Rabbi on the Sidelines

Author and award winning filmmaker Henry Schipper joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss his book, "The Ball Dreams of the Sky," a book of baseball poetry. Schipper, the child of Holocaust survivors, wrote these poems to process his complex Jewish-American experience in Detroit in the 1960's. As baseball season is underway, this is a beautiful story of the power of the game.

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This week, Judaism and sports go hand in hand, as three of the four coaches in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four are Jewish.

The top team, the Auburn Tigers, is Coached by Bruce Pearl. He also coached the US Men’s team in the 2009 Maccabiah games and took his Auburn basketball team to Israel with Athletes For Israel in 2023. This past weekend, in a press conference, he called for the release of the hostages held by Hamas and invited the family of Edan Alexander to the game.

Rabbi Sherman had the opportunity to interview Coach Pearl on the Rabbi On The Sidelines podcast, which will air on JBS TV tonight. He spoke about his Jewish journey, his connection to Israel, and his courage to speak up to millions watching sports.

The interview will be airing on JBS at the following times (PT):

Monday, March 31: 5:30pm, 8:30pm & 11:30pm

Tuesday, April 1: 8:30am

Thursday, April 3: 3:30pm & 10:00pm

Friday, April 4: 9:30am

Watch it on JBSTV - https://jbstv.org/

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Paul Olden, the voice of Yankee Stadium, joins Rabbi Sherman to speak about his journey to the booth of the most storied franchise in baseball.

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Wednesday, August 21, at 9:00 a.m. PST, Rabbi Sherman will speak with Daniel Posner, the founder of Athletes for Israel, an organization committed to fighting antisemitism and racism while reshaping the narrative of Israel.

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Author of newly published book, Pipeline To The Pros, Ben Kaplan joins Rabbi Sherman to learn about his journey to write this fascinating book about how Division 3 athletes join the professional ranks in the NBA both on the sidelines and in the front office. Additionally, Ben had an amazing spiritual journey starting with his bar mitzvah to the more recent loss of his father.

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Author of newly published book, Pipeline To The Pros, Ben Kaplan joins Rabbi Sherman to learn about his journey to write this fascinating book about how Division 3 athletes join the professional ranks in the NBA both on the sidelines and in the front office. Additionally, Ben had an amazing spiritual journey starting with his bar mitzvah to the more recent loss of his father.

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Rabbi Erez Sherman, in conversation with Loren Mendell and Omar Al Dakheel, two producers of the Netflix docuseries "American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing."

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In the latest episode of "Rabbi On The Sidelines," Rabbi Sherman and Emily Austin talk about Israel, the NBA, and a special moment when an 18 year-old who was held hostage by Hamas made everyone emotional at the NBA All-Star Game.

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In the latest episode of "Rabbi On The Sidelines," Rabbi Sherman and Emily Austin talk about Israel, the NBA, and a special moment when an 18 year-old who was held hostage by Hamas made everyone emotional at the NBA All-Star Game.

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