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Tour de France 2021 - 108th Edition - 9th stage Cluses - Tignes 144.9 km - 04/07/2021 - Michael Woods (NZL - Israel Start-Up Nation) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2021

Team Israel’s Michael Woods in second for King Of The Mountain jersey

Published July 5, 2021

Israel Start-Up Nation put on an impressive team effort on stage 9 of the Tour de France, setting up Michael Woods to join the breakaway and go for KOM points. He’s now second in the competition for the polka dot jersey. Despite digging deep on yesterday’s...

Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch

Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch

Published July 2, 2021

(JTA) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the 2020 Olympics, even though they’re happening in 2021. The Jewish athletes competing this year — and there are...

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark on using the concept of tikkun olam for social justice

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark on using the concept of tikkun olam for social justice

Published July 1, 2021

This Q&A is adapted from one of eight mainstage conversations held at Z3 2020: Visions of a Shared Future, a virtual conference produced by The Z3 Project and the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, California, aimed at reimagining Diaspora-Israel relations.  While...

Yankees make Jewish woman batgirl 60 years after turning her down

Yankees make Jewish woman batgirl 60 years after turning her down

Published June 30, 2021

(JTA) — If Gwen Goldman had been named a batgirl for the New York Yankees and not been given the honor of throwing out the first pitch, it would have been enough. A retired social worker from Westport, Connecticut, Goldman, 70, got to be a batgirl...

Adam Fox named hockey’s top defenseman, first Jewish player to win a major NHL award

Adam Fox named hockey’s top defenseman, first Jewish player to win a major NHL award

Published June 30, 2021

(JTA) — It’s been seven decades since the New York Rangers had a star Jewish defenseman. This season they had the best defenseman in the National Hockey League, Jewish or otherwise. Adam Fox, a native of New York’s suburban Long Island and a...

Israeli time trial champion, Omer Goldstein

Team Israel riders safely through time trial stage at Tour de France

Published June 30, 2021

All the Israel Start-Up Nation riders got safely through the fight against the clock on stage 5 of the Tour de France, saving energy to focus on the upcoming stages. After the challenging start to the race, with the numerous crashes on stage 1, Wednesday’s...

Simone Biles competes on the floor during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics competition at The Dome at America's Center. (Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports)

Simone Biles enjoyed all St. Louis had to offer this past weekend — including its pizza

Alec Baris, Digital Engagement AssociatePublished June 30, 2021

A few days after experiencing the record-breaking attendance set during the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials at The Dome at America’s Center, Simone Biles said she already misses the sports-crazed town of St. Louis. Apparently, the once-in-a-lifetime...

TDF Update | Israeli team sprinter earns top 10 finish in Stage 4

TDF Update | Israeli team sprinter earns top 10 finish in Stage 4

THE ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished June 29, 2021

Israel Start-Up Nation got its first top 10 place in this year’s Tour de France as André Greipel was 10th in the bunch sprint on stage 4. After yesterday’s crash-marred stage, the peloton had decided to stop at the beginning of the stage to make...

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Carlos Martinez’s last stand? Why it’s time for the Cardinal pitcher to step up or get out

Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 29, 2021

Carlos Martinez is running out of time to produce as a St. Louis Cardinal starting pitcher. As 2021's rugged dawn continues to set over a struggling Cardinals team, one of their longest-standing pitchers on the active roster finds himself in perilous...

TDF Update: Israeli team avoids crash on Stage 3

TDF Update: Israeli team avoids crash on Stage 3

The Israel Cycling Academy, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished June 29, 2021

The Israel Start-Up Nation riders all made it safely through another crash-marred day at the Tour de France. Guillaume Boivin was the team’s best finisher in 23rd place. After two hectic stages, the peloton would have welcomed a relatively easy...

Israeli teen acrobatic gymnastics team takes gold in Switzerland. Photo by Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash

Israeli teen acrobatic gymnastics team takes world gold

Naama BarakPublished June 28, 2021

(Israel21C) - A team of young Israeli acrobatic gymnasts took first place in an international contest last week, after having performed a minutes-long routine that included flips, human pyramids and mid-air splits. The team, comprised of four young...

Buffa's Buffet: 5 things that are on my mind

Buffa’s Buffet: 5 things that are on my mind

Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 27, 2021

Who’s the bald, bearded guy with the loud voice and all these opinions?! It’s me, Dan Buffa. Many of you already know me as the sports and entertainment guide here at the Jewish Light-so think of this new column as a way to get to know me even more....

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