Commemoration for the Israeli Olympic Athletes of 1972 should take place every year. Today, take 1 minute of silence. Learn, Remember, Reflect.

Israel Forever's Judi Felber has a love of Israel and a love for running. In this piece she tells us about Israel's robust running and sports culture, one that is not limited to location or population concentration.

Did you know that the origins of the Paralympics Games have a Jewish twist, that Israel sent a team to the first Paralympics Games in 1960 in Rome, and that Israeli actually hosted the games in 1968.

Israel will send its biggest delegation ever to compete this summer in the 2016 Olympic Games. Team Israel will consist of 47 athletes, 10 more than the delegation sent to the 2012 Summer Olympics. The group will compete with athletes from around the world in 16 sports.

Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal in judo at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first Israeli athlete to win a medal at the 2016 games.

Watch three Israeli Olympic athletes as they talk about representing Israel in the Olympics. See Olympic windsurfers Shahar Tzuberi and Gal Fridman as well as Judoka Arik Ze'evi.

There are athletes, and then there are Olympic athletes. And then there are Jewish Olympic athletes. When the 2016 Summer Olympics open Friday, we’ll of course be cheering the American athletes — all 555 of them, but we’re saving a special shout-out for some of the Jewish-American Olympians who have given the Tribe extra reasons to be proud this year.

The International Olympic Committee will erect a place for athletes to mourn family and friends at the 2016 Games in Rio, including the 11 Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

They gathered Sunday in sorrow and celebration, Jews saying a prayer for the 11 Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Jews rejoicing that they could raise prayerful voices in Russia, once the land of the pogrom.

Lt. Amit Danon was the Israeli national champion in rhythmic gymnastics when she enlisted in the IDF. After embarking on her path as a soldier, she decided to leave her previous life behind.

The sea is an inseparable part of all our lives. Love for the sea leads to love of the sport.

A group of 25 hard-training athletes in nine sports represented Israel at the Paralympic Games in London 2012.

I found something in Israel that I didn’t expect, Lacrosse, and I am proud and honored to be a part of Israel’s first women’s national lacrosse team.

Israeli judokas won five medals — including two golds — at European competitions. The results showed the depth, abilities and qualities Israeli judo possesses.

The Maccabiah movement is all about “building Jewish pride through sports. The time has come to start talking about Athletes who share a love and a commitment to Israel.

The Jewish-American gymnast, who performed her gold-medal winning floor exercise routine to 'Hava Nagila' at the 2012 London Olympics, will compete in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. What will be her theme in these games?

Aly Raisman made quite a statement by winning a gold medal and invoking the memory of the Israeli athletes killed 40 years ago in Munich.

Our goal remains to develop the sport in Israel. This means every Jewish baseball player on the globe is a prospect for Team Israel's squad.