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Sports Team Israel was ‘miracle team’ of the last World Baseball Classic. Check out the roster for the next one.
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Sports Sandy Koufax wouldn’t play on Yom Kippur. Neither would another ace Jewish pitcher.
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Culture Are Jews who play baseball on the High Holidays really cursed?
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Culture The joys of catching a baseball at the Giants’ Jewish heritage night — thrown by a Jewish player
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News Lenny Dykstra tweets as if he’s Jewish. Is it really him behind his words?
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