Posts Tagged: Sandy Koufax Jewish
Yes, Religious Jews Have Played Professional Baseball Before
For Jewish fans of baseball, this was a big week. The Israeli national baseball team began scrimmaging on its warm-up tour before the Olympics, and...
Did We Need Another Sandy Koufax?
JNS.org - The story of Sandy Koufax choosing not to pitch on Yom Kippur is one of the great narrative tales of modern American Jewish...
A Student Named Greenberg Has a ‘Koufax Moment’ (VIDEO)
JNS.org - In 1965, legendary Major League Baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax opted not to pitch Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles...
Beyond Greenberg and Koufax: Jewish Holiday Sports Conflicts
JNS.org - When baseball legends Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax both famously refused to play crucial games on Yom Kippur, Greenberg during the 1934...
The Top 10 Toughest Living Jews
From Samson to Judah Maccabee, Ze'ev Jabotinsky to Hanna Senesh, there is a valiant history of tough and brave Jews who have had their impact...
Ryan Braun Tests Positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs
After just recently being awarded baseball's National League MVP - one of sports' most prestigious honors - Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Ryan Braun tested positive for...
