As the The Great Rabbino, I am always looking at how we can integrate sports into synagogues and mainstream Judaism. This is not just about “Jewball” (basketball games filled with Jews that run regularly) or the Men’s Club event that has its annual outing to the local minor league game. What is “new” in the…

Adam Fox has made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers. Mazel Tov!

I began an autographed football helmet collection a few years ago. It started with Ron Wolf, a NFL Hall of Famer. But not too far behind is his son, Eliot, making quick waves in the NFL. The Assistant GM for the Cleveland Browns, even at a young age has been considered for some of the…

If there were a Mount Rushmore of Jewish athletes there would not be a single hockey player on it. In fact, in my estimation there would need to be 25 or so Mount Rushmores before we got to a single hockey player. When we discuss the greatest Jewish hockey player of all-time we are likely…

In incredible fashion Team Israel Baseball behind Danny Valencia, Nick Rickles, Blake Gailen, Ty Kelly and the arm of Joey Wagman goes 4-1 and qualifies to be one of six baseball teams to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics.  

Who’s on first? An age old comedic question. For Team Israel there is an answer; Nate Mulberg. Throughout Team Israel’s Olympic pursuit I have been hearing about Mulberg (the shorter man in the picture). He is one of the men behind the scenes, helping the ballplayers be at their best and have a chance at…