Monday, March 05, 2007

Baseball in Israel? Say it is so!


In only 110 days from now, a new baseball league will open in Israel - the Israel Baseball League (IBL). The last remaining excuse for not making Aliyah has now been removed.

There are 6 teams currently with real talent and ex-MLB stars coaching. The IBL website is very good and they have a great sense of humor. Here are some drashas into the sources of baseball in the Tanach:
  • And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men…arise and play before us” -- Samuel II 2:14

  • …and all the people rose up… -- Exodus 33:8

  • And Juhoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; and Sheva was the scribe…” -- Samuel II 20:24

  • And they said unto Jephtha, “Come and be our Captain” -- Judges 11:6

  • ...and he measured two lines… -- Samuel II 8:2

  • ...and he set the bases… -- Kings I 7:39

  • And they stood every man in his place round about the camp -- Judges 7:21

  • Behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher… -- Genesis 24:45

  • Ehud, the Benjamite, a man left-handed… -- Judges 3:15

  • The children of Israel asked,…”Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites? -- Judges 3:15

  • ...Seek out a man who is a skillful player… -- Samuel I 16:16

  • ...Judah shall go up first… -- Judges 20:18

  • And Judah took… -- Judges 1:18

  • Three times… -- Exodus 23:14

  • ...and it was good… -- Genesis 1:4

  • And Abram went down… -- Genesis 12:10

  • ...out at the base… -- Leviticus 4:18

  • And Moses …smote… -- Exodus 7:20

  • ...and (it)…was foul… -- Exodus 7:21

  • And Moses went out… -- Numbers 11:24

  • ...and none came in… -- Joshua 6:1

  • ...and there was not a man left… -- Joshua 8:17

  • And Miriam was shut out… -- Numbers 12:15

  • And the children of Benjamin went out… -- Judges 20:31

  • ...and went into the field… -- Numbers 22:23

  • ...and Aaron waved… -- Leviticus 9:21

  • And he looked this way and that way… -- Exodus 2:12

  • ...and he delivered up… -- Numbers 21:3

  • ...and they ran as soon as he had stretched his hand…And they fell on their faces to the ground… -- Judges 13:20

  • Get thee up; wherefore liest thou upon thy face? -- Judges 7:10

  • ...for it was an error… -- Numbers 15:25

  • ...second and third… -- Genesis 6:16

  • And Joseph spoke… -- Genesis 45:3

  • ...concerning the error which he had committed… -- Leviticus 5:18

  • ...make an atonement for thyself… -- Leviticus 9:17

  • Thou shalt fan them… -- Isaiah 41:16

  • Then Joseph commanded to fill…the…sacks… -- Genesis 42:25

  • ...and all the people saw this and they shouted… -- Leviticus 9:24

  • Who can stand before the Giants? -- Deuteronomy 9:2

  • ...and Aaron waved… -- Leviticus 9:21

  • ...and pitched on the other side… -- Numbers 21:13

  • And suffered not a man to pass… -- Judges 3:28

  • ...but…the seventh… -- Exodus 31:15

  • Gideon… smote… -- Judges 8:21

  • ...Israel…at first… -- Joshua 8:33

  • And Noah went in… -- Genesis 7:7

  • And the young man ran… -- Numbers 11:27

  • ...he turned and went back… -- Judges 18:26

  • ...unto the base… -- Numbers 8:4

  • Noah walked… -- Genesis 6:9

  • Let us go and sacrifice… -- Exodus 5:8

  • And Moses lifted up his hand and with his rod he smote… --Numbers 20:11

  • ...the hide… -- Leviticus 9:11

  • ...a long blast… -- Joshua 6:5

  • ...outside the camp… -- Judges 7:17

  • ...for an ‘omer… -- Exodus 16:36

  • And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted… -- Samuel I 17:52

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