The Sports Rabbi

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Isaac Popper from ESPN, New Orleans Pelicans and Tulane spoke about the upcoming NBA Draft that tales place Wednesday night as we focussed on both Israelis Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf along who the other top picks will be.  Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes , Spotify or Google Podcasts . Also download our fabulous new App available for both...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Benny Eisenhardt talked about how his team Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion won promotion to the top league as well as the Premier League’s decision not to award the league title due to the war with Iran as the finals series between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem knotted up at 1-1. We also looked at the Israel Under-19 Team getting to the FIBA World Cup in Switzerl...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke about Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran and how that will play a huge factor in playing the final game of the Israel Basketball Finals between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem. We also wrapped up the Israel National Team’s World Cup qualifying win over Estonia and much more!  Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabb...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Dov Halickman spoke about Hapoel Jerusalem’s incredible win over Hapoel Tel Aviv to punch their ticket to the finals where they will tipoff against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the best-of-3 championship series. We also looked ahead to the Israel National Team’s World Cup qualifier against Estonia. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes , Spotify or Go...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Dov Halickman broke down the two Israel Basketball League semifinals series between Hapoel Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Holon while we also spoke about the Israel soccer league championships and the Israel State Cup final plus we looked ahead to the Israel National Team’s World Cup qualifier against Estonia. Make sure to subscribe...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Lukas Feldhaus our European basketball expert out of Germany took a deep dive into the Euroleague Final Four as we broke down the two semifinals, Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce and Olympiacos vs Monaco. We also spoke about Israeli guard Ben Saraf who has been playing for Ulm in Germany this past season and will be entering the 2025 NBA Draft.  Dov Halickman then ca...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke about Eran Zahavi leaving Maccabi Tel Aviv and Lior Refaelov deciding to retire with Maccabi Haifa while we also looked at the latest in the Israel soccer league. We then shifted gears to the basketball action and postseason play. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes , Spotify or Google Podcasts . Also...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke about the Israel basketball quarterfinals along with the latest soccer action from around the league! 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 Ap...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke about the upcoming Israel basketball playoffs along with the State Cup soccer semifinal from this past week and the latest in local soccer news. Plus we also talked about the Euroleague quarterfinals! Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes , Spotify or Google Podcasts . Also download our fabulous new App...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport looked back at Hapoel Tel Aviv’s huge series win over Valencia and what the keys were to their triumph while we also previewed the Gran Canaria Finals series. We then turned to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Bayern Munich in Euroleague action before wrapping up the show with all the latest Israeli soccer news including Beitar Jerus...

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 Halickman who’s been covering Israeli sports fo...

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 for close to two decades daily on the Sports Rabb...

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 Sports Rabbi Rants. Make sure to subscribe to...

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. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on iT...

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 Rants. Make sure to subscribe to The Sports Rabbi S...

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 Rabbi Rants. Make sure to subscribe to 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 Show on iTunes , Spotify or Google Podcasts . Also...

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 fabulous new App available for both Android and...

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 Sport gave 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 was in Israel and checked out what was ahead. Make...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport spoke 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 soccer and basketball leagues. Make sure to subs...

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 The Sports Rabbi Show on iTunes , Spotify or Google...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport looked 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 iTunes , Spotify or Google Podcasts . Also download...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport talked 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 EuroCup to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s upcoming Euroleague...

The Sports Rabbi Josh Halickman and Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport looked 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 promised that he was going to sign back with Maccabi...