Maccabi
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The word Maccabi used to refer to one of the Maccabees
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel army who took control of Judea, which had been a client state of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 164 BCE to 63 BCE, reasserting the Jewish religion, expanding the boundaries of the Land of Israel and reducing the influence...

, whose story has become synonymous with courage, success and victory. Nowadays, several Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i and Jewish organisations carry this name:
  • Maccabi (sports)
    Maccabi (sports)
    Maccabi may refer to:* The Maccabi World Union, Maccabiah Games or any one of the following sport organizations around the world:...

    , international sports association
    • :Category:Maccabi, member associations
  • Maccabi Sherutei Briut
    Maccabi Sherutei Briut
    Kupat Holim Maccabi, is the second largest health maintenance organization in Israel. It was founded in 1941 by Jewish doctors who immigrated to Palestine from Germany as an alternative to the health-care program of the Histadrut....

    , an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization
  • Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries Ltd.
  • Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel
  • Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation attempting to clear Arab forces blocking the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

See also

  • Maccabees (disambiguation)
    Maccabees (disambiguation)
    Maccabees were Jewish rebels against Hellenization in the 2nd Century BCE.Maccabees may also refer to:*Books of the Maccabees, deuterocanonical books*Knights of the Maccabees, fraternal organization*The Maccabees, British band...

  • :Category:Cultural depictions of the Maccabees
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