In honor of World Children’s Day, the Maccabi Foundation made sure to find a way to mark the day as international as possible for a youngster from the United States. Michoel Yosef Beyderman from Brooklyn, New York came to Israel for his Bar Mitzvah and especially wanted to celebrate this special event with a trip to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The MTAFC Foundation helped surprise the 13-year old with a chance to meet some of the Yellow & Blue stars from around the world including Nick Blackman from England, Tino Susic from Bosnia, goalkeeper coach Shura Uvarov who is originally from Russia, Daniel Lifshitz born in Sweden, Israeli Or Dasa Israel and of course Aaron Schoenfeld, Maccabi’s resident American.

After meeting the players, Beyderman took part in a Foundation trial and after passing his test with flying colors came to the Maccabi office’s to sign a special Lifetime Contract with the Foundation as a Good Deeds Ambassador and was presented with an official match jersey with his name and number.

Upon signing with the Foundation, Beyderman commented:
“I’m very happy to have joined the Maccabi Foundation and I want to thank my parents for raising me well. I’m looking forward to excelling in all of the challenges ahead of me.”

He also spoke about the importance of helping others and becoming a better person:
“My goal in life is to help people and give them the opportunities that I have been given. I enjoyed learning how to be a better person and footballer thanks to the Maccabi Foundation.”

Marking his Bar Mitzvah in Israel:
“Israel is the holiest place and the best part about visiting Israel for my Bar Mitzvah is that I am with my people.”