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Israeli players on the country's under-21 team celebrate a victory in the UEFA European U21 Championship playoff round against the Republic of Ireland at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Sept. 27, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Seb Daly-Sportsfile via Getty Images)
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Israel’s soccer team is headed to the Olympics for the first time since 1976

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
children lined up on the beach at night waving their arms in the air
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7 Ukrainian teens will get a break from war at a Jewish sports camp in California this summer

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis July 7, 2023July 7, 2023
Let's be real. When you hear Jewish Heritage Night is coming up, your first question is, "Is the giveaway any good this year?" (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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A’s schmear Yankees on a bagel-filled Jewish Heritage Night at the Coliseum

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky June 28, 2023June 28, 2023
From the cover of "Dyed in Crimson" by Zev Eleff
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Before Koufax, there was Arnold Horween, a Jewish Harvard football captain who changed American sports

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis May 15, 2023
2015's classic Oakland A's Jewish Heritage Night giveaway: a ball cap with "A's" transliterated into Hebrew. (Photo/Twitter-@AshleyWaxman)
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Kaddish for the A’s: Jewish fans in mourning as team eyes move to Vegas

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher May 2, 2023May 9, 2023
Joc Pederson in his new pearls with Star of David, a birthday gift from Team Israel. (Photo/Twitter via @ILBaseball)
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Team Israel says happy birthday to Giants slugger Joc Pederson — with a pearl necklace

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene April 28, 2023April 28, 2023
Kings center Domantas Sabonis at Chabad of Sacramento's Purim party, March 7, 2023.
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‘We’re gonna need a bigger mikvah’: Twitter reacts to news that Kings star Domantas Sabonis is converting

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Rabbi Mendy Cohen is dwarfed by 7'1" Kings center Domantas Sabonis, who attended Chabad of Sacramento's Purim party on March 7.
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Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis is joining Team Jewish

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Pavel Krylov (left) with wife Izabel and son Nikolai outside Golden 1 Center, March 27, 2023.
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Jewish fans rally around NorCal’s other NBA team as Kings head to playoffs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 10, 2023April 17, 2023
Palo Alto-born Joc Pederson batting for the San Francisco Giants in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Jim McIsaac-Getty Images)
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All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis and JTA March 30, 2023

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