LeBron James attends Jewish NYC wedding — holding hands with a notorious rabbi
The basketball superstar has long had ties to Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, a well-known Moroccan-Israeli Kabbalist rabbi who once served a year in prison.
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Fast Forward Orthodox Obstacle Course Champion Sports Kippah On Lebron James’ New TV Show
An Orthodox Jew wore a yarmulke as he ran through an obstacle course on CBS’s new competition series on a quest to win $1 million. Michael Neuman recently competed on Million Dollar Mile, produced by Lebron James and hosted by Tim Tebow, and his episode will air July 13 at 8 p.m. The 25-year-old told…
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Fast Forward LeBron James Apologizes After Sharing Rapper’s Lyric About Jews And Money
(JTA) — Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has apologized in response to an outcry by Jewish groups following a social media post in which he appeared to endorse an anti-Semitic trope regarding Jews and money. In a since-deleted post captured and shared by sports journalist Darren Rovell, James quoted lyrics of a song by 21…
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Fast Forward LeBron James’s Favorite Coach Was From JCC Basketball
LeBron James is still grateful for his high school coach — whom he first met at his local Jewish Community Center, the Wall Street Journal reported. After getting fired from Central Michigan University, the only coaching job Keith Dambrot could get was at the Akron, Ohio, JCC. He offered free clinics on Sundays, which soon…
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Community What LeBron James’ Awkward Train Encounter Teaches Us
Rabbi Goldsmith delivered the following remarks at the Annual Harrison Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Thursday, November 16, 2017: Lebron James rode the subway this week. The C-train to be exact. After a morning shootaround at Madison Square Garden, he and his team decided to opt for a 6 minute subway ride back to the hotel…
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Opinion Why Jews Should Support Colin Kaepernick’s Brave National Anthem Protest
San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick made waves this week by declining to stand during the national anthem at a pre-season game. Kaepernick, who has sat out the national anthem during at least one previous pre-season game, has faced backlash from those who see the refusal to stand as unpatriotic, disrespectful, and worse — specifically, that…
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Culture LeBron James Has Changed Our Lives — but Not Our Cleveland Jewish Identity
After the Cleveland Cavaliers made history Sunday night, becoming the first basketball team in the history of the NBA Finals to come back from a 3-1 deficit and win a title against the arrogant, formerly untouchable Golden State Warriors, my wife asked me if the victory would be in any way hard to swallow, given…
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Fast Forward Israeli Fans Irate Over Abrupt Firing of David Blatt by Cleveland Cavaliers
(JTA) — Difficulty sleeping often prompted Tel Aviv resident Mike Bargman to flick on his bedroom television to watch Cleveland Cavaliers’ games. “You get a thrill when he’s running up the court,” said Bargman, the managing director of a public-relations firm in the city. Bargman was talking not about Cleveland’s star forward, LeBron James, but about…
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