An Australian rules football team owner is in the finals for the first time in 36 years, but its owner will not watch the match because he is an Orthodox Jew. “The Sabbath is supposed to be a time of prayer and bonding together with your family,” said Rabbi Joseph Gutnick, who is also a mining magnate.
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