By Rebecca Weinberg - Special to The Sports Rabbi Deni Avdija’s entrance to the NBA with the Washington Wizards has brought excitement from fans across the world, but for the Jewish community, it holds a special importance. As a Jewish player from northern Israel,...
Maccabi Tel Aviv welcomes Zenit St. Petersburg to Israel for a Euroleague Gameday 17 clash on Tuesday at 21:05 to close out the first round of continental games. The Yellow & Blue will look to edge closer to .500 as their record sits at 7-9 good for 12th place...
By David Lisbona - Special to The Sports Rabbi When I first asked that question about a month ago, I got a slew of answers depending on whom I asked. My 17-year-old daughter, Jacqueline, reviewed his social circles. My brother, Doctor Allan, sent me a picture of Devon...
Maccabi Tel Aviv wiped out Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-0 in the Big Tel Aviv Derby at Bloomfield Stadium. After a goalless first half, the floodgates opened for interim coach Patrick van Leeuwen who took over the club last week when Giorgos Donis and his staff were relieved of...
Former NBA player Joel Kramer came on board to talk to The Sports Rabbi about what it was like being Jewish and playing in the world's greatest league as Israeli sensation and Jewish Deni Avdija embarks on his career with the Washington Wizards. Then Josh Greenberg...
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Holon 86-84 to take home the WINNER Cup, the first title of the 2020/21 season. Holon played a superb first 25 minutes and led 57-50 midway through the third quarter, but that’s when Omri Casspi entered the game and led Ioannis...
Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi breakdown the Giorgos Donis firing at Maccabi Tel Aviv plus what's been going on around the club. We also discuss Willi Ruttensteiner staying with the Israel National team for the upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign. Moshe Halickman...
Hapoel Jerusalem downed Igokea 84-68 to split the two games in Bosnia and even their Champions League record at 2-2. The 16 point win allows Jerusalem to control their own destiny as they will have a favorable point differential after Tuesday’s 75-73 loss to Igokea...
Deni Avdija made his NBA debut on Wednesday night with the Washington Wizards in a 113-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Putting aside the defeat, the Israeli sensation scored 7 points going 2/2 from 3-point land while collecting 4 rebounds in 28 minutes of action...
Hapoel Holon needed a bit of a wakeup call to comeback in their home game with Hapoel Haifa to take a 96-88 win. Head Coach Stefanos Dedas was ejected with his squad down 70-64 with under two minutes remaining in the second quarter igniting his team to take the...
