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Michael Bresler

May 24, 2026, 8:20 AM

Beth Tfiloh Baseball: Beyond the Championship

Beth Tfiloh Baseball - 2026 MIAA C Conference Champions. Credit: Chris Ammann

Beth Tfiloh Varsity baseball (Baltimore, MD) captured its first championship since 2008. But the deeper story is not just about winning games - it is about Torah, mentorship, friendship, and building the next generation of mensches. There are teams that...

Mar 27, 2026, 8:42 AM

Passover and Baseball: A Springtime Tradition

In the spring, the poet tells us, a young man’s fancy turns to love, right? WRONG! As the sharp, biting winds of winter give way to the balmy breezes of spring, the fancy of young men – and, frankly, men not...

Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Mar 24, 2026, 12:02 AM

MLB – Major League B’Omer: The Annual Arrival of Baseball

"But on the Jewish New Year when Hank Greenberg came to bat and made two home runs off pitcher Rhodes, they cheered like mad for that." -- Edgar Guest, Detroit Free Press (1934) (Greenberg received rabbinical permission to play in...

Mar 15, 2026, 2:14 PM

Treasure Trove: The Jewish Root, Root, Roots of the Toronto Blue Jays

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by Kevin Viner, Elevator Digital, Toronto used with permission.

The Toronto Blue Jays are about to begin their 50th season, but they actually turn 50 on March 20, 2026. It was on this day that Major League Baseball’s American League voted 11 to 1 to award an...

Mar 4, 2026, 7:28 AM

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Baseball Classic

There is a notion stretching back to the ancient Greeks of the "Olympic Truce." While the Olympic Games were proceeding, ongoing wars would pause. Further, parties seeking war would wait until the Games were over to commence hostilities. Based on...

Mar 4, 2026, 7:27 AM

World Baseball Classic Lineup Rundown

Roster Let's start with the Israelis: Assaf Lowengart (OF) Assaf Lowengart was born in Timorim, Israel, and grew up playing baseball on Kibbutz Gezer. After completing his service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he moved to the United States to continue...

Mar 3, 2026, 7:24 AM

How does World Baseball Classic Eligibility Work?

Many fans ask: How are players eligible for Team Israel if they weren’t born in Israel or don’t currently hold Israeli passports? On Team Israel in 2026, several players qualify under Israel’s Law of Return through their family connections: Matt Bowman...

Michael Feldstein

Sep 3, 2025, 7:26 AM

The Kiddush Cup: A Labor Day Tradition in Stamford

Labor Day always feels bittersweet. It’s the unofficial end of summer, the start of the school year for our kids and grandkids, a time for one last beach trip or backyard barbecue with friends. But here in Stamford, CT, Labor...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Aug 7, 2025, 10:17 PM

Experience, Expertise… and Elephants

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, before I began writing my Jewish Standard/Times of Israel column, I submitted articles and opinion pieces to a variety of Jewish publications. As I once reminisced, “I wrote those...

Aug 2, 2025, 12:29 AM

Time, Tisha Ba’av and Taking Control

“There has been one constant through the years… baseball” This famous line from Field of Dreams resonates with many. But if there is one thing even more constant than baseball, it is time, and the struggle we as humans have...

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