school sports

People of the book: The Chosen

People of the book: “The Chosen”

More YK, too

More YK, too

The shoe drops on Pearl

And the verdict on Bruce Pearl is…

The Hall is calling

The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame prepares to honor a new group of inductees.

Future JFLers?

Future JFLers?

At San Diego Jewish school, snacks must be kosher — pigskin allowed

From the JTA by Edmon J. Rodman SAN DIEGO, Calif. (JTA) — The snack bar is always kosher and the games are never on Friday night. The roster is packed with names like Adam, Isaac, Benjamin and Micah, with an Ori, Ethan, Yuval and Noam thrown in. The players huddle to say the Sh’ma before [...]

Students want new date for Yom Kippur game

Students want new date for Yom Kippur game

The envelope, please

More Jewish athletes of the year, this time it’s Lauren Sera and Daniel Fainman who were named co-winners of 2010 Jewish Athlete of the Year Award at an event hosted by Winnipeg’s Rady Jewish Community Centre.

‘Elite’ Jewps?

Madness” drawing to a close.

Faith first

Here’s another of the problems of accommodation. Damned if you do (you’re accused showing favoritism, bending the rules, etc.), damned if you don’t (you’re insensitive; too cold-hearted; unwilling to accommodate; think of the the children who have worked so hard to get here, etc.). The girls basketball team at Northwest Yeshiva in Mercer Island, Washington, [...]