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Mitchell spent last season with Maccabi Rishon Le&#8217;Zion as we looked back on the campaign that was, his staying in Israel when all of the other imports left during the war, Noam Dovrat, the State Cup Final along with his new team in Turkey. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on <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>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akil Mitchell joined The Sports Rabbi just ahead of his return to Israel with Pinar Karsiyaka as they ready to do battle with Hapoel Jerusalem in Champions League action. 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