Sports
Who’s who among the NFL’s Jews
JTASep 15, 2022
The 103rd season of the National Football League kicked off Sept. 8, and there are a number of Jewish players to keep an eye on.
‘Birthright for basketballers’
JTAAug 04, 2022
By Jacob Gurvis AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn University men’s basketball team traveled to Israel last weekend for a 10-day Birthright-style trip, likely the first of...
Kurt Landauer: Jewish heart of FC Bayern
JTAJul 21, 2022
In May, the Bundesliga, Germany’s top soccer league, concluded its season on what has become a familiar note: the Bayern Munich club won its 10th straight league...
At Dodger Stadium, Koufax immortalized
JTAJun 30, 2022
For Jewish sports fans around the world, Sandy Koufax has occupied an unmatched legendary status.
For Bedouin women, race is more than a run
TPSJun 16, 2022
By Sheri Oz The place: Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in Israel, notorious for clan wars, crime and poverty. The event: The fourth snnual Rahat Race. The City of Rahat...
NBA Draft — a Yeshiva player?
Steve LipmanJun 16, 2022
The National Basketball Association will hold its annual draft of college players this week. The talk in Jewish circles this year centers around one athlete and one...
Kapler channels Jewish activist athletes
JTAJun 09, 2022
Gabe Kapler likes going against the grain. The 46-year-old Jewish manager of the San Francisco Giants is relatively young for a professional coach.
Will the Kligman brothers be the first Orthodox Jews in the MLB?
JTAMay 12, 2022
Some Jewish baseball fans know the name Elie Kligman, even though he’s just a freshman in college. That’s because last year he became one of the first two Orthodox...
‘Hava Nagila’ in Salt Lake City — why?
JTAMay 05, 2022
A few years ago, Rachel Picado attended a Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City with Israeli diplomat Eitan Na’eh, who was visiting from Los Angeles. During the closing...
Jewish baseball players to watch in 2022
JTAApr 21, 2022
After two pandemic-altered seasons, a three-month lockout and a truncated free agent frenzy, the 2022 Major League Baseball season is finally here.
