Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can Teach Us About the Jewish Holidays.and Vice Versa

Langue : anglais

Edité par AuthorHouse, 2009

1438917449 / 9781438917443

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Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls offers a sweeping exploration of sports: of contests and heroes, of triumph and adversity, and how they relate to the festivals that Jews have celebrated for thousands of years. Among the chapters: Remembering Simpler Times: What central message of Sukkot is enthusiastically espoused by winning college coaches? Kindling the Light of Confidence: What Hanukkah teaches us about the kind of confidence that builds champions? A Purim Perspective on Competitive Anger: Why so many athletes lose their cool, just like the villainous Haman did, becoming their own worst enemies? Coach K and the Meaning of Passover: How Mike Krzyzewski's success explains the Exodus? A compelling, entertaining, illuminating work that will stir the hearts and intellect of Jews and non-Jews alike. - Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated/CBS Sports Rabbi Mitch Smith has written a book that gives all sports fans occasion to think about the meaning of sacrifice, teamwork, leadership and other virtues in a different light. - Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball This book is a great read It offers all of us a roadmap to becoming more fulfilled human beings - Lenny Krayzelburg, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Informative, insightful, inspirational. Mitch Smith scores on every level with this tonic for the soul. - Tim Green, former defensive end, Atlanta Falcons, Fox Sports NFL analyst A MUST-READ Mitch Smith brings age-old texts to life, and conveys how concepts like team work, resilience, and refusing to succumb to defeat -- mainstays in sports -- not only allowed the Jewish people to weather history's storms, but to constantly engage in self-renewal. To paraphrase the old Levy's Rye Bread ad, you don't have to be Jewish to love this book. - Dr. Richard Lapchick, Director, Institute for Diversityand Ethics in Sport.…

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Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can Teach Us About the Jewish Holidays.and Vice Versa
Auteur
Ph D Mitchell Smith
Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Année de publication
2009
État de l'article
Good
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Hardback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1438917449
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781438917443

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