http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-next-big-jewish-basketball-star-1328406261/ http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-next-big-jewish-basketball-star-1328406261/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:44:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-next-big-jewish-basketball-star-1328406261/ The NBA is up and running. Omri Casspi is starting without very impressive numbers and Jordan Farmar remains a solid backup on the verge of leading a team. Since everything is status quo with our star NBA players, TGR begs to ask the question, who is next? (Not a Goldberg reference). Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-royal-rumble-1328120180/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-royal-rumble-1328120180/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:16:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-royal-rumble-1328120180/ Long time TGR fan Henry Bernstein tweeted The Great Rabbino wanting to know about Jews in the Rumble. Last night Sheamus won the 25th Rumble, making the Jewish wrestlers 0 for 25 trying to win the rumble. But…that doesn’t not mean we have come close. Below are some of the Jewish Royal Rumble highlights. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/under-the-radar-1327591570/ http://www.jewpi.com/under-the-radar-1327591570/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:26:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/under-the-radar-1327591570/ I am not sure how this got by me. It has all the things I am passionate about. Jewish education (Solomon Schechter no less) and a major college basketball team. Meet Jacob Susskind, alumnus of Solomon Schechter/Golda Och, freshman for the Maryland Terps. Click HERE to read more. Thank you to Richard Lerner for sending [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/interview-former-cuse-player-ross-diliegro-1327590977/ http://www.jewpi.com/interview-former-cuse-player-ross-diliegro-1327590977/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:16:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/interview-former-cuse-player-ross-diliegro-1327590977/ A while back we interviewed, then, New Hampshire center Dane Diliegro. Dane was an excellent player, but apparently he learned it all from his big bro. While Dane was in High School, Ross was at Syracuse with Eric Devendorf leading the way. More recently Ross participated in the Maccabi games and he told us all [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/leading-jewish-scorers-in-the-ncaa-1327515980/ http://www.jewpi.com/leading-jewish-scorers-in-the-ncaa-1327515980/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/leading-jewish-scorers-in-the-ncaa-1327515980/ Below is a looking into how the Jewish college players are scoring up until this point. We are a little over a month away from March Madness. Hopefully, all of these players and teams turn it up a notch. Zach Rosen (Penn) – 18.3 Jake Cohen (Davidson) – 14.9 Tucker Halpern (Brown) – 12.6 Corbin [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-is-hot-1327416011/ http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-is-hot-1327416011/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-is-hot-1327416011/ Jordan Farmar continued his hot shooting last night in a loss to the Bulls. Farmar, who plays behind Deron Williams, dropped 22 pts and added 4 assists. This has come on the heels for a great streak for Farmar. With Rookie MarShon Brooks out, Farmar has made the most of his time. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/interview-stoney-brooks-ben-resner-1327415655/ http://www.jewpi.com/interview-stoney-brooks-ben-resner-1327415655/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:34:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/interview-stoney-brooks-ben-resner-1327415655/ TGR is kicking off College Basketball week. We begin with D1 player and former Maccabi participant, Ben Resner. His life long dream is coming true and it looks like Stoney Brook could be headed to tournament, so pay attention to Resner and SeaWolves. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/uja-event-a-big-success-1327084704/ http://www.jewpi.com/uja-event-a-big-success-1327084704/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:38:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/uja-event-a-big-success-1327084704/ Last night I had the privilege to sit in a room with over 150 other Jewish sports fans and hear the legendary Mad Dog Russo. Mad Dog talked sports and give us insight in some pivotal moments in NFL history. The night didn’t end there. Silent and live auctions featuring everything from a Yankees dream [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/should-braun-speak-up-1327084189/ http://www.jewpi.com/should-braun-speak-up-1327084189/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:29:49 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/should-braun-speak-up-1327084189/ Two days ago I was watching PTI and Wilbon and Kornheiser were debating whether or not Ryan Braun should explain himself at his NL MVP acceptance speech? I too have been wondering this since the disappointing story went public. Braun is a man, an athlete, and a competitor. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/then-there-was-one-1326651382/ http://www.jewpi.com/then-there-was-one-1326651382/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:16:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/then-there-was-one-1326651382/ With a second round win by the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints and Brian De La Puente were eliminated from the playoffs. There the New England Patriot’s Julian Edelman is the sole remaining football player with a Jewish parent. