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Dylan Manfre

Jul 29, 2022, 6:43 AM

A dream come true for Goldberg & women’s hockey at Maccabiah

The US, Israel and Canada delegations came together for a picture after the inaugural women's hockey title game. Photo by Zach Gershman/Maccabi Media

JERUSALEM — The horn sounded and Canada erupted into cheers. Gloves and helmets were thrown across the ice at Pais Arena in Jerusalem on July 22. Canada won the inaugural women’s ice hockey gold medal at the Maccabiah defeating the...

Jul 20, 2022, 4:45 PM

Kearns family shares experiences on the ice in Israel

Evan Kearns (left) sitting next to his brother Kenneth Kearns (right) during the Unites States' hockey game against Team Europe. Photo by Dylan Manfre

JERUSALEM — Hockey runs deep in the Kearns family. Evan and his brother Kenneth played together at Colby College now two decades later, they are back on the ice in the 21st Maccabiah. Their young children were sitting in the...

Jul 19, 2022, 6:38 AM

Michael Gross’ passions shine at Maccabiah

Michael Gross gets to combine his passions at the 21st Maccabiah. Photo courtesy of Michael Gross

Michael Gross is filled with pride when he sits behind a microphone, clears his throat and reads names. What started out as a hobby for the California native is now one of his biggest passions: public address announcing. Gross was...

Jul 8, 2022, 6:16 PM

How Israel Connect reconnected my Jewish Identity in a day

One of our Maccabi Media mentors Marc Zumoff introduced me to a man named Bob Spivak. I didn’t recognize the name at first, but I quickly realized how much weight that name holds within the Maccabi USA community. Spivak conceived...

Jun 30, 2022, 5:42 PM

Judaism and Fencing – A Historical Past Time

Sarah Lurye did not attend a Jewish high school growing up and wanted to find a way to make friends of a similar background. She discovered her Jewish community when she took up the sport of fencing. Crowded fencing convention...

Jun 22, 2022, 9:30 PM

Jersey to Jerusalem: A journalist at the Jewish Olympics

Dylan Manfre covering a Rider women's basketball game. *(Andrew Xon/The Rider News, by permission)

Taps mic twice. *This thing on? Alright, cool. Let’s rock!" Shalom, everybody! What an incredible opportunity and privilege it is to chronicle the 21st Maccabiah. My sports writing has been recognized by the New Jersey Press Foundation and the Society...

Jun 21, 2022, 6:47 AM

Abby Meyers is Ready to Represent USA

Incoming University of Maryland guard Abby Meyers will represent Team USA's women's basketball open division in the upcoming Maccabiah. Photo Courtesy of Kyle Franko/The Trentonian

Abby Meyers’ college experience has been anything but traditional, taking her from three years at Princeton University which included an unexpected gap year abroad. The 2021-2022 Ivy League Player of the Year now plans on using her final year...

About Me

Dylan Manfre has a BA in Journalism from Rider University and is pursuing a Master's degree at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. He enjoys long-form feature writing and sharing pieces that would otherwise go untold. He has won multiple awards for his sports writing at the state and regional levels and considers covering the Maccabiah one of his biggest accomplishments.