2007 Maccabi Games & The Western Wall

Jewish Athletes Come for Competition and Walk Away With Kotel Pictures

While this year's JCC Maccabi Games in Houston brought together Jewish athletes from all over the country, the Chabad-Lubavitch booth at “Hang-time” took them to Israel in front of a backdrop of the Kotel by letting the boys put of tefillin many of them for the first time, while girls got a “Friday light” kit to light Shabbat candles with a neat charm necklace for when they get home. A hands-on Living Legacy Torah Factory was also provided.

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