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/cammalleri-traded-to-calgary-1326650531/ http://www.jewpi.com/cammalleri-traded-to-calgary-1326650531/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:02:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/cammalleri-traded-to-calgary-1326650531/ Montreal Canadian and the best Jewish hockey player in the league, has been traded to the Calgary Flames. Cammalleri broke out two years ago as a star during the playoffs. He recently fell out of favor with the Canadians when Cammalleri was rumored to be behind the comments saying his team did not prepare hard [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-great-rabbino-gets-rabbinic-1326380929/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-great-rabbino-gets-rabbinic-1326380929/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:08:50 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-great-rabbino-gets-rabbinic-1326380929/ Recently OY! Chicago ran a feature story about my rabbinic side with some TGR thrown in. Click HERE to check it out. www.THEGREATRABBINO. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-has-scheyer-been-playing-in-israel-1326380175/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-has-scheyer-been-playing-in-israel-1326380175/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:56:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-has-scheyer-been-playing-in-israel-1326380175/ Thought it was time to check in and see how Jon Scheyer is performing in Israel. As we noted a little while back, the emergence of Jordan Farmar certainly hurt his hype and playing time. Now that Farmar is back in New Jersey, Scheyer has gotten more playing time but not putting up Duke type [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tgr-nfl-player-of-the-year-1326045968/ http://www.jewpi.com/tgr-nfl-player-of-the-year-1326045968/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:06:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tgr-nfl-player-of-the-year-1326045968/ Often we ask people to vote on the awards and sometimes we decide them ourselves. This year it seems to be a clear cut decision that the TGR 2011/12 NFL Player of the Year is: Adam Podlesh The Bears punter was really to only Jewish NFL player to put up any significant stats. His season [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/lebrons-boss-and-ryan-braun-1326045248/ http://www.jewpi.com/lebrons-boss-and-ryan-braun-1326045248/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:54:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/lebrons-boss-and-ryan-braun-1326045248/ I have tried avoided the Ryan Braun issue. I am having a hard time believing it. But I thought this was an interesting article. I plan on standing by Braun until this mess figures itself out. Click HERE for more. Look at this story on Heat’s owner Micky Arison. If you thought losing the Finals [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-josh-whitesell/ http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-josh-whitesell/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:06:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-josh-whitesell/ In 2008 Jewish MLB lovers were introduce to Josh Whitesell. The Diamondbacks first baseman wasn’t the biggest or fastest, but many of us hoped he would have some staying power. Unfortunately he didn’t. Well that is not entirely true, it just wasn’t on American soil. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-nba-has-begun/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-nba-has-begun/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:34:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-nba-has-begun/ So how are our guys doing you ask? Omri Casspi – Casspi has started both games. He is averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, And 1.5 assists. The new look Cavs are 1-1 with a win over The Pistons but a loss to begin the season vs. the Pacers. Jordan Farmar – Farmar has backed up [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ncaa-jews-playing-big-time-schools/ http://www.jewpi.com/ncaa-jews-playing-big-time-schools/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:26:26 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ncaa-jews-playing-big-time-schools/ This week a few Jewish college ballers at smaller programs went up against a few ranked teams. Monday night, Cornell’s Chris Wroblewski and Eitan Chemerinski lost to #24 ranked Illinois in a close one 64-60. Wroblewski started and scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/players-on-the-move/ http://www.jewpi.com/players-on-the-move/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:16:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/players-on-the-move/ Some Jews on the move: Craig Breslow has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Breslow has been a solid middle reliever for the As and this will truly give the D-Backs a bullpen boost. Vists this link to lean more HERE John Grabow as left the Cubs (I can finally start rooting for him) for [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/have-you-been-tebowed-lately/ http://www.jewpi.com/have-you-been-tebowed-lately/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:18:40 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/have-you-been-tebowed-lately/ While it would be easy to ignore the craze, Tim Tebow-mania is everywhere. As I like to say, he is the “best, worst player I have ever seen.” While he throws a horrible deep ball, he misses receivers like no one else ever has, and his reckless style will eventually get him hurt, the kid [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/recent-headlines-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/recent-headlines-2/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:48:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/recent-headlines-2/ TheGreatRabbino.com Amare Wants to Open Up a Hebrew School Knicks Targeting Former Maccabi Star ParkerKraft Interested in Casino Farmar Highlight Video from Israel Jewish Baseball Year in Review www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/interview-japan-wrestling-hamburger-eating-jewish-blogger-brad-garoon/ http://www.jewpi.com/interview-japan-wrestling-hamburger-eating-jewish-blogger-brad-garoon/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:58:28 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/interview-japan-wrestling-hamburger-eating-jewish-blogger-brad-garoon/ Last year I sat across the table from this guy and we got to talking. Turns out we both appreciate wrestling and Jewish education. Not to mention we run blogs. Below is an interview with wrestling blogger Brad Garoon. Check out his site and of course Dragon Gate wrestling. 1) Tell TGR a little bit [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/top-jewish-nba-stories-of-2012-and-a-little-of-2011/ http://www.jewpi.com/top-jewish-nba-stories-of-2012-and-a-little-of-2011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:04:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/top-jewish-nba-stories-of-2012-and-a-little-of-2011/ Oh, how I missed you. I missed your dunks and dishes. I missed your poise and effort. I missed your improving skills and fearless leadership. I missed you Derrick Rose. Anyone else as excited for the NBA? Well, its time to count down the Top 10 Jewish NBA Stories of 2012 (and a little of [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-and-casspi-to-return-to-states/ http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-and-casspi-to-return-to-states/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:44:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-and-casspi-to-return-to-states/ Now that the NBA lockout is over (so excited to watch DRose), it looks like Maccabi Tel Aviv will be without Jordan Farmar and Omri Casspi. Casspi will return to the Cleveland Cavs, but will be recovering from a knee injury. To read more click HERE . Jordan Farmar, who had been leading red hot [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/braun-named-mvp/ http://www.jewpi.com/braun-named-mvp/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:38:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/braun-named-mvp/ Mazel Tov to Ryan Braun on becoming the NL MVP. First Jewish blooded MVP (hitter) since Hank Greenberg. Well deserved. For more read HERE . www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/forget-salita-and-foreman-meet-carolina-raquel-duer/ http://www.jewpi.com/forget-salita-and-foreman-meet-carolina-raquel-duer/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:46:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/forget-salita-and-foreman-meet-carolina-raquel-duer/ Carolina Raquel Duer has been making headlines. The Jewish Arg entinian female boxer is World Boxing Organization’s super flyweight champion.  Click HERE to get to know this female knockout. www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurting/ http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurting/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:36:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurting/ This post is late, and yes Jay Cutler’s injury is much tougher, but the Bears have also placed Gabe Carimi on IR. Frustrating start for the #1 draft pick. For more read HERE . www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurtings/ http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurtings/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:26:32 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/bears-hurtings/ This post is late, and yes Jay Cutler’s injury is much tougher, but the Bears have also placed Gabe Carimi on IR. Frustrating start for the #1 draft pick. For more read HERE . www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-wwe%e2%80%99s-albert/ http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-wwe%e2%80%99s-albert/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:28:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/where-are-they-now-wwe%e2%80%99s-albert/ Albert or A-Train as WWE fans remember him, probably neglect that his real name is Matt Bloom. Albert arrived on the WWE scene with piercings to protect Droz and acted as his personal tattoo artist. Droz later suffered an injury and Albert was recruited by Trish Status to team with Test and form T & [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-news-casspi-headed-back-to-israel/ http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-news-casspi-headed-back-to-israel/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/breaking-news-casspi-headed-back-to-israel/   Click HERE  and/or HERE to read more. THEGREATRABBINO.COM Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/headlines-5/ http://www.jewpi.com/headlines-5/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:50:38 