There’s no beer at the World Cup in Qatar, but there are kosher bagels By David I. Klein, JTA Nov 25, 2022 Qatar may have caused an uproar by banning alcohol at the World Cup soccer tournament in Doha this month, but for religious Jewish fans, some kosher offerings will be available, thanks to two rabbis. Rabbi Marc Schneier, from New York, and Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, the Hasidic Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s emissary to Istanbul, worked with Qatari officials to create… Read More
U.S. We watched the movie Kyrie Irving shared so you don’t have to When NBA players union president CJ McCollum criticized Kyrie Irving for linking to an antisemitic movie on Twitter last month, he seemed to confirm what… By Louis Keene, Forward Nov 17, 2022
Bay Area Did Oakland’s pro soccer team drop Puma because of BDS? The Oakland Roots, a professional soccer team competing in the United Soccer League, found itself in a public relations quandary last week after BDS… By Gabe Stutman Nov 10, 2022
Organic Epicure Meet Evan Goldstein, the world's first ballpark sommelier Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. A cold beer is a common go-to for those wanting to wash down their hot… By Alix Wall Oct 25, 2022
Sports With Joc's help, Israel will have current MLBers on its WBC roster For the first time, players currently on Major League Baseball rosters are joining Team Israel in next year’s World Baseball Classic — and there could be… By Hillel Kutler, JTA Oct 17, 2022
Sports All of the Jewish hockey players to watch this season October is a busy month for U.S. sports fans. The MLB playoffs get underway, the NBA season begins, the NFL season kicks into high gear and both the… By Evelyn Frick, JTA Oct 7, 2022
Sports Schlepping Home: Jewish gay kickball team wins friends in S.F. During a Sunday afternoon kickball game in San Francisco’s Mission District, one baserunner twerks on second base in between pitches. Another, standing in… By Gabe Fisher Sep 21, 2022
Sports S.F. Giants score big with fans who love their Jewish merch An orange and black menorah. A bobblehead of Lou Seal, the pinniped mascot, wearing a kippah and tallit. And perhaps most famously, the “Rally Rabbi,”… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Sep 12, 2022
Bay Area Years later, bar mitzvah boy’s gambit is still helping kids learn chess A mitzvah project is often a short-term requisite to becoming a b’nai mitzvah. Volunteering or raising money for a charity are typical ways many kids… By Gabe Fisher Sep 8, 2022