Sports
Hispanic MLBers visit Israel to promote Christian-Jewish relations
Hillel Kuttler, JTADec 08, 2022
MLB players Nelson Cruz, Cesar Hernandez and Jeimer Candelario were brought to Israel for a week by the Philos Project, a US-based nonprofit organization that promotes...
Qatar tries to accommodate Jewish World Cup guests
JNSDec 01, 2022
While Qatar can hardly be considered a friend of Israel, harboring as it does Hamas terrorists, when it comes to Jews visiting the country for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar...
NHL drops the puck on ’22-’23 season
JTAOct 20, 2022
October is a busy month for US sports fans. The MLB playoffs get underway, the NBA season begins, the NFL season kicks into high gear and both the women’s and men’s...
Back spasms derail Israeli tennis star’s swan song
JTAOct 06, 2022
The Tel Aviv Open, a tournament in the high tiers of the pro tennis circuit, returned for the first time since 1996, and it brought emotional moments for multiple Jewish...
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...
