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Colts’ Adonai Mitchell could leave Jewish fans tongue-tied – The Forward
Colts fans hope Adonai Mitchell (left) is the, uh, answer to their prayers at wide receiver. Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images By Louis Keene June 6, 2024 Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain, the Ten Commandments tell us. But what if the Lord’s name is lining up at wide receiver? It’s a conundrum Jewish football fans could…
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The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish publicist is Hall of Fame-bound
This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello! We’ve got a fun one for you today. Orthodox MLB prospect and Team Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has been heating up in Single A: in his first nine starts this season, the 20-year-old has 50 strikeouts in 45 innings with a 3.60 ERA and…
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A look at the World Jewish Sports Museum in Kfar Hamaccabiah – Israel Sports
That old joke was wrong. The book of Jewish sporting achievements is in fact quite thick… and fascinating. “In many ways, the development of Jewish sports reflects the realities of Jewish life over the past 120 years,” says Osnat Zur, director of the Iris Smith World Jewish Sports Museum in Ramat Gan’s Kfar Hamaccabiah campus. The innovative 21st-century museum,…
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The Jewish Sport Report: Is this the year Max Fried finally wins the Cy Young?
This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Good morning, dear reader! Boston’s team fell short in its quest for the first-ever Walter Cup in the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, losing 3-0 to Minnesota in the decisive Game 5 Wednesday night. Still, goaltender Aerin Frankel delivered one last impressive…
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OPINION: Football is an irresistible addiction I will never kick
For Jews, football is something of an unrequited love. I have tended to play at least once a week for the better part of a quarter of a century and end most games thinking I could kick myself but I’d more than likely miss. I have played for the England Writers’ team in Rome, Vienna and Berlin but all these…
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The Jewish Sport Report: Israeli basketball team reunites in NYC after being torn apart by Oct. 7
This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. (JTA) — Happy Friday, sports fans! Here at the Jewish Sport Report, we’re big fans of random Jewish sports occurrences. So when we noted in last week’s newsletter that Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs had thrown out New York Mets outfielder Harrison Bader on a…
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Theater show spotlights the stories of those who are Asian American and Jewish
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Chiu’s mother comes from a long line of Lithuanian Jews; his father is an immigrant from Hong Kong. For most of his life, the 42-year-old Southern Californian has felt like he “never completely belonged in either world.” It wasn’t until a few years ago, when he sat in a room with eight people who were…
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The Jewish Sport Report: Is BYU building a Jewish football dynasty? – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Jewish Sport Report: Is BYU building a Jewish football dynasty? JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Source link
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Hall of Fame Inductees Say Maccabi Memories Will Last Forever – Jewish Exponent
Hall of Fame Inductees Say Maccabi Memories Will Last Forever Jewish Exponent Source link
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The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish comedian makes his pitch for baseball history – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish comedian makes his pitch for baseball history JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Source link
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