Picture by Diane Stanley
Picture by Diane Stanley
Just one of a few
By Diane Stanley
What does Cal Abrams, Rubin Amaro and Morrie Arnovich all have in common? No idea, how about Brad Ausmus, Shawn Green and Gabe Kapler? Still don't know, this should give it away. Lets add Sandy Koufax to the mix. Still don't know?"
Well the answer is they are
all Jewish baseball players.
Jews in baseball are something of a rarity.
Why would a religion make a difference to a player? The best answer would be
that it shouldn't make any difference at all, but the sports fan, like the
average citizen (who is the sports fan in another guise) likes to know all about
his idols, he wants to know their history, he wants to be able to attach himself
to them. He wants to know all about them.
If there is something that contacts him to a player like color or religion it makes him feel even closer to him. It makes him want to know that player even more to find out what else he may have in common with him. A Jew will feel closer to a Jew. A black man will feel closer to a black player than he will a white player. It is hard to deny this conclusion, for life is not an isolated thing and neither is it unique to the sports world. The tie between the individual and his society is strong and so is the tie between the sports fan and his hero.
This section of the site will be dedicated to not only Shawn Green, but the best Jewish players in the game, both past and present, but also to others who share his faith.
Click on the links below for more on the great Jews in Baseball and other items of Jewish interest.
My
Life As a Collector of Jewish Baseball Cards An
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All
Things Jewish An
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A "Pitcher" Perfect Opportunity
A
Touch of Immortality:
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Touch of Immortality:
Finding A Treasure Among The Ruins Part 3
A
Brief Encounter With A Spirit
The
Rabbi and His G-Love Affair
Going,
Going, Gone – To Hotzeplotz
A
Prelude to
The
Five Baseball Players You Meet In Heaven:
The Five Jewish Ballplayers You Meet In Heaven: Chapter 2 A Lone Star Hero at the Polo Grounds
The
Five Jewish Ballplayers You Meet In Heaven: Chapter
3: Clowning Around in the Outfield
The Five Jewish Ballplayers To Meet In Heaven Chapter 4: A Yiddish Proverb
The
Five Jewish Players You Meet In Heaven Chapter 5: The
From Sukkat Shalom To Shalom Bayit; A Look at Domestic Violence
A Word to One’s Wife…On Her Bat Mitzvah
Baseball According to the Sefirot A Book Review Rabbi Steven J. Rubenstein
The Cubs and the Kabbalist By Byron L. Sherwin