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Fast Forward Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA game; Jewish BYU quarterback suits up
'I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,' Avdija said before the game
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Sports Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
We spoke to a man who swears he sat behind the legendary pitcher at Temple of Aaron in Minnesota
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Sports 5 Jewish things about the Mets — and why Jewish fans adore them
The connection to the Brooklyn Dodgers, loving the underdog and bein’ amazin’
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Fast Forward All the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2024-2025 season
The NHL season begins with 13 Jewish players on opening day rosters
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Culture He founded the Harlem Globetrotters and is the shortest man in the basketball hall of fame. A new book tells his story.
Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant from England, helped shaped basketball as we know it today
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: How the Chicago White Sox made a bad year even worse for Jewish fans
Plus the latest news on NFL veteran Greg Joseph (and it's good)
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News For Jewish White Sox fans, this season has made a bad year even worse
The White Sox are about to lose more games than any team in modern history
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Books She was the Sandy Koufax of ping pong. Now she’s the star of a children’s book.
'Ping-Pong Shabbat' puts into print the story of a modern (Orthodox) ping pong prodigy
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