LONDON — A clip from NBC showing Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents’ reaction to her uneven bar routine has garnered more than 25,000 hits on YouTube.
The clip shows Raisman’s mother and father commenting on Raisman’s routine from the stands.
Her mother, Lynn, says, “Let’s go, let’s go,” and “Come on, comeon” while shifting in her seat, and her father, Rick, remains silent until yelling “Stick it, please, stick it!” at the end of Raisman’s routine.
Raisman, 18, of Needham, Mass., is Jewish and has been honored by the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Her performance in the qualifying round in the London Games earned her a spot in the all-around finals.
LONDON — Four-time gold medalist Jason Lezak, competing in what is likely his final Olympics, helped the American swim team qualify for the 4x100-meter freestyle relay finals.
Lezak swam in the morning preliminaries on Sunday, July 29, but did not compete that evening in the finals, when the US took the silver medal.
For Lezak it was his eighth medal overall in four Olympics. His gold medals have come as a member of relay teams; he won an individual bronze at the Beijing Games in 2008.
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What is the common draw of reality television, the Super Bowl, rock concerts and live theater?
The answer, according to Rick Elice, one of the writers of the hit musical “Jersey Boys,” is that “we don’t know the outcome, and that provides some sense of vicarious pleasure” for audience members.
These forms of entertainment, Elice told the Intermountain Jewish News, seem even more appealing during difficult economic times. “The more difficult life gets, the more important it is to go...
TEANECK, NJ — Walk into a kosher deli and a big bowl of pickles is typically waiting at the table.
Ever wondered why?
“Pickles are vital to the deli experience,” says Rabbi Gil Marks, author of The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.
Deli mavens know that the tastiest cuts of pastrami and corned beef are also the fattiest, but after a few mouthfuls the fat covers the palate and masks the flavor of the meat, Marks explains.
Just as wine does with chicken or meat dishes, he says, a pickle clean...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – When I was growing up in the 1960s in Skokie, Ill., reading was the main sport in my family. I’m pretty sure it was also the main sport in most families in my predominantly Jewish neighborhood: Neither my friends nor I ever heard the phrase “traveling soccer team.”
Which is not to say we didn’t mosey over to nearby Devonshire Park to ice skate or knock some tennis balls around on the public courts. We did, but only after we finished our homework.
For Dr. Jordan Metzl,...