SubscribeDoron Sheffer, ba’al teshuva
Arutz Sheva, the Israeli news agency, ran this story about Israeli basketball star Doron Sheffer and his “return” to his Jewish roots.
Sheffer made his name in Israeli basketball history when he led the Upper Galilee HaPoel team to the national championship and the European Cup semi-finals, and he was chosen Player of the Year. In 1993, he played for Connecticut University in the U.S., where he was named Rookie of the Year. His team won the Big East championship three years running. In 1996, and he became the first Israeli player to be chosen by an NBA team (the Los Angeles Clippers), but he chose to play instead for Maccabi Tel Aviv, which he helped lead to four consecutive championships.
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