One could argue that last year’s Jewish story of the year was Cornell’s run in the NCAA tournament. What a run they had to the Sweet 16. Not only were they fun to watch and a shock to the world, but the team had 3 Jewish ball players. Finally we were able to get a…

Now this is a Wildcats team Lute Olsen would be proud of. Unfortunately for basketball fans it is the Arizona football that is excelling. Is Arizona becoming a football school? Maybe. We found Jake Baratz a Red Shirt Freshman (with a Jewish father) and asked him all about the team and his football career. Jake…

Thanks to TGR fan Amiel Hersh (yes former Hartford Student Body President) for bringing this organization to our attention. Check out our interview with Bring It In.  Interview: 1) Can you tell The Great Rabbino fans a little bit about yourself? I am a sports based youth development professional. The last three years I have…

Recently TGR caught up with arguably the greatest Jewish rugby player of all time. That’s right rugby. If you haven’t played or seen rugby you should. It is brutal. Real tough athletes who lay it all on the line. Thank you to our correspondent Rabbi Erez Sherman for setting this up. INTERVIEW 1) Tell the…

A while back I met up with Former Yankee (and White Sox) Ron Blomberg. Blomberg, besides being one hell of a good guy, was the first designated hitter ever. He batted .293 for his career, which was shortened due to injuries. But before he got banged up he was a tremendous athlete. He was recruited…

During all the Blackhawk craziness in Chicago we searched and searched for a Jewish connection. We found and wrote about Steve Dubinsky. Dubinsky is a former Jewish Blackhawk. But that was not enough. So we tracked him down and got an interview. Dubinsky is still around the game through his sons and youth hockey. He…