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Fast Forward Former baseball star Darryl Strawberry is now an evangelical preacher focused on promoting Israel
The Mets legend, who turned to religion after a career plagued by drug abuse and scandal, is speaking at a Jewish National Fund-USA event
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Fast Forward Orthodox NBA prospect Ryan Turell returns to New York for a game on Purim
'My friends and family, and the Jewish community as a whole, have been amazing,' the reserve player for the Motor City Cruise, a Detroit team in the NBA’s G League, said
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Sports Why does this logo for Israel’s 75th anniversary look like a Philadelphia 76ers knockoff?
Making the 'Diamond Jubilee' a Philly special
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News Team Israel is playing in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Here’s what to watch for.
Israel has more current MLB talent on its roster than ever. It’s also going to face its toughest competition yet
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Sports The Jewish world has largely forgiven Meyers Leonard. Why can’t everyone else?
It's been almost two years since Leonard used a slur on a livestream. But it doesn't seem like that's the grudge
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Fast Forward Red Sox exec Chaim Bloom says he’s received antisemitism over team’s woes
Bloom told the Boston Globe he has received an antisemitic slur
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News ESPN’s Jeff Passan opens up on his Hebrew school upbringing, interviewing Sandy Koufax and Jewish baseball history
One of the game’s top reporters grew up attending Hebrew school three times a week
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Sports Why does soccer music sound so Jewish?
When the music at the stadium isn't the National Anthem, chances are a Jewish songwriter had something to do with it
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