By Adam Michael Segal
 
In a surprising twist for international hockey, a team from Israel recently skated to a gold medal at a tournament held in Quebec City.
 
The team, who are based in Bat Yam, Israel, scored the top prize at the 35th annual BSR International Peewee Hockey Tournament.
 
Victories were earned in all the division games [...]

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By Paul Shindman

Say what you will about figure skating judges, at least this year they were consistent in the ice dance. Israel’s Olympic duo of Alexandra and Roman Zaretsky placed 10th in all three ice dance events: compulsory, original and free skate.
In my books, that makes them a perfect 10th.
They skated wonderfully, had lots of [...]

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By Staff
The small Israeli contingent at the Vancouver Winter Games has joined the competition this week, starting with the ice dance events.  Alexendra and Roman Zaretsky are in 10th place heading into the free dance tonight, and so far they are pleased with their showing.
Mykhaylo Renzhyn will have a chance to show off his skills [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
The Vancouver Jewish community welcomed Team Israel to the Olympics last week with an event that attracted some 800 people to Temple Sholom in Vancouver. Sponsored by the Vancouver Chapter of Magen David Adom, the event, titled “The Frozen Chosen,” began with a tribute to the memory of the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes [...]

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By Staff
The Winter Games have begun and Israel is proud to be in Vancouver!  Israel’s Alexandra Zaretsky carried the flag on Friday night during the opening ceremony for the Games in Vancouver, BC.  (AP Photo/Charlie Ridel) 

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By Paul Shindman
Vancouver marks Israel’s fifth appearance at the winter Olympics, and the team of three athletes are expecting to show - and with a little luck and hard work - maybe even place.
Ok, I admit that medal hopes this time around aren’t as high as when Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski got a bronze at the [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
When Tamir Goodman refused a basketball scholarship because observing Shabbat was more important to him then playing or practising, he attracted a lot of people’s attention. He also drew his share of praise.
That’s exactly what the former Israeli professional basketball player was privy to in Winnipeg recently, where he spoke to Jewish [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
After last summer’s Maccabiah games softball and baseball tournaments were delayed two days, a couple of Canadians are looking at the possibility of building a new sports facility in Israel.
Morrie Frydberg and Lorne Swartz would like to see a new, permanent facility in the Holy Land, to host the softball and hardball events [...]

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By Paul Shindman
What was better, them visiting or us hosting?
An impossible call since we were in hockey heaven with two of the greatest hockey icons of the Maple Leafs, and even Montreal and Edmonton fans look at Henderson as a national treausre.
So it’s an easy call to make - ice hockey and Canada-Israel relations were [...]

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By Paul Shindman
There are a hundred ways to rank the success of a hockey tournament, but you’d have a hard time finding a more amazing set of circumstances that what we have this week in Israel.
The 4th annual Israel Recreational Hockey Tournament started today. It’s only three days long with six teams, but with two [...]

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