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Fast Forward The Jewish Sport Report: How a Jewish lawyer became baseball’s favorite ‘Pitching Ninja’
An Israeli soccer star heads to Germany, Jewish newlyweds celebrate at Yankee Stadium and more in this week's Jewish Sport Report
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Fast Forward Jared Armstrong, basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship, is now working to promote Black-Jewish relations
A player whose months-long fight with the Interior Ministry cost him a spot in Israel’s top basketball league is running a clinic for Black and Jewish youngsters
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Fast Forward Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer
'We all have our own problems, even myself, but the battle these kids face each and every day and for the rest of their lives, they’re the champions in our heart,' Fournette said during his visit
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Fast Forward The Jewish Sport Report: Two top US college basketball teams are in Israel right now
Two top collegiate basketball teams tour Israel, a German soccer club makes Jewish history and more
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Fast Forward Phoenix Suns will retire Amar’e Stoudemire’s number
Stoudemire officially converted to Judaism in 2020 after playing professionally in Israel
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Fast Forward Arizona and Kansas State men’s basketball teams are headed to Israel and the UAE for Abraham Accords-inspired trip
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said his dream is to create a full 'Abraham Accords Cup'
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Fast Forward Former Yeshiva U phenom Ryan Turell features in Amazon’s ‘Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey’
'I want to be a Jewish hero,' Turell says in the film, which documents life in the NBA’s official minor league
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Fast Forward Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams wins cycling world championship in Scotland
The philanthropist has been a leading force in the growth of Israeli cycling
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Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
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Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
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Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
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Culture There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
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Fast Forward Three arrested in murder of rabbi in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’
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News Trump promised peace in the Middle East. Will his 2020 plan be the blueprint?
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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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