PRAY BALL 2!! is now available.
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Team Spirit Institute (TSI) is a charitable organization dedicated to creating & implementing educational programs for people of all ages and backgrounds using sports to teach universal values, ethics, and life lessons.
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We’re very excited to announce the release of our new book: PRAY BALL 2!!: Spiritual Insights Into Sportsmanship. It can be bought in boxes of 10 or bundles of 5 for a discount or single copies at retailers listed on Buy PRAY BALL 2!! page.
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Praise (Prays) for PRAY BALL 2!!
“Why do we love sports? For the action. For the competition. For the stories. For the joy of rooting as a community. And al… Read more
“Rabbi James Gordon once again does a superior job of tying elements of sportsmanship to the Talmud and Jewish traditions. … Read more
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“Would you like to know how the competition between Maris and Mantle was like that between Hillel and Shammai on their answ… Read more
“I thoroughly enjoyed PRAY BALL 2!! I never had a warm, fuzzy feeling towards Jewish education . . . until this book! The c… Read more
“This new book by Rabbi James Gordon is a worthy successor to an earlier volume with the same name. Rabbi Gordon’s earlie… Read more
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“Rabbi Gordon, a one-of-a-kind storyteller, recounts in PRAY BALL 2!! stories about the people he loves best: sports figure… Read more
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“Rabbi Jamie Gordon has hit a home run! . . . The chapters are filled with wonderful true stories of some present day sport… Read more
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“A wonderfully rich and invaluable resource for both teaching and learning about character development through sports. Gord… Read more
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“. . . Since I’ve known Rabbi Jamie Gordon I have always been impressed with his unique talent for blending his passion f… Read more
“Rabbi Gordon . . . has the unique ability to see vital lessons in what may seem like ordinary stories . . . He makes the a… Read more
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“This . . . book is uniquely insightful and . . . will inspire an extensive and diverse market of Jewish children, teens, a… Read more
“Youth very readily identify with sports heroes but often fail to see how their significant acts reflect ancient truths. . … Read more
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“Rabbi Gordon’s book celebrates the capacity of sports to teach young players important values such as respect for fellow… Read more
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“In teaching and leading students who are maturing, one learns that what counts and what scores is not just what you teach,… Read more
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“From the earliest age, American children are exposed to sports. Its influence on the American psyche is beyond a question … Read more
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“Rabbi Gordon takes sports stories and creates analogies to real life situations. The stories themselves are very accessibl… Read more
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“Anyone who loves sports will enjoy this book. Anyone who loves Judaism will enjoy this book. And anyone who loves sports a… Read more
“. . . The media exposes our children to numerous negative role models in college and professional sports. PRAY BALL 2!! ca… Read more
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“Extensively researched and well written, PRAY BALL 2!! Spiritual Insights Into Sportsmanship is not only a book to be read… Read more
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PRAY BALL 2!! Spiritual Insights into Sportsmanship is an extraordinary work, masterfully blending Torah and Jewish knowledge… Read more
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