{"id":153558,"date":"2025-08-29T06:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=153558"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:19:40","slug":"israel-knocks-off-iceland-maccabi-tel-aviv-advances-to-europa-league-more-on-episode-527","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/israel-knocks-off-iceland-maccabi-tel-aviv-advances-to-europa-league-more-on-episode-527\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel knocks off Iceland, Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to Europa League + More on Episode #527"},"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=10967078&#038;theme=dark\" style=\"border: medium; height: 205px; width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesportsrabbi\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mobluelion\" target=\"_blank\">Moshe Halickman<\/a><\/strong> the head of The Sports Rabbi Hebrew Website spoke all about Israel at the Eurobasket following their win over Iceland. We also looked ahead to the upcoming games including Poland on Saturday night as well as Luka Doncic and Slovenia along with France. Breaking down the latest concerning the Hapoel Eilat &#8211; Hapoel Afula &#8211; Elitzur Netanya mess was up next and then we finished off the show talking about Maccabi Tel Aviv advancing to the Europa League and the latest in the Israeli soccer league.<\/p>\n<p>Make 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>The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Moshe Halickman the head of The Sports Rabbi Hebrew Website spoke all about Israel at the Eurobasket following their win over Iceland. We also looked ahead to the upcoming games including Poland on Saturday night as well as Luka Doncic and Slovenia along with France. 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