Football
Is Julian Edelman the Best Jewish Football Player Ever?
(JTA) — The day after the New England Patriots beat the favored Kansas City Chiefs to reach their third straight Super Bowl — their amazing ninth in less than 20 years — CBS Sports analyst Boomer Esiason made an intriguing statement: Patriots wide receiver Julian...
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Wins $1M ‘Jewish Nobel’ Prize
(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is the winner of the $1 million Genesis Prize, the so-called Jewish Nobel. Kraft, 77, will be giving the money “to initiatives combatting anti-Semitism and other forms of prejudice as well as attempts to de-legitimize...
Steelers Donate $70K to Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Attack Victims
(JTA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Stronger Than Hate campaign inspired the city and the world to rally around the Jewish community in the wake of the shooting attack on a local synagogue building that left 11 dead. On Dec. 30, the Steelers donated $70,000 to help the...
A Fond Farewell to Joe Flacco
Barring a remarkable turn of events in the first 34 days of 2019, Joe Flacco will be in the Ravens’ rearview mirror come this March. The die was really cast late in the first round of the NFL draft on April 26, 2018. That night, after having drafted tight end Hayden...
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Visits Tree of Life Ahead of Steelers Game
(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft traveled to Pittsburgh ahead of his team’s game against the Steelers to visit the Tree of Life synagogue building and attend Shabbat services. On Dec. 15, Kraft visited the building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood...
Confusion at College Park
In the wake of the Jordan McNair tragedy, is Damon Evans, the athletic director at College Park, getting a free pass? I make no pretense about being an investigative reporter. I swim in the waters of offering opinions on things, and usually those things do not involve...
Baltimore Ravens Lineman to Wear Israeli Flag on His Cleats
(JTA) — As a defensive lineman for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, Michael Pierce has no love for quarterbacks. But the non-Jewish 340-pound athlete from Alabama does have a soft spot for Israel. Pierce selected the Israel Collective, a millennial arm of the Christians...
Memories of ‘The Greatest Game’
In that bygone era when the Baltimore Colts were the great secular religion around here, with Sunday services conducted at an outdoor shrine on 33rd Street, 12-year-old Alan Taylor pulled off a miracle that’s inconceivable today. He sent a letter inviting wide...
Cleveland Browns Kicker Greg Joseph’s Long Journey from Jewish Day School to the NFL
By Ed Carroll CLEVELAND (Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) — Browns rookie kicker Greg Joseph said it’s been a “wild ride” for him since being cut at the end of preseason by the Miami Dolphins, signing with Cleveland in Week 3 of the regular season, and...Upcoming Events
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all-day American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center
American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center 
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The American Craft Show, which is in its 45th year, is a three-day celebration of all things handmade. Shop crafts like you’ve never seen before from more than 650 of the country’s top contemporary jewelry,[...]
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all-day American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center
American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center
Feb 23 all-day
The American Craft Show, which is in its 45th year, is a three-day celebration of all things handmade. Shop crafts like you’ve never seen before from more than 650 of the country’s top contemporary jewelry,[...]
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all-day American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center
American Craft Show @ Baltimore Convention Center
Feb 24 all-day
The American Craft Show, which is in its 45th year, is a three-day celebration of all things handmade. Shop crafts like you’ve never seen before from more than 650 of the country’s top contemporary jewelry,[...]
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