Tokyo Olympics

His day job is booking acts like John Mulaney. Now Shlomo Lipetz is also pitching for Team Israel.

Shlomo Lipetz has been known as a pioneer in Israeli baseball since his teenage years in Tel Aviv.

By Gabe Friedman July 22, 2021 6:14 pm

Tokyo Olympics creative director fired over 1990s comedy skit mocking the Holocaust

Kentaro Kobayashi’s dismissal came less than 48 hours before the opening ceremony he was scheduled to direct.

July 21, 2021 11:35 pm

Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony

“I think that’s the best part, to be honest, to have your peers be the one to see your career and pick you to be the one to lead us in,” the Jewish basketball star said.

July 21, 2021 11:51 am

The AP predicts that Israel will win 7 Olympic medals. That would make history.

By Gabe Friedman July 20, 2021 11:42 am

How Israel became a judo powerhouse

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 16, 2021 5:43 pm

Olympics-bound Team Israel has helped American baseball players get more in touch with their Jewish identities

By Gabe Friedman July 9, 2021 9:36 am

Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch

By Emily Burack July 2, 2021 5:10 pm

Orthodox runner, Israeli mother of 5, hires attorney in bid to move Olympics marathon from Saturday

By Marcy Oster August 19, 2020 11:24 am

Orthodox mother of 5 asks Olympic Committee to keep marathon off Shabbat

By Marcy Oster April 2, 2020 3:04 pm

Ian Kinsler, a former Major League All-Star, joins Israel’s national baseball team

By Marcy Oster March 24, 2020 2:07 pm

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Tokyo Olympics

His day job is booking acts like John Mulaney. Now Shlomo Lipetz is also pitching for Team Israel.

Tokyo Olympics creative director fired over 1990s comedy skit mocking the Holocaust

Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony

The AP predicts that Israel will win 7 Olympic medals. That would make history.

How Israel became a judo powerhouse

Olympics-bound Team Israel has helped American baseball players get more in touch with their Jewish identities

Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch

Orthodox runner, Israeli mother of 5, hires attorney in bid to move Olympics marathon from Saturday

Orthodox mother of 5 asks Olympic Committee to keep marathon off Shabbat

Ian Kinsler, a former Major League All-Star, joins Israel’s national baseball team

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