The Forward’s Jewish news covrage, stories and posts about sports
The Forward’s Jewish news covrage, stories and posts about sports
The Forward’s Jewish news covrage, stories and posts about sports
The Forward’s Jewish news covrage, stories and posts about sports
(JTA) — An 18-year-old pingpong star may have to skip this year’s Olympics because the U.S. trials are scheduled for Shabbat and she is an Orthodox Jew. While many Orthodox Jews will informally play sports on Shabbat, they generally do not take part in organized competition. Estee Ackerman, who won the women’s division at the…
(JTA) — “Yiddo,” a variation of the derogatory term “yid,” is a new entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, which also has added a definition of the latter to describe supporters and players of a British soccer team. The Tottenham Hotspurs, known as the Spurs, has many Jewish supporters who sometimes call themselves the “yid…
(JTA) — A haredi Orthodox mother of five won the half-marathon at the 18th annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon event. Beatie Deutsch, 30, finished in a time of 1:16:4 to win in the women’s category on Sunday, the Miami Herald reported. It was Deutsch’s first race in the United States. She is…
(JTA) — The Brooklyn Nets warmed up in shirts that read “No Place For Hate” and bore the logo of the Anti-Defamation League on Sunday night, before a game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “No Place for Hate” is the ADL’s education program for combating bias, bullying and hatred in…
Rosh Hashanah concluded at sundown on Tuesday and, almost on cue, the 2019 baseball postseason began. Make of that what you will but what is certain is that this postseason is featuring the best Jewish baseball there is. Of the 10 or so current major leaguers who are considered Jewish, four have standout talent and…
There’s a beloved cultural joke that Jews are nowhere in sports — but that’s not true. You don’t have to look back as far as Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg. We brought the world the last Super Bowl MVP, Julian Edelman. Olympian Aly Raisman is one of the finest athletes in the world. And this…
Percy Bysshe Shelley was not a Jew (sometimes, the name really is a dead giveaway.) But the poet was right when he said, “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” As polar vortexes bring arctic breezes, the warmth of Spring is already on its way. Here are five moments of pride and joy from…
Life isn’t all bad, so why should news be? Once a week, just before Shabbat, the Forward will highlight stories about Jewish joy, triumph, and pride from Jewish communities in America, Israel and all over the world. If you have a tip for a Jewish news story that brought you joy, please send it to…
דער ייִדישער מוזיקער אָלעס וואַלינטשיק וויל ווײַזן דער וועלט די טיפֿע צונויפֿפֿלעכטונג פֿון דער ייִדישער און אוקראַיִישער קולטור.
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