Ro, Ro, Ro the boat, all the way to Boston

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, ladies and gentlemen: Ronan Tynan

A tennis lesson for the world

Editor’s note: This opinion piece by Leonard A. Cole appears courtesy JTA.
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The news out of Dubai has been rife with speculation about who assassinated Hamas terrorist commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a local hotel.  Israeli agents and al-Mabhouh’s Palestinian rivals are high on the guess list.
But amid the who-did-it debate, a [...]

That’s what you get for trying to be Mr. Nice Guy

“How many times do we have to tell you, Mohammad-Manour Azimzadeh: The Israelis are not our friends.”

Statistics as a measure of anti-Semitism?

T+Y+N+A+N = &%#@*^

Another reason some non-sports fans think sports fans are idiots

The Devil and Daniel Snyder?

Sports and religion: Giving thanks

Religion and sports: oil and vinegar?

God Bless America — pinheads included

Open mouth, insert foot, Ronan Tynan edition.

Jumping the Nazis

A new feature film tells the story of Margaret Lambert, a German-born Jewish high-jumper who was denied the chance to participate in the 1936 Olympics held in Munich.

A religious POV on the Dubai tennis tournament

Rabbi Yaakov Salomon offers a Halachic take on the tennis situation in this video from AISH.com.

Helena Mayer and the Berlin Olympics

Helena Mayer was a Olympic Gold Medalist fencer who represented Germany in the 1936 Berlin summer games.
Why would this German Jewish woman agree to bring honor to a country that had rejected her? Why would Germany want a Jew to be part of the German National Team?
These questions form the basis of The Helena [...]