Two articles at the Times of Israel caught my eye this morning.
Sandy Koufax knew when the time was not right to play Major League Baseball, and so did Max Ungar. While Koufax decided back in 1965 not to pitch Game 1 of the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur, Ungar has just decided to decline a contract offered him by the Washington Nationals, and to go to college instead.
... When asked whether he thought that his Jewish upbringing and education might have influenced his decision in any way, Unger said it likely had. “After going on the Israel trip and learning Jewish studies and Torah for thirteen years… the values you get out of that are that learning is important,” he reflected. “You learn that you shouldn’t grab the biggest marble. It’s better to take things step by step.”
Read full article: http://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-day-school-grad-says-no-thanks-to-the-major-leagues/
An international organization that advocates jihad to re-establish a global Islamic caliphate will hold a conference Sunday in the Chicago area. ...A location for the conference has yet to be announced, after organizers decided to move the event from its originally planned venue.
Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/group-advocating-global-islamic-caliphate-to-hold-conference-in-chicago-area/
Pamela Geller wrote that the site which was supposed to host the conference cancelled after receving letters of protest.
"We regret to inform you that the venue that had agreed to host our event previously is no longer willing to accommodate our Khilafah Conference."
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