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Today in Jewish baseball history (Oct. 22)
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🏈✡️ Two NFL legends — Julian Edelman and Andre Tippett — will be inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
The virtual induction ceremony is scheduled for October 25, 2026.
What makes this event particularly special is that both athletes played for the same team — the New England Patriots — but their paths to Jewish identity were very different.
🏆 Julian Edelman — A Champion Proud of His Jewish Roots
Edelman spent 12 seasons in the NFL, won three Super Bowl championships, and became the first Jewish football player to be named Super Bowl MVP.
Throughout his career, he increasingly embraced and publicly celebrated his Jewish heritage. He visited Israel, spoke out against antisemitism, and, following the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, wore cleats featuring Hebrew inscriptions to honor the victims.
✡️ Andre Tippett — A Personal Journey to Judaism
Tippett is one of the greatest defensive players in Patriots history. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and remains the Patriots' all-time leader in sacks.
Unlike Edelman, Tippett was not raised Jewish. He grew up in the Baptist tradition but converted to Judaism in 1997 and went on to raise his children in the Jewish faith.
The induction of these two athletes into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame is significant not only for American football but also for the broader Jewish community.
Their stories represent two different paths to Jewish identity: one through embracing and publicly celebrating Jewish heritage, and the other through a conscious and personal decision to adopt Judaism.
Both athletes achieved extraordinary success in the NFL, a league where Jewish players have historically been relatively uncommon in the spotlight.
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From a kibbutz in central Israel to a Cleveland Cavaliers training camp — Noam Yaacov is writing the next chapter of Israeli basketball.
The 21-year-old Israeli-Danish point guard just signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Cavs, earning a chance to show what he can do in the NBA preseason and open a path through the G League or beyond.
After a breakout season in Belgium where he averaged roughly 17 points and 6 assists and helped Oostende reach the finals, the rising star is now in an NBA organization.
His story is pure determination.
Born outside Copenhagen to an Israeli-Jewish father and Danish mother, Yaacov moved to Israel by HIMSELF at 13 to live with his grandparents on Kibbutz HaOgen and chase the game.
He rose through Israeli youth ranks, earned All-Tournament honors with the national team, played for ASVEL in the EuroLeague, contributed to an Israeli Cup and a EuroCup title, and kept believing.
Now he’s in Cleveland, with Israeli executive Liron Fanan already leading the Charge. Whether he sticks on a two-way deal or develops in the G League, this is a real milestone — another Israeli name on an NBA roster and another reminder that talent, heart, and hard work from the Holy Land travel far.
Israeli basketball keeps rising. And right now, Noam Yaacov is one of its brightest lights.
Mazal tov!
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Hoping these talented players thrive in the top women’s league in the world 💪
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Today in Jewish baseball history (Oct. 13)
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Today in Jewish baseball history (Oct. 10)
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Impressive list
Great orgs
Healing after October 7 takes time, and people who care. 💙🇮🇱
This World Mental Health Day, we're spotlighting four Israeli organizations helping people rebuild their lives, one step at a time.
- SafeHeart provides therapy for Nova festival survivors and support for their families
- NATAL helps individuals and families cope with trauma from war and terrorism
- ERAN offers anonymous emotional first aid and someone to listen
- Havat Marpe Rishpon combines therapy, nature and community to support trauma recovery
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Countries and nation-states all formed after Israel. Do you consider all of them colonizers, or do you reserve that title only for the Jewish state?
