Busy Week at SportsRabbi.com!

Here are some of the Highlights form the past week including a great Holy Land Hoops Show with Marc Stein of the New York Times! Don’t miss any of the Israeli basketball action from Analysis, Recaps, top level photos and much more! Plus there are some great specials including Clemente Lisi’s piece on Rod Carew!

Holy Land Hoops Show
Marc Stein of The New York Times joins The Sports Rabbi to talk all things basketball on the 100th Holy Land Hoops Show! From the NBA, Israel & Deni Avdija, Stein covers it all!

Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion big man Zach Hankins visits The Sports Rabbi on Holy Land Hoops Episode #101

The Sports Rabbi also spoke about Deni Avdija on Nothin But Net Radio

Israeli Basketball Action
Starting 5: Deni Avdija? Nope, Noam Dovrat! D’Angelo Harrison & Coach Guy Goodes talk Dovrat and hear from Evan Bruinsma, Tony Gaffney and Deividas Sirvydis! Plus Akil Mitchell & Jordan Davis are all on tap for Gameday 25!

“Coach put it in my hands & trusted me to make the right play” D’Angelo Harrison stars as Rishon Le’Zion knocks off the Yellow & Blue. Plus Maccabi’s Mentality & Hankins Power: 3-Pointers, Analysis & More!

Jerusalem drops Holon, Rishon shocks Maccabi, Beer Sheva + Nahariya + HTA & Gilboa all win! Israel Basketball Gameday 25 Highlights & Recaps!

“We need to remain humble and continue to work harder” Hapoel Tel Aviv Coach Kastritis’s recipe for success! 3-Pointers on the Reds big win over Nes Ziona!

Starting 5: Seoane & Haifa get on the right track, Grant’s impact, Avdija again, Eilat keeps rolling, Raz Adam & Noam Dovrat all make noise – Wrapping up Israel Basketball Gameday 24

Veterans, Debuts, Playing against the Ex: Scottie Wilbekin, Amare Stoudemire & Jeremy Pargo on center stage. 3-Pointers on Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Hapoel Jerusalem

Maccabi wins Classico, Haifa beats Nes Ziona, Eilat sinks Ashdod, HTA + Gilboa all win: Israel Basketball Gameday 24 Highlights & Recaps!

Scottie Wilbekin leads Maccabi in 86-80 win over Jerusalem to ruin Jeremy Pargo’s Reds debut

The Need for a Euroleague Salary Cap – Special to The Sports Rabbi by Yoni Selbiger

The Sports Rabbi in The Jerusalem Post – Niv Misgav maintains rhythm in weird season. The Nahariya guard opens up about his Israel basketball journey, return to the court after hiatus

Rod Carew’s Memoir A Window Into How Judaism Impacted His Life – Clemente Lisi, Special to The Sports Rabbi

Israeli Football
Maccabi Tel Aviv are Israel Premier League Champions for 2019/20

Kiryat Shemona stays up, Nes Ziona is relegated! Israel Football Recaps MD34 CP, MD33 RP

7-A-Side: Maccabi’s Questions, Nes Ziona have a chance do to the impossible, Beitar changes, Netanya rebuild. All you need to know from Israeli Soccer’s latest round of games June 29, 2020

Nes Ziona leaps over Kiryat Shemona in relegation battle, Beitar Jerusalem & Hapoel Haifa play to goalless draw – Recaps, Quotes MD33 CL, MD32 RP