03 Feb
Culture

The Jewish Jordan, King Amar'e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime

by Sala Levin The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and the New York Giants (partly owned by Jewish businessman Steve Tisch) are facing off in Indianapolis. (Or at least so we're told. The other week someone had to explain to us how many points a field goal was worth. Three, right? Yes. We just Googled it.) Plus, Madonna is this year's halftime performer, so we should expect some Kabbalistic magic. In honor of the Super Bowl's Jewish connections, here are a few notable Jewish sports stories of semi-recent years. Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward for the New York Knicks, announced in 2010 that his mother was of Jewish lineage, and embarked on a "spiritual and educational" trip to Israel, where he took...

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03 Feb
Culture

The Jewish Jordan, King Amar’e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime

by Sala Levin The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and the New York Giants (partly owned by Jewish businessman Steve Tisch) are facing off in Indianapolis. (Or at least so we're told. The other week someone had to explain to us how many points a field goal was worth. Three, right? Yes. We just Googled it.) Plus, Madonna is this year's halftime performer, so we should expect some Kabbalistic magic. In honor of the Super Bowl's Jewish connections, here are a few notable Jewish sports stories of semi-recent years. Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward for the New York Knicks, announced in 2010 that his mother was of Jewish lineage, and embarked on a "spiritual and educational" trip to Israel, where he took...

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