1948
🇮🇱 May 14: Israel
1949
🇩🇪 May 23: West Germany
🇨🇳 Oct 1: PRC
🇩🇪 Oct 7: East Germany
🇮🇩 Dec 27: Indonesia
1951
🇱🇾 Dec 24: Libya
1953
🇱🇦 Oct 22: Laos
🇰🇭 Nov 9: Cambodia
1954
🇻🇳 Aug 1: North/South Vietnam
1956
🇸🇩 Jan 1: Sudan
🇹🇳 Mar 20: Tunisia
🇲🇦 Apr 7: Morocco
1957
🇬🇭 Mar 6: Ghana
🇲🇾 Aug 31: Malaysia
1958
🇬🇳 Oct 2: Guinea
1960
🇨🇲 Jan 1: Cameroon
🇹🇬 Apr 27: Togo
🇲🇬 Jun 26: Madagascar
🇨🇩 Jun 30: DRC
🇸🇴 Jul 1: Somalia
🇧🇯 Aug 1: Benin
🇳🇪 Aug 3: Niger
🇧🇫 Aug 5: Burkina Faso
🇨🇮 Aug 7: Côte d'Ivoire
🇹🇩 Aug 11: Chad
🇨🇫 Aug 13: CAR
🇨🇬 Aug 15: Republic of the Congo
🇬🇦 Aug 17: Gabon
🇸🇳 Aug 22: Senegal
🇲🇱 Sep 22: Mali
🇳🇬 Oct 1: Nigeria
🇲🇷 Nov 28: Mauritania
1961
🇸🇱 Apr 27: Sierra Leone
🇰🇼 Jun 19: Kuwait
🇹🇿 Dec 9: Tanzania
1962
🇼🇸 Jan 1: Samoa
🇧🇮 Jul 1: Burundi
🇷🇼 Jul 1: Rwanda
🇩🇿 Jul 5: Algeria
🇯🇲 Aug 6: Jamaica
🇹🇹 Aug 31: Trinidad & Tobago
1963
🇰🇪 Dec 12: Kenya
1964
🇲🇼 Jul 6: Malawi
🇲🇹 Sep 21: Malta
🇿🇲 Oct 24: Zambia
1965
🇬🇲 Feb 18: Gambia
🇲🇻 Jul 26: Maldives
🇸🇬 Aug 9: Singapore
1966
🇬🇾 May 26: Guyana
🇧🇼 Sep 30: Botswana
🇱🇸 Oct 4: Lesotho
🇧🇧 Nov 30: Barbados
1967
🇾🇪 Nov 30: South Yemen
1968
🇳🇷 Jan 31: Nauru
🇲🇺 Mar 12: Mauritius
🇸🇿 Sep 6: Eswatini
🇬🇶 Oct 12: Equatorial Guinea
1970
🇹🇴 Jun 4: Tonga
🇫🇯 Oct 10: Fiji
1971
🇧🇭 Aug 15: Bahrain
🇶🇦 Sep 3: Qatar
🇦🇪 Dec 2: UAE
🇧🇩 Dec 16: Bangladesh
1973
🇧🇸 Jul 10: Bahamas
🇬🇼 Sep 24: Guinea-Bissau
1974
🇬🇩 Feb 7: Grenada
1975
🇲🇿 Jun 25: Mozambique
🇨🇻 Jul 5: Cape Verde
🇰🇲 Jul 6: Comoros
🇸🇹 Jul 12: São Tomé & Príncipe
🇵🇬 Sep 16: Papua New Guinea
🇦🇴 Nov 11: Angola
🇸🇷 Nov 25: Suriname
1976–79
🇸🇨 Seychelles (1976)
🇩🇯 Djibouti (1977)
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands / Tuvalu 🇹🇻 / Dominica 🇩🇲 (1978)
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia / Kiribati 🇰🇮 / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨 (1979)
1980s
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe (1980)
🇧🇿 Belize / Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 (1981)
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983)
🇧🇳 Brunei (1984)
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands / Micronesia 🇫🇲 (1986)
1990
🇳🇦 Mar 21: Namibia
🇱🇹 Mar 11: Lithuania
1991 (USSR/Yugoslavia)
🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇦🇲 Armenia | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇷🇺 Dec 26: Russian Federation
1992–1994
🇧🇦 1992: Bosnia & Herzegovina
🇨🇿 1993: Czechia & Slovakia 🇸🇰
🇪🇷 1993: Eritrea
🇵🇼 1994: Palau
2000s–Present
🇹🇱 2002: Timor-Leste
🇲🇪 2006: Montenegro
🇷🇸 2006: Serbia
🇽🇰 2008: Kosovo
🇸🇸 2011: South Sudan
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Big dreams. Blue hearts. 💙🇮🇱
Our journey towards the 2027 continues as we face Switzerland today! 💪
🇮🇱 Israel vs 🇨🇭 @nati_sfv_asf
🏆 @FIFAWWC qualifying playoffs
🕟 16:30 Israel time
Let’s go, Israel! 💙🤍
Chelsey is a star
ICYMI our latest episode of the Jewish hockey podcast, where we interview Chelsey Goldberg about her career as a pro player and the growth of women hockey in Israel 💪
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A great opportunity to share the field with @Israel_Lacrosse on Sunday for an exhibition scrimmage.
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“She plays on her high school's varsity ice hockey team, the only all-girls Jewish high school ice hockey team in the country, a source of pride she carries both on and off the ice.”
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College hockey is starting. Wishing each player a successful year both academically and on the ice 💪
Am Yisrael Chai!
🤖 Made with AI
Great success
“The outcome follows months of discussions with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), with support from other nations, and marks a major achievement for Israeli hockey.”
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Horrible
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Great news
Last year, Israel 🇮🇱 won division 2b and the IIHF announced that wouldn’t be promoted to D-2a as it was cancelled last season.
Today the IIHF reversed their decision. Israel will play in the UAE against Croatia, Serbia, Australia, the UAE, and Georgia.
iihf.com/en/news/76119/congr…