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/headlines-5/ Lebron Causing Trouble at the JCC Stern’s Response to NBPA Rejection Carimi Has Surgery Farmar and Vujacic to Go Head to Head Peer’s Protesters Squashed www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-euroleague-player-of-the-wekk/ http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-euroleague-player-of-the-wekk/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:24:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/farmar-euroleague-player-of-the-wekk/ No NBA? Doesn’t matter to Jordan Farmar and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Farmar lead Maccabi to a huge win over Real Madrid. Farmar dropped 27 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists and was named Euroleague MVP. Doesn’t look like Farmar needs to be behind anyone in the NBA as he shows he can [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/bad-news-jews/ http://www.jewpi.com/bad-news-jews/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:56:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/bad-news-jews/ Unfortunately, Julian Edelman has not been in the news much since he replaced Wes Welker in the playoffs two years ago. But he is back and its not for a good reason. Edelman was arrested after a Halloween party for groping a woman. He has a court day on Tuesday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/congrats-to-our-2011-mlb-winners/ http://www.jewpi.com/congrats-to-our-2011-mlb-winners/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:50:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/congrats-to-our-2011-mlb-winners/ The results are in. This years Hank Greenberg Award winner is RYAN BRAUN. Braun finished the year batting .332BA, 33 HRs, 33SB, 111RBI, 109 R. He will be in a close battle with Matt Kemp for MVP. This years Sandy Koufax Award winner is SCOTT FELDMAN. Feldman surprised some people to come on strong towards [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tough-way-to-go-out/ http://www.jewpi.com/tough-way-to-go-out/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:42:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tough-way-to-go-out/ Congrats to the RedBirds and my good buddy Jon Hoffman on the Cardinals World Series win. Unfortunately for the rest of the Jews it was tough to watch Ian Kinsler and Scott Feldman come so close to rings again. Kinsler was 2-3 with 1 BB in the final game. Kinsler had a great postseason, posting [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/braun-the-best-in-the-biz/ http://www.jewpi.com/braun-the-best-in-the-biz/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:28:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/braun-the-best-in-the-biz/ TGR has decided to find out whether or not Ryan is legitimately the best or one of the best players in baseball. The determining question; if you could start your team with 1 player who would it be?   For the sake of this article we have taken out pitchers from the equation. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/7-sports-ushpizin-2011/ http://www.jewpi.com/7-sports-ushpizin-2011/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:44:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/7-sports-ushpizin-2011/ There is a tradition that we invite 7 Ushpizin (Guests) into our Sukkahs during Sukkot. I decided to look at the sports world and decide who I am inviting in. Omri Casspi It would be great to welcome Casspi into my Sukkah. Of course, I could work on my Hebrew while we enjoyed dinner in [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/radical-rad-joins-the-tribe/ http://www.jewpi.com/radical-rad-joins-the-tribe/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:02:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/radical-rad-joins-the-tribe/ Thank you to TGR fan Joseph Kraus for giving us a heads up on this. Unfortunately, Joe is a Cubs fan. Scott Radinsky Joins the Indians as a Pitching Coach www.TheGreatRabbino.com © Copyright 2011 Tribe Media Corp. All rights reserved. JewishJournal.com is hosted by Nexcess.net . Homepage design by Koret Communications. Widgets by Mijits . [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/best-theoretical-nba-stories-for-the-holy-land/ http://www.jewpi.com/best-theoretical-nba-stories-for-the-holy-land/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:44:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/best-theoretical-nba-stories-for-the-holy-land/ With the NBA lockout looking more likely, TGR decided to look at who we would want to see in Israel (besides Jordan Farmar). Which NBA players would be the most intriguing stories and where should they go play. Roger Mason Jr.  Mason Jr. played two years for Hapoel Jerusalem and that was really the last [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/polls-are-open/ http://www.jewpi.com/polls-are-open/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:56:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/polls-are-open/ It would seem to me that Ryan Braun is the run away for the Hank Greenberg TGR MLB Player of the Year but we will let the voters decide. The candidates are below. The voting poll is in the side of the blog. 1) Ryan Braun – .332BA, 33 HRs, 33SB, 111RBI, 109 R 2) [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/al-davis-passes-away/ http://www.jewpi.com/al-davis-passes-away/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:24:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/al-davis-passes-away/ The sports world said goodbye to one of the most well-known owners in Pro football Al Davis. Sportsline posted THIS article about the controversial Oakland Raiders’ owner. The Raiders won an inspiring game over the weekend. The win was dedicated to the memory of Davis (read more HERE ). Davis actually died on Yom Kippur. