The Israel National Basketball Team will be back in action as they tipoff against Portugal on Friday and then Slovenia on Monday in Eurobasket 2025 qualifying action. On one hand the Blue & White already punched their ticket to the tournament this summer, on the other there are young players who are making their debuts. Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh H…

Just when you thought it was all quiet, we’ll think again. Maccabi Tel Aviv surprised us all on Wednesday by coming out of almost nowhere’s to sign Jimmy Clark right off of Bnei Herzliya’s roster. Will the guard be a gamebreaker for Maccabi and what does he bring to the table? Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports …

We all know that when it will come down to the actual Eurobasket tournament, Tamir Blatt will be there for Israel. At the end of the day Head Coach Ariel Beit Halachmi knows it and Tamir Blatt knows it, because winning is the name of the game. Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on …

The Israel National Team opened up training camp with a ton of new faces after some of the veterans opted out due to injuries and for rest which opened the door for a young inexperienced team for the upcoming window. Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabbi Rants. Mak…

Maccabi Tel Aviv captured the Israel State Cup for the 46th time in club history as Levi Randolph won his 3rd trophy in a row (the previous two with Hapoel Jerusalem) and helped his new team to win their first cup since 2021. Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabbi R…

Maccabi Tel Aviv Captain John Dibartolomeo and Hapoel Jerusalem Captain Yovel Zoosman are all smiles ahead of the Israel State Cup Final as their friendship should be a sign of unity that the country needs in these trying times. Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabb…

Rokas Jokubaitis and Jared Harper were the MVP’s in their respective Israel State Cup Semifinal matchups and now they will face each other with the winner taking home the cup! Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabbi Rants. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi S…

Rokas Jokubaitis was spectacular as he led Maccabi Tel Aviv over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israel State Cup Semifinal Hear The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabbi Rants. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Also download our …

Jared Harper has been Hapoel Jerusalem’s MVP this season and once again he spurred the Reds into the Israel State Cup Final. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Also download our fabulous new App available for both Android and iPhone! Click here for the iPhone App Click here for the Android App…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportgave credit where credit was due to both Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv for punching their ticket to the EuroCup quarterfinals while we also spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s loss at Barcelona and the upcoming State Cup tournament. We then looked back at the soccer week that wa…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportspoke about the disastrous Israeli Classico between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv as Green fans threw flares onto the pitch which eventually led to the police halting the game at halftime. We also looked back at the rest of the games that took place this past week in both the…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Europa League campaign as they suffered a defeat in Norway. We also looked back at the soccer week that was in the Holy Land plus all of the basketball action both domestically and in Europe for all of the Israeli teams. Make sure to subscribe to Th…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportlooked back at all the State Cup action from Maccabi Tel Aviv getting knocked out as well as the domestic league play as well. We the spoke about the latest in Israeli basketball news from the BCL to the EuroCup and Euroleague. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iT…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sporttalked all about Omer Atzily signing with Beitar Jerusalem and we also looked back at the soccer week that was from Maccabi Tel Aviv and Macabi Haifa plus the State Cup results. We then spoke about the latest in Holy Land Hoops from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem’s wins in E…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportlooked back at the week in Israeli sports from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague win over Zalgiris plus the latest on Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and more. Omer Atzili was the biggest story in Israeli soccer as he decided to move from Cyprus to Beitar Jerusalem after he had prom…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportlooked back at the week in Israeli sports from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague loss to Baskonia and their upcoming game against Red Star, plus Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Holon and Maccabi Ramat Gan’s games in Europe. We also talk about the domestic league games in bas…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportlooked back at the week in Israeli sports from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague struggles to their Derby win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. We then shirt gears to talk about the Reds issues under new head coach Dimitrios Itoudis as well as Hapoel Jerusalem’s tough week that was before shiftin…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz looked back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s pair of Euroleague Double Week losses to Paris and Barcelona while we spoke about Hapoel Tel Aviv’s success under new head coach Dimitrios Itoudis and the upcoming Derby. We also talked about Hapoel Jerusalem’s tough loss at Valencia as well as the latest in socce…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz of Israel Sportlooked back at a very, very busy week of Israeli sports both on ad off of the field of play. First up was Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 3-1 Europa League win over Besiktas which was followed by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s demolishment of ALBA Berlin in Euroleague play. We then went through a busy week …

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sportlook back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s loss to Milano and what went wrong with the Yellow & Blue’s game plan. We also spoke abbot Dimitrios Itoudis’s arrival in Israel as he takes over Hapoel Tel Aviv along with the Israel National Team’s upcoming EuroBasket qualifying games against Ukra…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport talk all about Daniel Peretz’s incredible clean sheet, 8 save performance against France in a 0-0 draw in UEFA Nations League play at the Stade de France. We then looked back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s loss to Olympiacos in Euroleague play as well as Hapoel Jerusalem’s win and the coa…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and pro baller Benny Eisenhardt who plays for Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion joined the program to talk about a myriad of topics: 1) Jews being attacked in Amsterdam and situation in Europe 2) Life in the Leumit League + Rishon update 3) Hapoel Tel Aviv happenings on and off court 4) Maccabi Tel Aviv signings, playing in Eur…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport breakdown the latest Israeli basketball news, from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s big win over Real Madrid in Euroleague play to the signing of David DeJulius. We then shifted to Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Johnathan Motley saga as the big man left the team to destination unknown while Speedy Sm…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Moshe Halickman broke down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s loss to Partizan Belgrade in Eurolegaue action as we analyzed what went right and what went wrong for the Yellow & Blue. We spoke about what the team needs to do and about Oded Katash’s challenges ahead as well as who he trusts plus we talked about Saben Lee and how b…

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy jankelowitz from Israel Sport looked back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Anadolu EFES along with Saben Lee’s incredible debut for the Yellow & Blue. We the spoke about Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Ramat Gan’s European adventures while we finished the show off talking about the the israel Nati…