“This new book by Rabbi James Gordon is a worthy successor to an earlier volume with the same name. Rabbi Gordon’s earlier PRAY BALL! had the subtitle The Spiritual Insights of a Jewish Sports Fan and showed how sacred precepts of Judaism can be reinforced in the proper play of major sports. By contrast, the recently published PRAY BALL 2!!, this time with the subtitle Spiritual Insights Into Sportsmanship, focuses specifically and more deeply on what eternal Judaic precepts can teach us about correct behavior on and off the athletic field. In this latest iteration of PRAY BALL!, as in the earlier volume, Rabbi Gordon proves to be a master teacher who shows that moral rectitude should never be subordinate to physical prowess.”

Professor Emeritus, Center for Comparative Education, Loyola University Chicago