At the end of the day it all comes down to home court advantage. Game after game after game throughout a long season each and every team tries to win as many games as they can in order to put themselves in the best position to win a championship. Of course a team that...
Israel National Team star Jennie Simms joined Ben Pask on The Sports Rabbi Show as we preview the 2023 Women's Eurobasket competition as Israel hosts two groups with some of the best players and teams in Europe! Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on...
The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask wrapped up Maccabi Tel Aviv's championship after downing Hapoel Tel Aviv 94-90 in a dramatic third game. We also looked back at some of the high points for both clubs as they head into the offseason. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports...
Maccabi Tel Aviv captured their 56th Israeli League Championship by defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv 94-90 in a dramatic 2-1 series victory. Lorenzo Brown led the way for the yellow-and-blue from the outset, while Wade Baldwin who was named the series MVP played an integral...
The Sports Rabbi & Ben Pask look back at a game two that saw plenty of off-court action while on the hardwood saw Hapoel record a historical win over Maccabi in the Tel Aviv Derby Championship series. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify...
It couldn’t have been scripted any better. Hapoel Tel Aviv came back and came back with a vengeance as they pounded Maccabi Tel Aviv into Israeli basketball history book oblivion by a record setting 112-74 victory to knot up the 2023 championship series at 1-1 as the...
The Israel Under-20 team ended its World Cup run in fine fashion as the young blue-and-blue defeated South Korea 3-1 to take 3rd place in the prestigious tournament. With the victory, head coach Ofir Haim’s squad not only took home a bronze medal for their fabulous...
Right at tip-off, Hapoel Tel Aviv fans lit flares which caused the players to head to their respective lockerrooms as the contest was delayed from its original 9:15pm start. However, when the game did finally begin it was all Red as Hapoel crushed Maccabi who never...
The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask took a deep dive into Maccabi Tel Aviv's 90-79 game one win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in game one of the Israel League Finals. We spoke about the extracurricular activities that took place in the stands awhile we began the program by talking...
Maccabi Tel Aviv was the better team from top to bottom. There is no arguing that. The Yellow & Blue took the game right to Hapoel Tel Aviv and were ready to roll right from the opening tip in a 90-79 win that was never even that close. Oded Katash had his squad...
