{"id":43952,"date":"2021-10-31T16:51:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=43952"},"modified":"2021-10-31T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T16:51:40","slug":"herzliyas-chris-babb-in-conversation-with-the-sports-rabbi-ahead-of-maccabi-tel-aviv-on-episode-239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/herzliyas-chris-babb-in-conversation-with-the-sports-rabbi-ahead-of-maccabi-tel-aviv-on-episode-239\/","title":{"rendered":"Herzliya&#8217;s Chris Babb in conversation with The Sports Rabbi ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv on Episode #239"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10153928?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a> welcomed Bnei Herzliya&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBabb52\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Babb<\/a> to the show as the Israel Winner League newcomer has been a key piece to coach Oren Aharoni&#8217;s squad that has begun the season with a perfect 3-0 record as they ready for Maccabi Tel Aviv on Monday night. 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