In July 2007, Jewish American businessman Jeffery Rosen purchased the Maccabi Haifa Israeli Basketball Club (known then as “The Heat”) and boldly pledged to return the struggling club to its former glory. Sure enough, in 2008-09 Maccabi Haifa’s squad was promoted to the Premier League, where it had not competed in almost 10 years. Prior...Read More

Dubbed “The Jewish Jordan” by Sports Illustrated, Goodman has made an indelible mark on the world of collegiate sports. He’s also a role model for Jewish kids growing up showing them that they can follow their dreams without having to compromise their Judaism. When he travels, says a family friend, Jewish children sometimes accompany him...Read More

Fifty or so basketball players — college players or college bound — were shooting in the gymnasium at the State University of New York at Stony Brook last Sunday. Amid the thump of balls, the snap of nets and the morning sunlight streaking in from windows, one would hardly have picked out the skinny, redheaded...Read More