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Wishing Delmon Young Well in Philly
ByRabbi Jason Miller January 24, 2013April 5, 2015

When the news first broke last April that Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young had been arrested in New York City for making an anti-Jewish slur following a night of drinking, I wrote about my disappointment in him on this blog. I explained that, after hearing this news, it would be difficult for me to cheer…

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Top Yom Kippur Apologies of the Year
ByRabbi Jason Miller September 21, 2012April 5, 2015

Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday evening next week and it will mark the 5,773rd year (give or take) that Jews will reflect on their misgivings and seek to be better in the coming year. It’s also an ideal day for apologizing for wrongdoing. I love the list that JTA compiled of the top apologies of…

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Delmon Young and Mel Gibson
ByRabbi Jason Miller May 1, 2012April 5, 2015

I couldn’t resist making this movie spoof poster with Mel Gibson and Delmon Young: Mel Gibson’s name was brought up repeatedly after the news broke about the Detroit Tigers’ outfielder Delmon Young getting arrested in Manhattan for second-degree aggravated harassment and uttering an anti-Semitic slur while he was intoxicated. Young has been given a 7-game…

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Delmon Young’s Anti-Semitic Slur and the Problem With Athletes As Role Models
ByRabbi Jason Miller April 27, 2012April 5, 2015

I already had a blog post planned for today. I was going to write an open letter to David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball League (NBA) in which I was going to publicly criticize him for allowing the NBA to only give Ron Artest (er, sorry Metta World Peace) a slap on the…

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