| Remembering and Honoring the Fallen |
| Note: This year, Yom HaZikkaron, Israel’s memorial day for its fallen soldiers, is observed on Tuesday night, May 6 and Wednesday May 7. Yom HaAtzma’ut,... |
| Coach K and the Meaning of Passover |
| It was April 3, 2001, with Passover just a week away. The night before, Duke had won the NCAA Championship, beating Arizona following a semi-final game... |
| Blue (and White) Devil Jon Scheyer |
| Some years ago, St. Joseph’s University’s men’s basketball team was scheduled to play Lute Olson’s Wildcats in Tucson. A snowstorm prevented the St. Joe’s... |
| Josh Appell: It can be tough, but if you stick with it hopefully good things can happen |
| As a two-sport athlete at the University of Pennsylvania, Josh Appell figured he could double his chances at a career in professional sports. He was a... |
| Avi Rasowsky: Always More to Learn |
| On the Jewish calendar, March means Purim, and recalling the time that lots were cast to determine the fate of Persian Jews. For aspiring minor league... |
| Israelis Ram and Erlich make early exit at Sony Ericsson Open |
| Miami, Florida, March 31, 2008 - One and done. It’s what every basketball team that has worked hard to get into the NCAA “Big Dance” wants to avoid. ... |
| Samantha Schlachterman named Sun Belt Conference Female Diver of the Year
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| The Center for Sport and Jewish Life extends a hearty Mazel Tov to Samantha (Sami) Schlachterman, a senior at Florida Atlantic University, who was recently... |
| Jewish Sports Club, HaKo’akh, Reopens in Vienna |
| On March 11, 2008, the Associated Press reported that the Jewish sports club, HaKo’akh of Vienna, was being re-dedicated in its new home in the city’s... |
| Saturday Playoff Game Schedules Pose Problems For Jewish Day Schools |
| If there is a Jewish counterpart to the “Grinch who stole Christmas” it might be the high school governing sports associations that have ruled against... |
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Report: Shawn Green Retires after 15 Seasons |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Outfielder Shawn Green, a 15-year major league veteran most recently with the New York Mets, has reportedly announced his... |
| Sharp: "I wish everyone could see what Israel is really like." |
| When Derrick Sharp completed his playing days at the University of South Florida, his entire starting five went over to play in Israel. He has been there... |
| Backstroker Lenny Krayzelburg Giving Back |
| Four-time Olympic gold medalist and Center for Sport and Jewish Life Advisory Board member Lenny Krayzelburg has never lost sight of his journey to the... |
| They Said It... |
| In his 1999 account of his career as an NFL referee, Jerry Markbreit described how as a first-year official he got into the habit of attending Catholic... |
| Duke soph Jon Scheyer scores career high 27 points in 96-95 loss to Miami |
| Trailing Miami by 20 points nearly 3/4 of the way through the game, Duke mounted a late second-half rally, only to see victory elude them in the final... |
| Bud Collins: No Bagels for You! |
| Any tennis fan knows Bud Collins, the long-time tennis commentator who Sports Illustrated said “is to tennis what pasta is to Italy.” But what few know... |
| Mets' Shawn Green Respects His Faith in His Way |
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With Yom Kippur falling on a Friday night and Saturday this year, it means that some Major League Baseball teams have not one but two games that coincide... |
| Mathieu Schneider |
| Veteran NHL defenseman Mathieu Schneider is currently in Torino as part of the U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Schneider, who previously took part in... |
| SHUL RUNNINGS: The Israeli Bobsled Team |
| It sounds like a Disney sequel. In the arena of winter sports, dominated by countries like the U.S., Canada, Russia, Norway and Finland, Israel's involvement... |
| Life on the (Offensive) Line: A Conversation with Lennie Friedman |
| (Note: Shortly after Friedman gave this interview to The Center for Sport and Jewish Life, he was cut from the Redskins' roster to make room for wide... |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv takes on the NBA |
| With DisneyWorld – the happiest place on earth - just out of view, and something called the Holy Land Experience a few miles down Interstate 4, and a sukkah... |
| Gold Medal Lessons for Life |
| For 2 weeks each summer
millions of Americans are riveted to their television sets,
as they follow the pageantry and excitement... |
| Red Sox Rookie Has Roller Coaster Ride |
| September 27, 2005 --- With the 2005 Major League Baseball season coming to a close, Boston Red Sox rookie outfielder Adam Stern hasn't gotten to see... |
| Watermarks: A Forgotten Legacy |
| Anyone interested in the little-known world of Jewish athletes in pre-war Europe will find the film "Watermarks" currently making its way around the country,... |
| Jewish candidate hopeful for NBA Draft |
| There hasn't been a Jewish player in the NBA since Danny Schayes retired in 1999. That could change, when 7 foot 1 inch Robert Rothbart – along with 132... |
| NBA Notes |
| It didn't look like it was going to happen. From the fallout of the infamous BasketBrawl at the start of the current NBA season to talk during the playoffs... |
| Has YOUR Favorite Team Got a Prayer? |
| Fans will go to desperate measures to ensure their favorite team’s victory, be it a professional team or a school team. Sports lovers have fabricated superstitions,... |
| Praying to Win? |
| Does God care who wins a given baseball or football game? Does it make sense for us to pray for a victory for our side? If one team wins, does that mean... |
| Sefirat Ha'Omer: On Counting and On Making it Count |
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You shall count from the day following the day of rest, from the day of your bringing the omer (sheaf) of the wave-offering, seven complete weeks shall... |
| It's to Laugh: Jewish Sporting Tales |
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NBA Hall of Famer Kevin McHale was the featured speaker at a B'nai B'rith dinner. Commenting on a visit to the local JCC, he wondered about the sign... |
| Purim and Competitive Anger |
| "It probably hurt his feeling to get traded, and he’s got to get over that"
---Charles Barkley, commenting on Chris Webber's trade... |
| Tsunami: The Rush of the Waters.....the Prayer of Man |
| Jogging on the beach along the Gulf of Mexico on a sunny Sunday morning, watching families at play as the waves lap gently against the shore, one’s thoughts... |
| Jewish Pride Through Sport: Max Nordau and "Muscular Judaism" |
| The Maccabees, central figures in the Hanukkah saga, are thought to be the inspiration for what would become the worldwide Jewish sports association known... |
| The Rise of a Jewish Sports Movement |
| The founding of the Bar-Kochba gymnastics club of Berlin in 1898 met with considerable opposition in the Jewish community of its day, not because of its... |
| Maccabees, Greeks, Hanukkah and Christmas |
| Each year at Hanukkah we celebrate the victory of the Maccabees over the military conquest and political tyranny of Antiochus and the Syrian empire he... |
