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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. 

Dave Zirin

March 24, 2025

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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Edge of Sports

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

The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to Chris Buccafusco about his organization, Atlanta Bravest, and what they are doing to combat indigenous mascoting. Also, sound from the March for Mumia onto the grounds of his prison, which took on the issue not only of Mumia’s incarceration but also of elder and medical abuse inside our prisons. 

Zirin,“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-uefa-war-crimes-israel/

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Dave ZirinDave 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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