Rabbi On The Sidelines

Allison Norlian, director of the documentary Meandering Scars, tells the story of Erika Bogan, the adaptive athlete who climbed Mt Kilimanjaro to bring suicide awareness in the disability community to the public eye. An inspiration you do not want to miss.

Rabbi Sherman speaks with Oscar nominated producer Ron Dyens, of the animated short, Butterfly, detailing the heroic story of Alfred Nakache, the French-Algerian swimmer in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, who becomes a prisoner in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, suffers the murder of his wife and daughter to the Nazis, and swims again in the 1948 Olympics in London, the year the State of Israel is created.

Mark Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about the influence of his Holocaust survivor parents on his journey in the world of faith and in sports. Mark shares why his commitment to Israel is such an important part of his life and how sports can be a force of good in the world.

Rabbi Sherman speaks with Israel's Olympic Gold Medalist in windsurfing in the Paris 2024 Olympics. He shares his fascinating Jewish journey, his path towards windsurfing, his October 7th experience, and his amazing representation of Israel on the global stage during the most difficult times. Reuveny shares his path towards LA 2028.

Mark Gerson, author of “God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves The Torah is True” speaks with Rabbi Sherman on the depth of the Torah, the lessons we learn and how so many of lessons are found in the world of sports.

Rabbi Zev Eleff, president of Gratz College, author, and scholar, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about greatness in sports, Judaism, and America.

Lee Schwartz, author of “Raising Giants” speaks to Rabbi Sherman about the joy of raising two sons to play in the NFL.

Nate Fish, CEO of Israel Baseball America and manager of Team Israel, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about his Jewish journey, his Israel journey, and his journey, and how he has combined all three passions to bring Team Israel to the Olympics.

Heather Brooks Karatz, owner of Angel City Football Club, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about her faith and sports journeys. Heather, the grandchild of Holocaust survivors who met in Auschwitz, has traveled through the sports world with a lens of her faith. In a post October 7th world, Heather continues to make a difference in a most meaningful way.

Donna Orender, former president of the WNBA, senior executive of the PGA, CEO and founder of Generation W, and current commissioner of the Maccabi basketball collective speaks with Rabbi Sherman about her journey that is at the intersection of sports and faith, the importance of using the ball as a social changemaker, and her connection to the people and state of Israel through sports.