Ahead of the 2026 Maccabiah Games, an event often called the “Jewish Olympics” and the largest Jewish sporting competition in the world, which are set to begin next week, social media influencer, dancer, and singer, Montana Tucker expressed her excitement to be hosting the delegation parade at the event and said that the games were taking place at a critical point for the global Jewish community.
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Young Sheldon star Montana Jordan marries Jenna Weeks in cowboy-themed wedding
Young Sheldon‘s Montana Jordan is married!
The 22-year-old actor, who starred as Sheldon’s older brother, Georgie Cooper in the series and spin-off sequel Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, married partner Jenna Weeks in Texas on June 21.
The pair’s nuptials were “classic cowboy” themed, with them telling PEOPLE they knew they wanted their special day to be “memorable and intimate”.
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Montana told the publication he let Jenna “steer the boat” on wedding planning as he wanted her to have her perfect day.
”Family is really important to us, and being surrounded by them fills our cup,” Jenna said.
“I didn’t have any must-haves other than having our families celebrate with us,” Montana added.
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Among the 200 guests were Montana’s co-stars Emily Osment, Rachel Bay Jones, Will Sasso, Jessie Prez and Raegan Revord.
“I’m excited to experience life with my best friend and our beautiful children,” Jenna told PEOPLE.
“Hopefully one day we are sitting on a porch swing together watching our kids with their kids and reminiscing on all the memories we created together.”
Montana and Jenna met four years ago during a chance encounter at country music star Cody Johnson’s concert when they were both 18 years old.
They were each with their families at the show, and happened to find themselves next to each other.
“The rest is history,” Jenna said.
The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Emma Rae in May 2024.
Montana proposed to his new wife on their Texan property in January, sharing a loving tribute to Jenna as he announced the news on Instagram.
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“To the Woman I love most. You are the light of my life, Sweetheart. I love you to the moon and back a million times and more. I can’t wait to see what the future brings for us and our family,” he shared.
Montana played Sheldon’s older brother, Georgie Cooper in Young Sheldon, the spin-off prequel to the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
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The young star’s breakthrough came when he beat out almost 10,000 others for the role of Jaden in the Jody Hill directed film The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. At the time Jordan was just 12 years old and had no prior acting experience.
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Since 2024, he has reprised his role as Georgie in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, the third TV series in the Big Bang Theory franchise.
The series focuses on young parents Georgie and Mandy, played by Emily Osment. The duo navigate the challenges of adulthood, parenting, and marriage while raising their young family in Texas.
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Social media star Montana Tucker to host Maccabiah Games delegation parade | The Jerusalem Post
“Israel has gone through a lot, Israelis have gone through a lot, Jews have gone through a lot around the world,” Tucker told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. “What’s going on is not just happening in Israel; it’s really happening all around the world with our Jewish community. So, an event like the Maccabiah Games is showing the world that we are strong, we are united, and we don’t give up, and we keep fighting.”
According to Maccabiah, the games bring together more than 10,000 athletes from at least 80 countries in Israel every four years to compete in over 45 sports. The Maccabi World Union says the games are the second-largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics.
The 2026 Maccabiah Games, the 22nd of their kind, were initially scheduled for last year but were postponed due to the security situation involving Iran and its regional proxies.
“This was supposed to happen last year, and about a month away, we had to cancel it due to the war,” Tucker recalled. “And so I am so grateful that it is happening this year, because we truly do need this now more than ever.”
She also said she was excited to debut her new song “We’re Not Strangers” at the event.
“It’s all about unity and building bridges and bringing people together. And some of the lyrics say ‘we may pray to different saviors, but we’re not strangers,’” she told the Post. “Our world is so divided right now. I think that we really just need to come together and have more unity and compassion and understanding of one another. And if we really talk to people who look differently than us, act differently than us, have a different religion than us, we’ll realize we’re actually more similar than we think.”
Montana Tucker: Sport ‘truly unites the world’
Sports, she said, was an ideal method to build these bridges, adding she viewed it as something that “truly unites the world.”
The Maccabiah Games this year, though, will be the first since the Hamas-led massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The attacks sparked a regional eruption with Israel fighting wars against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Islamic regime in Iran.
“We always have to talk about what happened on October 7,” Tucker said. “We should never stop talking about it. And I think it is so important that Maccabiah is utilizing this platform to talk about it. I know they actually have a former hostage, Daniella Gilboa, who’s going to be performing, which is so powerful.”
Tucker also highlighted the value of the games, saying they were a powerful tool to dispel disinformation about the Jewish state.
“What’s shown on the news nowadays is just all the negativity. Most of it is just propaganda and lies about what Israel is, and I think the Maccabiah just debunks every possible propaganda and lie about Israel,” she said. “When people say the word ‘Israel,’ it comes with so many different connotations, and I think we can show them this. This is Israel. This is what being Jewish means.”
A key element in showing the world what Israel and being Jewish mean, she reiterated, meant showcasing Jewish unity at a time when, in the wake of the October 7, the global Jewish community has faced a worldwide rise in antisemitism.
The games themselves are being held under the slogan, “More Than Ever,” according to Maccabiah, to emphasize “the importance of strengthening the bond between [Jewish] communities worldwide and the State of Israel.”
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We cover lots of hard news here at The Drive. Y’know, the stuff that keeps you updated on the automotive industry and enthusiast scene. Other times, we don’t. Other times, we write silly car-related stuff because it’s fun. This is one of those times. A giant banana recently got pulled over in Montana, and as the Cowboy State Daily put it, it wasn’t its first time.
According to the Montana State Police, the giant banana car and its driver, Steve Braithwaite, were pulled over near Billings because part of the license plate was blocked. He did not receive a ticket. Also, the plate reads “SPLIT.”
“We’ve stopped speeders, distracted drivers, and even a few unusual vehicles… but this one definitely stands out.
The Big Banana Car was stopped cruising near Billings today. While it may be apPEALing, traffic laws still apply to fruit. 😎 🍌
Safe travels, Montana,” said the Montana State Police’s Facebook page.
According to the report, Braithwaite has been pulled over hundreds of times over the decade he’s been driving his banana car across the country. In fact, he believes that during the first few years he had the thing, he was one of the most frequently pulled-over men in America.
“Driving around in a banana and having all these people, all these smiles and waves, affects me. It actually does something fantastic,” he told the outlet.
He even claims to have been pulled over once for “peeling out,” which was, of course, a joke.
Another report claims that Braithwaite began working on the fiberglass banana in 2008 and finished it in 2011. It’s based on a 1993 Ford F-150 and is a bout 23 feet from tip to tip.
Keep on keepin’ on, Steve.
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