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JTA Israeli ballplayer Assaf Lowengart signs with MLB-affiliated independent team: ‘I’m trying to break as many ceilings as I can’ 8 Feb 2024
Assaf Lowengart, a 25-year-old Israeli ballplayer, has become the first Israeli-born position player to sign a professional baseball contract in the United S...
8 Feb 2024
JTA The Jewish Sport Report: An Israeli fencer wins a gold medal in unfriendly territory 2 Feb 2024
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, despite being in a country that lacks formal relations with Israel. Freilich wor...
2 Feb 2024
JTA Jewish billionaire David Rubenstein buys his hometown Baltimore Orioles 1 Feb 2024
David Rubenstein, a Jewish billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has purchased a 40% stake in Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles franchise. Rube...
1 Feb 2024
JTA Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold medal in Qatar, home to Hamas’ leadership 1 Feb 2024
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, a significant achievement considering Qatar is home to the leadership of Hamas a...
1 Feb 2024
JTA Ben Shapiro raps about his ‘yarmulke, homie’ in new right-wing song that tops iTunes charts 29 Jan 2024
Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has released his first single, a collaboration with rapper Tom MacDonald titled "FACTS." The song, which has reac...
29 Jan 2024
Forward Conservative movement maintains its ban on officiating at intermarriages but urges its rabbis to engage more with interfaith families 29 Jan 2024
The Conservative movement has issued a report maintaining its ban on officiating interfaith weddings but recommending changes to make the movement more open ...
29 Jan 2024
JTA Jon Stewart to return as part-time host of ‘The Daily Show’ 24 Jan 2024
Jon Stewart, the iconic Jewish comedian and former host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, is set to return to the show as a part-time host and executive pr...
24 Jan 2024
Forward Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to run 30-second Super Bowl ad 24 Jan 2024
Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will run a 30-second ad during Super Bowl LVIII, marking the first time a Super Bowl ad will focus on antise...
24 Jan 2024
JTA The Jewish Sport Report: Who’s the next Jewish MLB Hall of Famer? We asked the experts. 19 Jan 2024
The Jewish Sport Report explores the question of who will be the next Jewish player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after Sandy Koufax and Hank...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Israeli soccer team to play in empty stadium due to war-related safety concerns 19 Jan 2024
Due to safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war and the accompanying rise in antisemitism, an upcoming soccer match between Israeli club Maccabi Haifa...
19 Jan 2024