Podcast / Edge of Sports / Mar 24, 2025

Rabbis for Justice in Palestine

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Rabbi Brant Rosen joins the show to discuss the current political climate, Zionism, and the administration’s antisemitism. 

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Rabbis for Justice in Palestine
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to Rabbi Brant Rosen of the Tzedek Chicago Synagogue, a synagogue that claims anti-Zionism as a core tenet of their beliefs. We talk about this perilous moment when an antisemitic administration is weaponizing antisemitism to jail Israel’s critics. We also talk some sports! 

Brant Rosen

https://rabbibrant.com/

Zirin, Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jackie-robinson-defense-department-pete-hegseth/

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This week, we speak to Rabbi Brant Rosen of the Tzedek Chicago Synagogue, a synagogue that claims anti-Zionism as a core tenet of its beliefs. We talk about this perilous moment when an antisemitic administration is weaponizing antisemitism to jail Israel’s critics. We also talk some sports!

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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

At Long Last, the Knicks Make History
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to hoops savant Arya Shirazi about the New York Knicks’ first championship in 53 years. We break down how the Knicks answered the call and we also ask the question: is this in fact the greatest New York sports moment… ever 

Zirin, Raucous Protest Is Coming to the Joyless World Cup

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protest-joyless-world-cup/

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Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

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