This year’s MLB Drafted was highlighted by both the 77th overall pick Jacob Steinmetz and the 593 pick Elie Kligman. Both are Orthodox Jews, Steinmetz was a student at The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway of Long Island and Kligman at Cimarron-Memorial High in Nevada. According to JewishBaseballNews.com the Jewish players drafted…
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The Religion of Human Nature: Trusting the News
The Religion of Human Nature podcast is hosted by Jeremy Fine (The Great Rabbino) and brings together different perspectives on one topic. When episodes have athletes on we post them on the TGR website. This episode includes the star of Jack of All Trades and Dark Side of the Ring producers Stu Stone. These are…
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