Gaga: Jewish Pastime… and Sport of the Future?
What is Gaga?
If you ever attended a Jewish summer camp, community center, or Hebrew school, you probably have memories of Gaga (and I’m not talking...
From 1984 | Home (Plate) for the Holidays
Probably every Jew of my (baby-boom) generation knows that Sandy Koufax sat out an important game for the Dodgers on Yom Kippur
Sarah Levy Isn’t the First Jewish Rugby Player at the Olympics
The 2024 Olympic success of Sarah Levy brings renewed attention to the history of Jewish rugby players, from the early 1900s to today.
When Baseball Was Too American for Jews
Albert Dabah, the writer and director of the truly wonderful drama Extra Innings, has delivered a heartrendingly personal portrayal based on his own life story.
Winter Olympics 2018: Tracking Israel’s Athletes
Updates on Israel’s progress in the Winter Olympics.
How Two Jewish Baseball Players Processed the 1972 Munich Massacre
They weren’t just Jews but Jewish athletes, going about their professional lives in a strange city, as the Israelis had been doing a day earlier.
As Baseball Season Starts, Still Cheering for Team Israel
As the Major League Baseball season starts this week, some of us Jewish baseball fans are still reminiscing how well Team Israel did last month in the World Baseball Classic.
Sports Moment // Wrestling with the Ghosts of Olympics Past
With the Winter Olympics set to open in Sochi, Russia, in February, Moment’s Josh Tapper talks to David Wallechinsky, author of The Complete Book of the Olympics and president of the International Society of Olympic Historians.
Is This the Golden Age of Jewish Baseball?
A new generation of high-caliber Jewish major league players—including four All-Stars—takes the field. Plus exclusive profiles of Ryan Braun, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis, Danny Valencia and Kevin Youkilis.