When football and Yom Kippur collide
With Yom Kippur coinciding with a monumental football game between the Aggies and Alabama, some Jewish students at Texas A&M are rescheduling their holiday to accomodate the game. More ▸
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Birmingham shul: No talking Alabama football on Yom Kippur
By Ami EdenThe Reform movement is generally thought of as the least stringent of the three major denominations when it comes to Jewish ritual observances and Sabbath-related prohibitions. But try telling that to Alabama football fans at Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham. More ▸
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Gabe Carimi traded: ‘The Bear Jew’ is no longer a Chicago Bear
By Ami EdenIt was just about a year ago when Chicago sports fans could kvell about having a Jewish third baseman (Kevin Youkilis) and a Jewish offensive lineman (Gabe Carimi). But in the end Youkilis spent less than a season with the White Sox before heading this past winter to the Yankees. And now… the Chicago Bears… More ▸
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Bears bring in Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman
By Marc BrodskyThe Chicago Bears hired a Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman, to improve their pigskin prowess. More ▸
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Alleged anti-Semitism of Rome team’s soccer fans to be investigated
European soccer authorities have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Rome soccer team Lazio for the alleged anti-Semitism of its fans. More ▸
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Cleveland Browns sale ends 51-year Jewish ownership
By Neil RubinThe sale of the Cleveland Browns ends 51 years of Jewish ownership of the National Football League team. More ▸
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From “Go Blue!” to “Code Blue,” Jewish dentist makes miracle play in the stands
By Adam SoclofTwo great miracles happened at Michigan Stadium’s first night game. After exhausting several anecdotes from my Jewish Ann Arbor playbook, I thought my days covering Michigan football for JTA were done. Then I noticed this comment from Archive Blog reader Richard Lezell: As an interesting PS, Marvin Sonne, a member of Temple Israel, West Bloomfield,… More ▸
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Finally, the rabbi and rebbetzin cheer “Go Blue!”
By Adam SoclofFor Sabbath-observant students and families in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan’s pervasive football culture poses a problem: home games at Michigan Stadium conflict with Shabbat. Or so it was before last Saturday night’s match-up against Notre Dame. [[READMORE]] Jews have long been embedded in the Michigan football tradition, even on the field. Russian immigrant… More ▸
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Can a little California love fix Beitar Jerusalem’s Jewish-Arab problem?
By Adam SoclofThe recent legacy of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team — back-to-back Israel League champions in ’07-’08 — has been tarnished by the hateful actions of its fans. Supporters of the club frequently find themselves in hot water in for racist anti-Arab chants. Not directly related but not likely to help matters, either: In January, two Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem… More ▸
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ADL slams ex-gridder Tiki Barber for Anne Frank joke
The Anti-Defamation League slammed retired football player and former NBC broadcaster Tiki Barber for jokingly comparing himself to Anne Frank. More ▸
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