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Meet America’s Jewish Football Star: Drew Ferris

Raphael Gellar — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:22:29 +0000

Drew Ferris’s road to success was not an easy one. Ferris, a graduate of San Diego Jewish Academy first arrived at the University of Florida in the summer of 2010 as a walk-on, despite being ranked as the 14th best long snapper in the nation by prominent long snapping Coach Chris Rubio. During the 2010 [...]

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Clinch #1 Spot in Group B; Eye Top 16

Raphael Gellar — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:42:41 +0000

Maccabi Tel Aviv came away with a victory over German foe Alba Berlin 78-62 in Nokia last night tonight. Despite the victory, Maccabi Tel Aviv failed to put the Germans away and showed some weaknesses. Maccabi Tel Aviv was playing without star Devin Smith who is battling a sickness, possibly mono. Over the past 48 [...]

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Israeli Basketball Preview 2012-2013

Raphael Gellar — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:46:53 +0000

WINNER LEAGUE PREVIEW It should be a very interesting year in Israeli basketball as two new teams will play in the division I level, Hapoel Eilat and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Both clubs have rich traditions and should help make the Winner League more competitive. As always Maccabi Tel Aviv will go into the season as [...]

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Q&A with IFL Star Brandon McDougald

Raphael Gellar — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:44:24 +0000

Meet one of the superstars of the Israeli Football League, RB Brandon McDougald. Brandon is one of the faces of the IFL. Brandon brings a lot of experience, as he played high school football in the United States, something almost none of the other players can claim they have accomplished. Despite this, he has been [...]

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Yael Averbuch: The Face of Jewish Women’s Soccer

Raphael Gellar — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:54:22 +0000

Meet Yael Averbuch, one of the hardest working female soccer players in the world. I had the opportunity to speak with Yael while she was taking a break from her training. At fourteen years old, Averbuch was the youngest player at that time to appear in a W-League match. Yael attended NCAA soccer powerhouse University [...]

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English Premier League Preview

Raphael Gellar — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:27:59 +0000

It is August now, which means the EPL is kicking off later this month! After an amazing finish last season, can things get any more exciting this season? I say yes! Sir Alex will be craving a title, City will try and prove they are a threat for the long run, and Chelsea will field [...]

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Jitim Young: Basketball Star and Author

Raphael Gellar — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:29:39 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with former Northwestern basketball star Jitim Young. Young came out of high school as one of the top basketball players in the nation and participated in many prestigious basketball camps including, the Capitol Classic All-American game, which is now known as the Michael Jordan all-star game. Despite being [...]

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Bibi, enough is enough

Raphael Gellar — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:05:28 +0000

Last night’s terrorist attack in Bulgaria, which resulted in the deaths of at least five Israelis, raises many questions but few answers. Who was responsible? How long can Hezbollah’s/Iran’s campaign of terror continue? Will Bibi respond? When I visit family in America, they always ask me why I would want to live in Israel with [...]

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Israeli Basketball Recap

Raphael Gellar — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:50:02 +0000

During the last few weeks, teams throughout Israel have been working very hard to shape up their line-ups for the upcoming season. There will be two new teams in this year’s Super League, Hapoel Eilat and Hapoel Tel Aviv. I feel bad for all the teams that will have to travel down to Eilat to [...]

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NBA Free Agency Report Card

Raphael Gellar — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:37:35 +0000

A Los Angeles Lakers: After a tumultuous first season under Coach Mike Brown, things are finally looking up in Laker Land. Despite not being able to acquire superstar center Dwight Howard, the Lakers were able to acquire future Hall-of-Fame point guard Steve Nash for practically nothing. Steve Nash will bring over 2 MVPs and plenty of experience [...]

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Panathinaikos Edges Maccabi 86-85 to Secure Last Spot in Final Four

Raphael Gellar — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:13:07 +0000

What an amazing game. Let’s be honest though, after Maccabi lost last week in Israel all the momentum shifted towards the Greek and most experts believed that Maccabi would get crushed in Athens for the deciding 5th game in the series, but that’s not what happened at all. In fact this game had to be [...]

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