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I was going to disagree with

Verified Atheist — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:18:30 +0000

In reply to Thanks for enjoying Ramona.

I was going to disagree with you by asserting that they would never play a game on Christmas, but evidently that would just have proved how little I follow the game. That said, I would think the issue would be more important for observant Jews who would play the game (and hence be forced to choose between not playing or observing Yom Kippur) than observant Jews who merely cannot watch the game (again probably betraying the fact that I don't think it's that big of a deal to not be able to watch a game).

Thanks!

HSG — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:55:17 +0000

In reply to In 1965, Dodger ace Koufax

Thanks!

In 1965, Dodger ace Koufax

Richard Day — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 20:50:15 +0000

In reply to Playoff Baseball on Yom Kippur

In 1965, Dodger ace Koufax declined to pitch game one of the World Series against the Minnesota Twins which L.A. lost. Koufax came back to start games 2, 5, and 7 winning the latter two and the series MVP trophy. Despite the fact that the Tigers and Dodgers lost the games their stars sat out, both teams were ultimately champions and Greenberg and Koufax remain heroes to this day.

I remember this.

You know Koufax destroyed my team's chances in 1965!

He was amazing.

He threw so goddamn hard, his career was shortened.

Kind of like Woods, but damn he was fun to watch.

We all have rules. We have societal rules and we have personal rules.

Protocols as it were.

A great blog by the way..

Thanks Hal, fun piece. As

Bruce Levine — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:25:02 +0000

In reply to Playoff Baseball on Yom Kippur

Thanks Hal, fun piece. As someone who just broke another fast on Yom Kippur, I understand the choices one makes on matters of faith. Kempner is either kidding or is just completely out of line. Heck, some of the best baseball ever played has been on the Jewish holidays. I just checked cause it was 46 years ago (yikes), but Game One of the '68 series featured Bob Gibson and Denny McClain and it was Yom Kippur. I remember it well -- cuz me and Howie Markowitz watched the game after temple, and Gibson struck out 17! Don't tell Kempner we cheated--and it was worth it! :)

Lol. For some reason that

Ramona — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 22:06:38 +0000

In reply to Thanks for enjoying Ramona.

Lol. For some reason that makes me very happy.

Thanks for enjoying Ramona.

HSG — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:54:05 +0000

In reply to I have never thought of any

Thanks for enjoying Ramona. Yes, most people get Christmas off but not necessarily sports teams. For example, the New York Knicks perennially play on Christmas Day. The game is perceived as a gift to their many Jewish fans who otherwise feel left out that day.

According to Rabbi Lyle

HSG — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:51:54 +0000

In reply to I would get a DVR and set it

According to Rabbi Lyle Fishman of the Ohr Kodesh Synagogue in Chevy Chase, MD, DVRing for subsequent playback is cheating and he forbade his kids from doing this when they were younger. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/whats-a-faithful-jew-to-do-the-yom-k... Full disclosure: Rabbi Fishman officated at my wife Mindy's and my wedding many years ago.

I have never thought of any

Ramona — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:40:26 +0000

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I have never thought of any of this, Hal, and found it so interesting, but throughout your piece I couldn't help but think about Christmas day and how careful we are to make it a universally observant holiday. It's only been recently that stores of any kind have taken to opening on Christmas day. So much for Christian "persecution".

I went to schools in Detroit that closed on Jewish holidays. That meant we got days off that the kids in the suburbs didn't. We loved that!

I would get a DVR and set it

trkingmomoe — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:12:22 +0000

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I would get a DVR and set it to record automatically before the holy days start so I could enjoy the game after the holidays are over with.