by staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Sports
(JTA) — For Jews and baseball fans, [last weekend] was one of the most important weekends of the year. Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day, began Sunday evening. That day also kicked off the final week of the MLB regular season, when the fight to make the...
by staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Sports
(JTA) — Iran’s weightlifting federation banned one of its athletes for life after he shook hands and posed for a photo with an Israeli athlete at an international competition in Poland. Mostafa Rajaei finished second in his category at the 2023 World Master...
by staff | Jun 8, 2023 | Sports
(JTA) — Jews in Australia have seen their community prosper in many areas, from business to the arts to the highest levels of government. But there is one arena that Aussie Jews have not featured prominently in: Australia’s biggest sport, Australian Rules Football...
by staff | Jun 1, 2023 | Sports
(JTA) — Around 4,000 Jewish Argentines showed up to cheer on Israel at their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup tournament in over 50 years, at times chanting songs in Spanish. But their festive mood changed after a Palestinian flag surfaced in the crowd —...
by staff | May 25, 2023 | Sports
If you have been to Israel and traveled between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, you likely missed it. If you’re going to Israel and plan on traveling between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, stop at kibbutz Gezer. Why? Because you will be able to see the Israeli Field of Dreams....
by staff | Apr 27, 2023 | Sports
He was a man on a mission. “My first day at Northwestern, I called the office of the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern. That night, I covered the match between the Northwestern women’s soccer team against DePaul.” Charlie Goldsmith was attending...
