Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward As Israel endured a difficult weekend at home, its athletes won several Paralympic medals, bringing Paris total to 7
Israel has now won seven medals in rowing, swimming and taekwondo
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Fast Forward Hapoel Jerusalem, Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s favorite soccer club, mourns the death of ‘our friend in the stands’
Fans and executives of Goldberg-Polin’s beloved team had been vocal advocates for his release since Oct. 7
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: Why FIFA might ban Israel from international soccer
FIFA is set to rule on a request to temporarily bar the Israel Football Association from international competition
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Sports Ami Dadaon wins Israel’s second Paralympics gold medal after setting new record in 100m freestyle
Dadaon won a gold medal and set the Paralympic record in an event in which he also owns the world record
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Fast Forward Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo, Israel’s first Paris Paralympics medal
Yasur’s gold is Israel’s 385th total medal in the Games, dating back to the inaugural Summer Paralympics in 1960
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Fast Forward The NFL season is here — with no publicly Jewish players appearing in Week 1
Veterans Greg Joseph, Jake Curhan, Anthony Firkser and Michael Dunn could all return to action this season
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News For rabbis writing High Holiday sermons during the Israel-Hamas war, procrastination pays off
“Being a rabbi is being able to pivot and to give meaning and significance and the grounding of Torah to current events,” said Rabbi Nicole Guzik of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles
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Fast Forward FIFA is considering Palestinian request to bar Israel from international soccer competition
The governing body of international football is weighing a call issued by the Palestinian Football Association in March
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