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Sports Has Aaron Rodgers been learning Torah at his offseason retreat?
“There’s some good books to actually read behind me,” the star quarterback said
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Fast Forward ‘Coaching fail,’ critics say of high school basketball game marred by antisemitism
How did the adults allow a game between a day school and public school to get so out of hand?
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Fast Forward Girls basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents
A player from a Yonkers team has also been dismissed after a game in which a Leffell School player was reportedly called a “f—king Jew"
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News Maxwell Jacob Friedman — the latest pro wrestler in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — is glad to be seen as a strong Jew
The pro wrestler known as MJF emphasizes his Jewish heritage in his presentation, using social media to share photos from his bar mitzvah and talking openly about antisemitic taunts he’s faced
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Culture The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel
Many of those who grew up in Israel in the 1980s were big fans of the Texans who helped popularize pro wrestling
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Fast Forward A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.
Teenager David Teeger, who observes Shabbat and keeps kosher, is the captain of South Africa’s under-19 cricket team
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News ‘Really different from Tel Aviv’: Meet the Israeli last-minute addition to West Virginia University’s basketball team
As war rages back home, Ofri Naveh is trying to make an impact — both on and off the court
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Fast Forward Jewish NFL player Greg Joseph kicks 36-yard game-winning field goal after wearing cleats declaring ‘I Stand with Israel’
Joseph wore cleats benefitting Israel’s national food bank
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