Local teens compete at JCC Maccabi Campus Games amid global tensions
By Chloe Soibelman (AJNews) – At a time when campuses across North America, Europe, and beyond are being co-opted by anti-Israel protests and rising antisemitism,…
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Sign up for softball fun at JNF Pitch for Israel in Calgary: August 31
(Calgary) – JNF Canada’s Calgary region has become known for its slo-pitch softball fundraising tournament, called Pitch for Israel. As the name implies, players and…
The Sports Report: An Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup win would make Jewish history
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) – The NHL Stanley Cup Finals dropped the puck on Wednesday June 4, as the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers face…
Celebrating Jewish Heritage Month and basketball in Edmonton
by Harry Sanders (AJNews) – “When we announced a conference on the topic of Jews and sports,” wrote Michael Brenner in Emancipation Through Muscles: Jews…
Aiden Oiring finishes WHL career with best season yet
By Jackson Mailhot, Asher Muscat and Daniel Moser (AJNews) – A Halpern-Akiva Academy alumni made Western Hockey League fans jump out of their seats this…