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In 1965, Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur. But did he go to shul?
Daniel Schloff, 17 at the time, recalls the Dodgers star pitcher sitting in front of him at Temple of Aaron synagogue in St.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency7d
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency8d
Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
We spoke to a man who swears he sat behind the legendary pitcher at Temple of Aaron in Minnesota. If Daniel Schloff’s family had been on time to Yom Kippur morning services in 1965, he may have ...
The Forward8d
Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
(JTA) — If Daniel Schloff’s family had been on time to Yom Kippur morning services in 1965, he may have never encountered Sandy Koufax. Schloff, who was 17 years old at the time and a senior ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs7d
Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?
Not observant but proudly Jewish, Koufax decided he would not pitch on the holiday. It is a decision that 59 years later remains a defining moment in the history of American Judaism. Sandy Koufax ...