The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald-Leader who covered the brand new Maccabi Tel Aviv big man Alex Poythress when he was with the Kentucky Wildcats. Tipton broke down his strengths and weaknesses along with the attributes he brings to the table and what the fans can expect of him in Tel Aviv.Roye Shelem then joins The Sports Rabbi and we break down the hiring of Oded Katash as the Yellow & Blue’s new/old head coach along with all of the rumored players to be signing with the club. We also spoke about Tomer Ginat’s decision to choose Hapoel Tel Aviv over Maccabi and also Hapoel Jerusalem’s new coach Aleksandar Džikić as well as the latest out of the Israel National Team camp. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem got together and broke down the Israel National Team’s UEFA Nations League matches as they defeat Albania 2-1 and draw at Iceland 2-2. We also discuss Manor Solomon (11:00) and what the Israeli will be able to offer Fulham as well as what happens when Eran Zahavi, Bibras Natcho and Nir Bitton are back and ready to play for the Blue & White. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new/old coach Vladimir Ivic is back and we talked about what he will be able to do as he returns to Kiryat Shalom along with the other singings and rumors from around the league.At the 58:25 mark of the show, we headed over to the basketball scene and Maccabi Tel Aviv bringing back David Blatt to the fold as the Chairman of the Professional Committee and what he has to offer the Yellow & Blue as well as the imminent hiring of Oded Katash as the new/old head coach of the club. Who will Maccabi want to bring in? Find out the latest names and rumors later on in the show.Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Israel National Team’s matches coming up against Albania and Iceland as they look to find their way to the playoffs in the UEFA Nations League. We also checked out the latest rumors as the transfer period heats up around the Holy Land.Dov Halickman was up next (35:30) as we wrapped up Hapoel Holon’s Israel League Championship as they swept Bnei Herzliya 2-0 in the finals. We then discuss the possibility of Xavi Pascual becoming the next head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi welcomes abroad Moshe Halickman to wrap up Hapoel Holon’s game one win over Bnei Herzliya in their best of 3 Israel League Finals series as we looked at the keys to the purple victory and what Oren Aharoni’s team needs to do better in game two.We then went around the league and talked about all of the coaching moves as well as the latest news from Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv as the summer transfer rumors begin to heat up. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem broke down the Israel National Team’s 2-2 draw with Iceland to open up their UEFA Nations League campaign as they will now ready for their second match next Friday at Albania. We talked about the team’s strengths and weaknesses, the plusses and minuses as well as all of the key players including Liel Abada, Manor Solomon, Shon Weissman and Miguel Vitor’s debut in the Blue & White.We also spoke about the Israel basketball finals that will see Hapoel Holon pitted against Bnei Herzliya in what will be a stellar best of 3 game series. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem begin the show by discussing the passing of Israeli broadcasting legend Modi Bar On who departed this world at the tender age of 59. He was always a man of the people and totally reinvigorated the sports broadcasting industry at Sport 5 and he will be missed dearly by the millions who knew him and were touched by his special and unique style.We also spoke about the Israel National Team who have three upcoming UEFA Nations League matches coming up against Iceland and Albania as well as all of the latest transfer news from around the domestic league.Next up was Dov Halickman as we looked at the pair of upcoming pivotal, do or die game 3’s in Israel basketball action between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya along with Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem.Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi had the honor and pleasure to welcome Howard Beck, Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated and Co-host of The Crossover Pod to the 300th episode of The Sports Rabbi Show. Beck is one of the great writers and podcasters of our generation and has made an impact with his fine coverage of the NBA both on and off of the court. Having worked at the New York Times, Bleacher Report and the LA Daily News, Beck has been very active with social action issues as we opened the show discussing the tragedy that unfolded in Uvalde, Texas and the brutal school shooting. We then move to the beginning of Beck’s career and how he was inspired to become a journalist while we also disusss Israeli NBA players past and present in Omri Casspi and Deni Avdija. To finish off the show we talked about some of the pressing issues in the NBA.Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Roye Shelem came on board to kick off The Sports Rabbi Show as we looked back at the Israel State Cup Final where Hapoel Beer Sheva defeated Maccabi Haifa on penalties. From there we discussed the latest Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach news, wrapped up the league and looked ahead to both the upcoming transfer period and the Israel National team who will begin to ready for UEFA Nations League action.Dov Halickman was up next as we previewed the Israel Basketball semifinal series between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya as well as Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Holon. We also discussed the off-season news that has begun with signings and coaching appointments.Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman began the latest edition of The Sports Rabbi Holy Land Hoops show discussing the Euroleague Final as Anadolu Efes captured their second title in a row. We then moved on to the Israeli basketball league playoffs and the upcoming Game 4 Quarterfinal Derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv which will take place at the Drive In Arena. From there it was off to Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Gilboa Galil’s series that heads back up to Gan Ner for game 4 along with looking at Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel Holon’s respective sweeps. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem took a look at the latest Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa’s league championship to the embarrassment that occurred with the league administration and Bnei Sakhnin which caused the last second postponement of their match with the Greens. We also looked at the various coaching carousel around the league, Eran Zahavi’s next stop and the rest of the Israelis abroad. Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts.