Jay Schreiber
By Jay Schreiber
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News Black clergy, rabbis unite against anti-Semitism in proudly diverse Montclair
The two statements were issued hours apart on Friday, one echoing the other in their desire to end the uneasiness in Montclair, N.J. Rabbis and cantors signed one statement. Rabbis, cantors and African-American clergy signed the other. Neither would have been written if a local black leader had not sideswiped the town with comments at…
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News In Baseball’s Infancy, One Of The Best Players Was A Jew From Brooklyn
In the beginning — or make that in the beginning of baseball — there was Lipman Pike. He hailed from a big Jewish family in Brooklyn and in the years following the Civil War, as baseball became a major American sport, he became one of its early stars. He was not just one of the…
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Culture Who To Root For In The World Series — The Jewish Star Or The Underdog?
The World Series is baseball’s promised land, and for the second time in the last three seasons, it will include the sport’s best Jewish player, Houston’s Alex Bregman. Actually, that doesn’t tell the entire story, because the 25-year-old third baseman has also become one of the best players in the game, Jewish or otherwise. And…
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Culture 3 Jewish Stars Played On Yom Kippur — The Same Fate Befell Them All
In the end, the three prominent Jewish players who were taking part in baseball’s postseason this week all opted to play on Yom Kippur. In the end, their decisions were not really surprising. The three — Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros, Joc Pederson of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Max Fried of the Atlanta…
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Culture Your Jewish Guide To Post-Season Baseball
Rosh Hashanah concluded at sundown on Tuesday and, almost on cue, the 2019 baseball postseason began. Make of that what you will but what is certain is that this postseason is featuring the best Jewish baseball there is. Of the 10 or so current major leaguers who are considered Jewish, four have standout talent and…
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