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/rosenfels-returns-to-miami/ http://www.jewpi.com/rosenfels-returns-to-miami/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:42:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/rosenfels-returns-to-miami/ With the season ending injury to Chad Henne, the Miami Dolphins have added veteran Sage Rosenfels to the team. Rosenfels has most recently backed up Eli Manning in New York. This is Rosenfels second stint with the Dolphins. Click HERE for more. www.TheGreatRabbino.com © Copyright 2011 Tribe Media Corp. All rights reserved. JewishJournal. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/playoff-update-kinslerfeldman-move-on-at-fuld%e2%80%99s-expense/ http://www.jewpi.com/playoff-update-kinslerfeldman-move-on-at-fuld%e2%80%99s-expense/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:02:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/playoff-update-kinslerfeldman-move-on-at-fuld%e2%80%99s-expense/ Sam Fuld and the Tampa Bay Rays have been ousted from the playoffs. Fuld pinch hit but struckout. On the flip side Ian Kinsler and Scott Feldman of the Texas Rangers moved to the second round. Kinsler helped the Rangers with his first home run of the playoffs. Kinsler finished 4 for 16 in the [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/braun-and-goldschmidt-homer/ http://www.jewpi.com/braun-and-goldschmidt-homer/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:06:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/braun-and-goldschmidt-homer/   Here is a MLB update from the playoffs thus far: Ryan Braun homered as the Brewers went up 2-0 in their series against the Diamondbacks. Braun is 6 for 8 with 4 runs and 3 RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt was 1 for 4 with a home run in game two. Sam Fuld did not play [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/top-10-stories-of-the-year-shana-tova-from-tgr/ http://www.jewpi.com/top-10-stories-of-the-year-shana-tova-from-tgr/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:32:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/top-10-stories-of-the-year-shana-tova-from-tgr/ Its about to be the start of a New Year. Here is looking back at the year that was. Ups and downs. There are links to stories in case you missed them. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/interview-with-richard-michaelson-author-of-lipman-pike/ http://www.jewpi.com/interview-with-richard-michaelson-author-of-lipman-pike/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:42:35 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/interview-with-richard-michaelson-author-of-lipman-pike/ Its been a while since we have had an interview. But hear is a conversation I had with author Richard Michaelson who has brought much attention to the forgotten Lipman Pike. 1)     Tell TGR a little bit about yourself? I am a poet, children’s book author, and art dealer. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/nfl-d-linemen-news/ http://www.jewpi.com/nfl-d-linemen-news/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:32:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/nfl-d-linemen-news/ The good news is that Igor Olshansky has finally found a home, singing with the Miami Dolphins after the release of RB Larry Johnson. Olshansky will certainly help their D-Line. Click HERE for more. On a sour note, Antonio Garay was fined $15,000 for his hit on Tom Brady. For more click HERE . TheGreatRabbino. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-sports-update/ http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-sports-update/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:26:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-sports-update/ We thought it would be nice to give our readers some time to catch up in whats going on in the Israeli Sports World. Here are some recent articles: Israel’s Loss to Turkey - Soccer Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan Punished for Slurs Alex Tyus Waiting for Rosh Hashanah Israel Expects Windsurfing Medal in 2012 Davis Cup [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/can%e2%80%99t-bear-the-bad-news/ http://www.jewpi.com/can%e2%80%99t-bear-the-bad-news/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:54:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/can%e2%80%99t-bear-the-bad-news/ The Bears 2011 #1 draft pick Gabe Carimi suffered a dislocated knee in Sunday’s loss to the Saints. Carimi had shown promise starting games 1 and 2 of the season. Carimi is rumored to be out a month. To read more click HERE . © Copyright 2011 Tribe Media Corp. All rights reserved. JewishJournal.com is [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-yk-dilemma/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-yk-dilemma/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:46:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-yk-dilemma/ Ron Kaplan wrote a really nice piece on the possible Yom Kippur dilemma this year for some Major Leaguers. Read Below: “Yom Kippur falls out on the evening of Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 8. