Digital Irony: Baseball in Israel? Say it is so!

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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