{"id":12468,"date":"2018-12-25T11:41:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=12468"},"modified":"2018-12-25T11:41:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:41:43","slug":"jojo-fallas-my-dream-was-to-play-professionally-in-israel-sports-rabbi-show-episode-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/jojo-fallas-my-dream-was-to-play-professionally-in-israel-sports-rabbi-show-episode-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Jojo Fallas: &#8220;My dream was to play professionally in Israel&#8221; &#8211; Sports Rabbi Show Episode 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/8977254?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jojo_fallas?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jojo Fallas<\/a>, point guard with Maccabi Ashdod joined the Sports Rabbi Show to talk about his career to date, being the only Jewish Day School graduate currently playing professionally in Israel, what it meant to him taking part in the Sarachek Tournament at Yeshiva University and the Maccabiah games. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RShelem?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roye Shelem<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.co.il\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One.co.il<\/a> also came on board to talk Maccabi Tel Aviv, State Cup hoops and more!<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-sports-rabbi\/id545181049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make sure to subscribe on iTunes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jojo Fallas, point guard with Maccabi Ashdod joined the Sports Rabbi Show to talk about his career to date, being the only Jewish Day School graduate currently playing professionally in Israel, what it meant to him taking part in the Sarachek Tournament at Yeshiva University and the Maccabiah games. 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