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/braun-gets-3030-in-style/ http://www.jewpi.com/braun-gets-3030-in-style/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:44:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/braun-gets-3030-in-style/ Thursday we told you that both Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler were close to 30/30 (Home Runs and Steals). Well Braun got there quickly. Hitting two home runs on Friday to reach the 30/30 club. Now with 31 home runs, lets see if he can get hot. Maybe 40/40? Braun is really making a strong [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/omri%e2%80%99s-top-10-plays-of-2011/ http://www.jewpi.com/omri%e2%80%99s-top-10-plays-of-2011/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:32:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/omri%e2%80%99s-top-10-plays-of-2011/ Not sure how this slipped by me but its a little NBA excitement while we wait. WWW.THEGREATRABBINO.COM © Copyright 2011 Tribe Media Corp. All rights reserved. JewishJournal.com is hosted by Nexcess.net . Homepage design by Koret Communications. Widgets by Mijits . Site construction by Hop Studios . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/chasing-3030/ http://www.jewpi.com/chasing-3030/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:02:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/chasing-3030/ Both Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler are chasing the 30/30 club. They are both in pretty good shape going into today. Ryan Braun – 28 HRS and 31 SBs. Ian Kinsler – 29 HRs and 25 SBs. Looks to be a two way race for Jewish MLBer of the Year. We will keep you updated. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/espn-taking-a-stand/ http://www.jewpi.com/espn-taking-a-stand/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:04:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/espn-taking-a-stand/ ESPN REMOVING ANTI-SEMITIC LEAGUES FROM ITS ONLINE   FANTASY FOOTBALL   ‘They May Have Been Fantasy Leagues but the hate is all too real’   New York – NY September 8, 2011- At the urging of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, ESPN is moving quickly to remove anti-Semitic leagues from their Fantasy Football. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/white-sox-call-up-axelrod/ http://www.jewpi.com/white-sox-call-up-axelrod/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:22:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/white-sox-call-up-axelrod/ White Sox call up pitcher Dylan Axelrod to fill out their team. Axelrod is part of a recent influx of young Jewish ball players. He is the first Jewish player on the White Sox since Aaron Peroda. The White Sox called up Axelrod who went 9-3 with a 2.69 ERA in 26 appearances (24 starts) [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/what-do-you-do-when-you-lose-your-sports-job/ http://www.jewpi.com/what-do-you-do-when-you-lose-your-sports-job/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:32:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/what-do-you-do-when-you-lose-your-sports-job/ What do athletes do when they are done with sports? A while back I read an article that during the NBA lockout Jon Calipari, who I am usually critical of, invited his former players back to school to continue their education. This time Capliari got it right. What an amazing thing to offer and just [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/olshansky-gets-cut/ http://www.jewpi.com/olshansky-gets-cut/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:36:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/olshansky-gets-cut/ While his numbers were down, few thought Igor Olshansky’s job was in jeopardy because of his play. But his contract was a problem. Saturday’s NFL cuts came in and the Cowboys demoted the Defensive Lineman and the 2009 TGR NFL Player of the Year. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/kenny-anderson-ready-for-jewball/ http://www.jewpi.com/kenny-anderson-ready-for-jewball/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:04:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/kenny-anderson-ready-for-jewball/ I had some wonderful coaches while at Ida Crown. I still keep in touch with Coach Peckler and Coach Braun, but how cool would it have been to have former Net and NBA Jam legend Kenny Anderson as your coach. Recently, David Posnack Jewish Day School hired Anderson to coach its basketball team. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/keep%e2%80%99em-coming-welcome-josh-satin-to-the-bigs/ http://www.jewpi.com/keep%e2%80%99em-coming-welcome-josh-satin-to-the-bigs/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:54:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/keep%e2%80%99em-coming-welcome-josh-satin-to-the-bigs/  The Mets have been without breakout Jewish player Ike Davis for most of the year. But never fear, the Mets welcomed Josh Satin to the team on Friday. Satin plays all over the infield. “Satin is versatile with the glove. He played 57 games at 3B this season, 44 at 2B, 20 at 1B, and [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/baseball-stadium-rankings/ http://www.jewpi.com/baseball-stadium-rankings/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:46:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/baseball-stadium-rankings/ Recently, my wife and I got tickets to a game at Citi Field (thank you Marci). It marked the last stadium to visit on the East Coast (well…how I define East Coast…Braves and Tampa are in the South). Below is my rankings of all the stadiums I have been to and how it was as [...]]]> 0