Advisory Board

Project Max is pleased to welcome Mirna Sayeh to our Athletic Advisory Board. Mirna is a Bethlehem-born basketball player who made history in 2023 as the first Palestinian woman to compete in Israel’s Women’s Basketball Premier League. After earning recognition as an MVP in the Palestinian league, she continued pushing her game forward in Jerusalem—and today plays with … [Read more...] about Mirna Sayeh – Professional Basketball Player

Michael Chayat is the founder of the Stronger Association, which uses martial arts to help at-risk youth from the ultra-Orthodox society in Israel get out of situations of risk, drugs, alcohol, crime and violence and to acquire education and professional skills. He trains and coaches capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, for which he has won a number of awards: first place for the … [Read more...] about Miki Chayat – Capoeira Martial Art Champion

Rabbi Erez Sherman is Co–Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, where he helps lead one of the nation’s premier Conservative congregations. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, he is a graduate of Columbia University and List College, with training in both music and Talmud. Rabbi Sherman directs Sinai Temple’s Israel engagement efforts—building relationships … [Read more...] about Rabbi Erez Sherman, Community Leader

Sagi Dovev — The Fighter Who Heals In every fight, there’s a moment when strength is tested — not by an opponent, but by life itself.Major Sagi Dovev, former IDF special forces officer and Krav Maga expert, has made that moment his mission. After years training Israel’s elite soldiers in close combat, Sagi now dedicates himself to a different kind of battle: rebuilding … [Read more...] about Sagi Dovev – Entrepreunur, Martial Arts Expert 

Sometimes, the bravest victories happen off the mat. In 2019, Iranian judo champion Saeid Mollaei was ordered by his government to lose on purpose—to avoid facing Israeli judoka Sagi Muki in the World Championships.Instead, Saeid chose integrity. He walked away from his country, risking everything to stand for what sport truly means. Fleeing to Europe, Saeid rebuilt his … [Read more...] about Saeid Mollaei, Olympic Medalist (Judo) And World Champion