He was only a 17-year-old high school junior when Sports Illustrated dubbed him the “Jewish Jordan” in a four-page story in 1999. Considering Tamir Goodman still had a year of high school left at Talmudical Academy in Baltimore, it was perhaps just a bit premature to make comparisons to basketball icon Michael Jordan • Full Article

The sports network ESPN reported Friday May 29, that the Palestinians have removed their request to have Israel suspended from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Written by Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht • Full Article

About 75 people braved the rain Dec. 16 to watch the lighting of the first candle of Chanukah in downtown Cleveland ● Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt and Mayor Frank G. Jackson participated in the ceremony ● Chabad of Downtown Cleveland, directed by Rabbi Yossi Freedman, sponsored the event and The Cleveland Jewish News was a media sponsor ● Pictures

Wellesley-Weston Chabad and the Wellesley Police Department faced off in their annual charity softball game on Sunday, in front of dozens of spectators in what is becoming a “look forward to ” event, raising $700 to support the efforts of American Friends of Kiev, a New York-based charity that is helping feed and shelter Ukrainian refugees ● Full Story, Pictures

Rabbi Yossi Freedman, director of Downtown Chabad in Cleveland, said about 15 dignitaries with connections to Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and Maccabi World Union attended Yom Kippur services held by Downtown Chabad ● Full Story