Now in our own backyard, a South Bay youth soccer league refuses to play on Shabbat.
Many observant families are thrilled.
Teams of the new Maccabi league practice during the week and play their games on Sundays. The league brings together players from North Peninsula Jewish Community Day School in San Mateo, South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale, Congregation Beth David in Saratoga and Congregation Shir Hadash and the Yavneh Day School, both in Los Gatos. The league, sponsored by the Addison Penzak Jewish Community of Greater San Jose, is not affiliated with the Maccabi Games. The league, which began games in March at the South Peninsula school field, now has 200 children. We stress fair play, good sportsmanship and teamwork.