{"id":169105,"date":"2026-01-28T17:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=169105"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:53:35","slug":"hapoel-tel-aviv-fc-on-the-rise-maccabi-tel-aviv-fc-in-trouble-on-the-sports-rabbi-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/hapoel-tel-aviv-fc-on-the-rise-maccabi-tel-aviv-fc-in-trouble-on-the-sports-rabbi-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel Tel Aviv FC on the rise, Maccabi Tel Aviv FC in trouble on The Sports Rabbi Show"},"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=11043719&#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\/roijay\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport<\/a><\/strong> spoke about the big Hapoel Tel Aviv Derby win along with all of the other soccer news from around the country. 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