wild time they all had!!!. See below selection of photos from the week. We're very proud of our Carnival managers Belinda Wolpert and Dawn Ott, and Youth Leaders Sami Toister, Remi Missell, Danielle Musarra and Adam Altschuler who led our WA Team so well and all returned extremely tired but envigorated!! Follow their fun on insta: maccabiWA and our facebook Maccabi WA or click on the icons. SYDNEY CARNIVAL 2 0 1 9 PERTH CARNIVAL 2 0 2 0 Once again we have put our hands up to hold an awesome Carnival in Summer 2020. But we want to shake it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want to make Carnival More sport Older kids from interstate Shorter time span End of January no clash with camps And did we say....... more Competitive Sport?? What do you all think???????? Any Perth People who want to be on this committee and help us with our vision please email [email protected] Maccabi WA Award Nominations To nominate please email a brief CV to [email protected] 1. George Cohen Jewish Sportsperson of the Year (Outstanding Jewish Sportswoman or Sportsman of the year award) 2. Maurice Krasenstein Junior Sportsperson of the Year Award (Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportswoman or Sportsman of the year award in Junior category) 3. Joe Rosen Most Outstanding Performance by an individual or team playing for Maccabi WA (Senior) 4. Joe Rosen Most Outstanding Performance by an individual or team playing for Maccabi WA (Junior) 5. Ethel Finkelstein Rising Star Award 6. Ivan Sharp Administrator of the Year Award Two Past Presidents of Maccabi WA awarded OAM JOAN HILLMAN OAM JOAN Hillman has always embodied the volunteering spirit. After arriving in Perth in the early 1980s, Hillman began volunteering with Maccabi in 1989. “I got involved in Maccabi in Perth, and being the person that I am, I like to get involved in the whole show, which is why I got involved in Maccabi Australia, which included attending three Maccabiah Games,” said Hillman, who is now a life member of Maccabi Australia and sits on its board of governors. For her service to sports administration, Hillman has been awarded with an Order of Australia Medal. COLIN ROCKMAN OAM The Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) recipient began playing sport for Maccabi WA in the 1950s, and in 2016 he was inducted into the organisation’s Hall of Fame. In between he won administration awards, served two terms as president, chaired the Maccabi Trust, became a life member, and sponsored countless Maccabi WA events. Rockman currently leads a Jewish seniors group called Living in Retirement, whose 50 members meet weekly at the Maccabi WA headquarters in Yokine. He chaired the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) Council of Presidents in 2007/8 and is a life member and a former president of West Perth Football Club. Outside of sport, Rockman co-founded the WA Motor Industry Foundation, held leadership roles with local Rotary and Apex clubs, and he currently volunteers as a justice of the peace, and is the Perth Jewish representative on the Council of Christians and Jews of Western Australia (CCJWA). Rockman said he “humbly accepts” the OAM honour. ( wording from AJN) S p o t l i g h t on Maccabi B a s k e t b a l l Basketball is our fastest growing club thanks to all the hard work of Ronny Braunstein and Sharon Cherny and their dedicated committee. No break for them over the summer holidays...games were as normal and most players were able to make the games. Mid Season Update: Under 10's are 2nd on the ladder Under 16 Boys are 2nd on the Ladder Under 12 Boys and Girls are 2nd on the ladder. Basketball is for all ages and boys and girls, for any inquiries for the next season please see the website https://www.maccabiwabb.com.au/ or email [email protected]. Some photos of the kids in their new uniforms Click here to book for the clinic https://www.trybooking.com/BALYN Please contact Shane for registration details [email protected] Coming Soon Sunday March 3rd Outdoor Movie at Maccabi "Heading Home" The story of Team Israel A stirring story of sports, patriotism and personal growth, Heading Home charts the underdog journey of Israel's national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. After years of defeat, Team Israel is finally ranked among the world's best in 2017, eligible to compete in the prestigious international tournament. Their line-up included several Jewish American Major League players―Ike Davis, Josh Zeid and ex-Braves catcher Ryan Lavarnway―most with a tenuous relationship to Judaism, let alone having ever set foot in Israel. Their odyssey takes them from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem where they are greeted as heroes, to Seoul where they must debunk their has-been, wannabe reputations. With their Mensch on the Bench mascot by their side, the team laughs, cries, and does much soul- searching, discovering the pride of representing Israel on the world stage. Booking details coming soon Walking Football is coming to Maccabi for EVERYONE over 50 Details of a 'Walk Through' coming soon. To register interest email [email protected] Why Join Maccabi?? Maccabi WA exists to promote Jewish identity and continuity Connecting our Jewish and local communities through sport. Maccabi Australia is the largest Jewish grass-roots organisation in Australia, boasting a 90- year heritage, 35,000 supporters and more than 6,000 members ranging in age from 5 to 85 years across over 50 clubs. Every week participating in a Maccabi team provides an opportunity for Jewish children to connect and form lifelong friendships. Our event calendar includes an annual Junior Sports Carnival, participation in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, interstate sport challenges and Maccabi regional events. OUR VALUES By joining Maccabi you will have many fun-filled opportunities to play sport locally, throughout Australia, and perhaps, even in other places throughout the world! You will also meet new friends and learn what it means to be part of a team. As Maccabi is a Jewish organisation, there are certain timeless values that we believe are essential to your participation as a Maccabi team member. We encourage both parents and children to read the following list of values. Our hope is that they become an important reference point whenever you are involved with Maccabi sport. Respect This value incorporates respect for oneself, one's body, for others, for the rules and regulations, for sport and the environment. Related to sport, respect stands for fair play, to win with humility and for the fight against discrimination and any other unethical behaviour. Treat others as you wish to be treated. Teamwork We recognise that success and excellence can only be achieved and sustained by a deep commitment to working as a team and the practice of focusing on collective rather than individual effort and rewards. Compete with Passion and have fun Community We act consciously to inspire the trust of everyone whose lives we touch by modeling the highest standards of honesty and integrity. We carry our Jewishness with pride and behave in ways that make the Jewish community proud. Volunteerism We remain accountable to our members and value the work of the volunteers who define our organisation. Maccabi WA Has been in existence for over eighty five years fostering the sporting ambitions of the Perth Jewish community. Through that time it has grown into a strong and vibrant body that has achieved significant milestones both on the sporting fields and in its investment in the Maccabi Grounds In the last sixty years development of the Grounds has fostered the Maurice Zeffert Home, Carmel School and the Jewish Centre.