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Sandy Koufax pitching in the 1965 World Series

The Jewish Sport Report: How the MLB’s Jewish players will handle Yom Kippur this year

Plus Chelsea F.C. launches a Jewish fan group and Adidas’ CEO defends Kanye West.

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Dean Kremer and Max Fried

The MLB has more Jewish players than ever — but none of them will face a Yom Kippur dilemma this year

The players who have faced the conflict in the past are scheduled to play just before or after the holy day.

Kanye West at an Adidas event

Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn’t mean his antisemitic comments

“I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person,” Bjørn Gulden said on a podcast.

Chelsea soccer stadium

England’s storied Chelsea soccer team launches Jewish fan group

Newspaper clipping

The Jewish Sport Report: Hank Greenberg’s 1934 High Holiday conundrum

Hank Greenberg

Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma

Chaim Bloom

Boston Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom, formerly seen as Jewish baseball wunderkind

Jessica Berman with her kids

The Jewish Sport Report: Meet Jessica Berman, trailblazing Jewish commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League

Jessica Berman

For National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman, growing women’s soccer starts with Jewish values

Flag football

An Israeli flag football team forfeited a game on Shabbat. It won the European championship anyway.

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