Sports and religion
Speaking of Yom Kippur…
A different kind of Yom Kippur dilemma.
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, made [...]
Baseball parsha
This d’var Torah from Rabbi Greg Wall appears on the Sixth Street Community Synagogue website, titled “Home Stand.”
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I’ve been a baseball fan off and on for most of my life. When my sons started taking more than a passing interest in the game, I began going to Yankee Stadium several times a year [...]
Things that make you go, “Hmm”
Religion and sports: imperfect together

