Let’s take a look at the future of Jewish sports. I have searched high and low for the next great Jewish or Israeli sports sensations. These are the athletes on the cusp of making it to next level and becoming household names. 10) Dragan Bender Bender is not Jewish, but he is a star in…

My Inbox filled up when people got word that WWE would finally have an Israeli wrestler. Welcome to WWE’s “New Era” which features the top independent wrestlers from all over the world. Some have gone to NXT and others straight to the main roster. But Noam Dar and a slew of cruiserweights are getting their…

What an awesome two weeks at TGR. Last week we caught up with Jason Lezak and now fellow Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg. Both are a part of TheGreatRabbino.com new experience. A little background on Krayzelburg “Lenny Krayzelburg was born in Odessa, the Soviet Union. After spending his boyhood years in what is now…

We have all seen him swim. Glued to our televisions over the past few Olympics, Jason Lezak has become one of the most decorated swimmers, Olympians, and Jewish athletes of all time. His participation in the Maccabi Games over the World Championships was a historic Jewish sports moment. We are really excited that Jason is…

As a child I was a big fan of sports jerseys. I would buy the jerseys of all sorts of athletes. The problem was once that player got traded, it took years before some of them became retro and “acceptable” to wear. (I am still waiting on my Rex Grossman jersey to be cool again.)…

Dustin Fleischer, a.k.a. “The White Tiger” is a welterweight professional boxer and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor. Since his professional debut at Madison Square Garden back in January, Fleischer has gone undefeated in five matches. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I would consider myself a regular guy. Boxing is my passion…