{"id":133476,"date":"2025-02-12T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=133476"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:38:10","slug":"sports-rabbi-rants-friends-and-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/sports-rabbi-rants-friends-and-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Rabbi Rants: Friends and Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"205\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/v2\/podcast\/2480369?episode_id=10871813&#038;theme=dark\" style=\"border: medium; height: 205px; width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv Captain John Dibartolomeo and Hapoel Jerusalem Captain Yovel Zoosman<\/strong> are all smiles ahead of the Israel State Cup Final as their friendship should be a sign of unity that the country needs in these trying times.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesportsrabbi\" target=\"_blank\">Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman<\/a><\/strong> who&#8217;s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabbi Rants.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sports Rabbi Rants: Friends and Unity\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Efxg4G2GRiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMake sure to subscribe to <strong>The Sports Rabbi Show<\/strong> on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-sports-rabbi\/id545181049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/360wV5Qghgu0WwgBuVYqYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzcG9ydHNyYWJiaS5wb2RvbWF0aWMuY29tL3JzczIueG1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also download our fabulous new App available for both Android and iPhone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/il\/app\/sports-rabbi\/id1635384090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the iPhone App<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.sports_rabbi.sports_rabbi&amp;gl=IL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the Android App<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv Captain John Dibartolomeo and Hapoel Jerusalem Captain Yovel Zoosman are all smiles ahead of the Israel State Cup Final as their friendship should be a sign of unity that the country needs in these trying times. 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