UPDATE (8/9/16): Israel won their first Olympic medal since 2008 when Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal bout in judo. A few other Israeli athletes have outside shots at medaling in Rio, and hope to add to the 8 total medals claimed by Israel since their first Olympic appearance in 1952 (only 4 years after …
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Hi gang! Yesterday we explored what makes one a Jew. If you missed it, you may want to review before we take a look at various Jewish (and other) religious positions. Today, Israelis come in all sorts of flavors. I don't claim to know them all, but here are a few of the predominate Jewish …
As a very young athlete, I remember seeing my first Olympics. Following that, I dreamed of how incredible it would be to be an Olympic champion. In a little less than a month, the 2016 summer Olympics will commence and I will be watching when I can. While the Olympics were once an "end all" for …
This past Wednesday in Ft Worth TX, the latest fighter jet built in the US for Israel was rolled out. The US Air Force has flown the F-35 for a couple years now, and Israel will be the first nation in the Middle East to possess a fifth generation fighter jet. Though built in America, …
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