ALEC BARIS, DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER
• Published April 29, 2021
The St. Louis Cardinals took fans on a tremendous journey in 2011, with their memorable September hot streak and playoff heroics, ultimately leading to their 11th World Series championship.
In honor of the club’s 10-year anniversary, the Cardinals...
(JTA) — The Iranian national judo team was suspended from international competition until September 2023 for forfeiting matches against Israeli opponents due to a boycott.
The decision extends an ongoing suspension of the Iran Judo Federation that...
(JTA) – The odds are long that David Cohen can become the first Jewish jockey to win a Kentucky Derby.
Cohen’s horse, Keepmeinmind, is a 50-1 shot in the early line for Saturday’s Triple Crown race at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
But don’t...
DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 27, 2021
Monday evening, before an announced crowd of 12,866 at Busch Stadium, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright turned back the clock once again. While the driver's license may tell you he's 39 years old closing in on 40, the arm is writing another story...
ALEC BARIS, DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER
• Published April 26, 2021
With the 2021 baseball season in full swing, a number of players have made strong starts, including several Jewish ones.
And though the Cardinals don’t have any current Jewish players, let’s take a look back at five former ones, including several...
Caleb Van Grack, Special for the Jewish Light
• Published April 23, 2021
This week, I went to a Cardinals game for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, and I was able to see a lot of great players including Yadier Molina. I definitely think Yadier Molina is a guaranteed Hall of Famer. I have read that some...
(JTA) — Is it possible to play Major League Baseball while being a Sabbath-observant Jew?
It’s a question that could have an answer within the next few years if Elie Kligman, an 18-year-old from Las Vegas, has anything to say about it.
Kligman...
(JTA) — Israeli Deni Avdija’s up-and-down rookie season in the NBA will end early: The Washington Wizards forward suffered an ankle injury Wednesday night.
Late in the second quarter in a home game against the Golden State Warriors, Avdija fell...
Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published April 21, 2021
If you’re a baseball nerd, you’ll love the latest episode of “Field of Vision Sports – Fantasy Football & Baseball Podcast.”
Jordan Eisen, a junior at Parkway North High School, had an exclusive interview with Bailey, the mastermind behind Foolish...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
Fifteen games into the 2021 season, the St. Louis Cardinals look aimless one day and hopeful the next. Leaving Philadelphia after another series loss, they will carry a record of 7-8 into a mid-week series with the Washington Nationals in the nation's...
By Alec Baris, Digital Content Manager
• Published April 16, 2021
We all love sports, but not necessarily old men yelling at each other calling it a sports show.
That was the idea behind Jordan Eisen, a junior at Parkway North High School who is also Jewish (and contributor to the Jewish Light), starting his fantasy...
BY DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 14, 2021
The year 2020 tried to kill Yadier Molina; luckily, it failed. On Dec. 30, I came upon this image on Wikipedia during some story research. It's not fabricated or doctored. Apparently, someone tried to poison the well with a nasty rumor. Thankfully, before...
