The NBA is up and running. Omri Casspi is starting without very impressive numbers and Jordan Farmar remains a solid backup on the verge of leading a team. Since everything is status quo with our star NBA players, TGR begs to ask the question, who is next? (Not a Goldberg reference). Read More »

Long time TGR fan Henry Bernstein tweeted The Great Rabbino wanting to know about Jews in the Rumble. Last night Sheamus won the 25th Rumble, making the Jewish wrestlers 0 for 25 trying to win the rumble. But…that doesn’t not mean we have come close. Below are some of the Jewish Royal Rumble highlights. Read More »

I am not sure how this got by me. It has all the things I am passionate about. Jewish education (Solomon Schechter no less) and a major college basketball team. Meet Jacob Susskind, alumnus of Solomon Schechter/Golda Och, freshman for the Maryland Terps. Click HERE to read more. Thank you to Richard Lerner for sending this in. Read More »

A while back we interviewed, then, New Hampshire center Dane Diliegro. Dane was an excellent player, but apparently he learned it all from his big bro. While Dane was in High School, Ross was at Syracuse with Eric Devendorf leading the way. More recently Ross participated in the Maccabi games and he told us all about his experience. Read More »

Below is a looking into how the Jewish college players are scoring up until this point. We are a little over a month away from March Madness. Hopefully, all of these players and teams turn it up a notch. Zach Rosen (Penn) – 18.3 Jake Cohen (Davidson) – 14.9 Tucker Halpern (Brown) – 12.6 Corbin Moore (Pepperdine) – 9. Read More »

Jordan Farmar continued his hot shooting last night in a loss to the Bulls. Farmar, who plays behind Deron Williams, dropped 22 pts and added 4 assists. This has come on the heels for a great streak for Farmar. With Rookie MarShon Brooks out, Farmar has made the most of his time. Read More »

TGR is kicking off College Basketball week. We begin with D1 player and former Maccabi participant, Ben Resner. His life long dream is coming true and it looks like Stoney Brook could be headed to tournament, so pay attention to Resner and SeaWolves. Read More »

Last night I had the privilege to sit in a room with over 150 other Jewish sports fans and hear the legendary Mad Dog Russo. Mad Dog talked sports and give us insight in some pivotal moments in NFL history. The night didn’t end there. Silent and live auctions featuring everything from a Yankees dream outing to a Justin Tuck signed helmet. Read More »

Two days ago I was watching PTI and Wilbon and Kornheiser were debating whether or not Ryan Braun should explain himself at his NL MVP acceptance speech? I too have been wondering this since the disappointing story went public. Braun is a man, an athlete, and a competitor. Read More »

With a second round win by the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints and Brian De La Puente were eliminated from the playoffs. There the New England Patriot’s Julian Edelman is the sole remaining football player with a Jewish parent. Read More »

Montreal Canadian and the best Jewish hockey player in the league, has been traded to the Calgary Flames. Cammalleri broke out two years ago as a star during the playoffs. He recently fell out of favor with the Canadians when Cammalleri was rumored to be behind the comments saying his team did not prepare hard enough in practice. Read More »

Recently OY! Chicago ran a feature story about my rabbinic side with some TGR thrown in. Click HERE to check it out. http://www.THEGREATRABBINO. Read More »

Thought it was time to check in and see how Jon Scheyer is performing in Israel. As we noted a little while back, the emergence of Jordan Farmar certainly hurt his hype and playing time. Now that Farmar is back in New Jersey, Scheyer has gotten more playing time but not putting up Duke type numbers. Read More »

Often we ask people to vote on the awards and sometimes we decide them ourselves. This year it seems to be a clear cut decision that the TGR 2011/12 NFL Player of the Year is: Adam Podlesh The Bears punter was really to only Jewish NFL player to put up any significant stats. His season long was 70 yards, 21 inside the 20, an average of 43. Read More »

I have tried avoided the Ryan Braun issue. I am having a hard time believing it. But I thought this was an interesting article. I plan on standing by Braun until this mess figures itself out. Click HERE for more. Look at this story on Heat’s owner Micky Arison. If you thought losing the Finals was bad. Click HERE . http://www.TheGreatRabbino. Read More »

In 2008 Jewish MLB lovers were introduce to Josh Whitesell. The Diamondbacks first baseman wasn’t the biggest or fastest, but many of us hoped he would have some staying power. Unfortunately he didn’t. Well that is not entirely true, it just wasn’t on American soil. Read More »

So how are our guys doing you ask? Omri Casspi – Casspi has started both games. He is averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, And 1.5 assists. The new look Cavs are 1-1 with a win over The Pistons but a loss to begin the season vs. the Pacers. Jordan Farmar – Farmar has backed up Deron Williams. He has added 1.5 pts, an assist and a steal. Read More »

This week a few Jewish college ballers at smaller programs went up against a few ranked teams. Monday night, Cornell’s Chris Wroblewski and Eitan Chemerinski lost to #24 ranked Illinois in a close one 64-60. Wroblewski started and scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists. Read More »

Some Jews on the move: Craig Breslow has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Breslow has been a solid middle reliever for the As and this will truly give the D-Backs a bullpen boost. Vists this link to lean more HERE John Grabow as left the Cubs (I can finally start rooting for him) for the warmer climate of LA. Read More »

While it would be easy to ignore the craze, Tim Tebow-mania is everywhere. As I like to say, he is the “best, worst player I have ever seen.” While he throws a horrible deep ball, he misses receivers like no one else ever has, and his reckless style will eventually get him hurt, the kid is a winner. Tebow wins. Read More »