Story

Eliza Kanner

The Jewish Sport Report: Meet the NFL cheerleader who also works at a Jewish federation

A new Jewish player is drafted into the NBA, a Team Israel alum debuts in the MLB and more in this week’s Jewish Sport Report.

Advertisement

The exterior of a synagogue

Charleston rabbi resigns, saying anti-LGBTQ legislation has forced him to leave South Carolina

“We find it necessary to take steps to move to a place that will not target us and our human rights.” Rabbi Greg Kanter told his congregation.

A Sephardic kosher chef showcases his Libyan-Jewish heritage on PBS cooking show

New Yorker Brad Mahlof served chraime and cod cakes on the season two premiere of the “The Great American Recipe.”

Amari Bailey

Sports

Jewish player Amari Bailey drafted 41st overall by the Charlotte Hornets

The Carmel Clay Public Library in Carmel, Indiana (Tom Britt/Wikimedia Commons)

United States

Moms For Liberty chapter apologizes for quoting Hitler in its newsletter

Culture

Mark Schiff, Jerry Seinfeld’s longtime opening act, brings tefillin on tour

New York

Gideon Taylor, CEO of JCRC-NY, will step down after just two years

Eliza Kanner

Sports

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

Global

Russian court rejects appeal to release US journalist Evan Gershkovich

Kalb, center, leads a crowd of Jewish Deadheads in prayer at Citi Field's Jackie Robinson Rotunda on June 21, 2023. (Courtesy)

New York

Rabbi leads prayer services for Grateful Dead fans at Citi Field

Load More

Advertisement