{"id":166456,"date":"2026-01-02T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=166456"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:09:37","slug":"israel-basketballs-coaching-carousel-a-tribute-to-eran-zahavi-on-the-sports-rabbi-show-episode-541","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/israel-basketballs-coaching-carousel-a-tribute-to-eran-zahavi-on-the-sports-rabbi-show-episode-541\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel basketball&#8217;s coaching carousel + a tribute to Eran Zahavi on The Sports Rabbi Show Episode #541"},"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=11031685&#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 talked about all of the coaching changes in the Israel basketball league plus the latest news and views in the world of Holy Land Hoops. <\/p>\n<p>We then paid tribute to Eran Zahvavi who hung up his cleats and retired as an active player from the game of soccer as one of Israel&#8217;s greatest all time players. <\/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 talked about all of the coaching changes in the Israel basketball league plus the latest news and views in the world of Holy Land Hoops. 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