The biggest Jewish sports moments of 2021

All the moments that gave Jewish sports fans nachas in 2021.
Clockwise from top left: Basketball player Meyers Leonard during his possibly career-ending live stream; Ryan Turell, a star player on the Yeshiva University Macabees; Israel's bronze-winning Olympic mixed Judo team; and retired NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman.

For the year’s last episode of Menschwarmers, The CJN’s podcast about Jews and sports, we’re recapping the biggest Jewish sports moments of the year. From Joc Pederson’s streak to Meyers Leonard’s slur, Sue Bird’s basketball victory to Team Israel’s baseball loss, this was how 2021 looked for Jewish sports fans around the world.

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Credits

Menschwarmers is hosted by James Hirsh and Gabe Pulver, and produced and edited by Michael Fraiman. Our intro music is by Coby Lipovitch, and our outro music is “Organ Grinder Swing” by chēēZ π. This show is a member of The CJN Podcast Network—find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca. Follow the Menschwarmers on Twitter @menschwarmers, and The CJN Podcast Network on Twitter @cjnpodcasts.

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