In my last Times of Israel article, “Hanukkah, the ancient Greeks, and wrestling,” I delved into Jacob’s wrestling match with ...

Several noteworthy names have been advertised for a show In Israel. WWE Hall of Famers Sting, Rob Van Dam, and Rikishi have been advertised for Global Pro Wrestling Summit’s All Stars Israel event on ...

The All Elite Wrestling (AEW) league got into hot water recently after its wrestlers taunted a rival fighter of Jewish heritage with what viewers alleged was an antisemitic joke during a televised ...

The story of Ring of Honor‘s first World Championship defense in Israel (currently Jay Lethal (c) vs. David Starr) only keeps getting more contentious as the April 21 match approaches. Starr ...

The Greeks did not invent wrestling but they did bring it to a whole new level. They made it into an art form with their ...

As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial with a flurry of patriotic pride and hype. The surprise was that the day also brought one of the most miraculous events in ...

(JTA) — Rabbi Sharon Brous began a sermon at her Los Angeles synagogue last month with a content warning. “I have to say some things today that I know will upset some of you,” she began. That same ...

The Jewish people must be allowed to engage in the kind of struggle on the State of Israel as Jacob did in wrestling with a heavenly being, writes author and activist Rabbi Sid Schwarz. WASHINGTON ...

The head of Iran's wrestling federation has resigned after criticizing the authorities for letting athletes be punished because of the country's ban on facing Israeli opponents. In a letter published ...

Critiquing Israel in front of a congregation has an informal name, one rabbi said: “Death by Israel sermon.” (JTA) — Rabbi Sharon Brous began a sermon at her Los Angeles synagogue last month with a ...