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6 Points Camper attends first World Lacrosse Championship hosted in Israel
Sam Burgunder went from playing lacrosse 6 Points to Netanya, Israel, interning at the Lacrosse World Championships. Here’s how he got there.
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How My Opponent Taught Me About Sportsmanship
| In every training session and competition I’m reminded of the core values of sports, which to me are also core values in life. Teamwork, commitment, respect, leadership, waking up
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V’hamideinu L’Chayim – How Ritual Refreshes Us
From pregame rituals to postgame rituals, to bouncing the ball a certain number of times before a free throw, to the way a batter walks up to the plate, rituals
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The Olympians Among Us
Being a Jewish athlete means living out the values we are taught in Judaism on the field or court as well as in daily life.
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Celebrating the Competitive Spirit
| By humanizing our opponents, we can break through the illusion that winning is everything and, instead, measure our success by whether or not we left it all on the
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I was there… I built that camp!
If today was any indication of how the rest of the summer will be… we are in for a magical ride!
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Jewish Athletes Can Play!
By Danny Herz, 6 Points Sports Academy NC Camp Director When I meet people and tell them that I work as the director of a Jewish Sports camp, it is
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6 Points Sports at West Coast Party!
This weekend, I had the awesome opportunity to attend West Coast Party at URJ Camp Newman. When you have a NFTY or camp event, you are bringing together passionate, enthusiastic
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The Crossover of Judaism and Sports
I am writing this from my spring break vacation to Orlando, Florida. I've been here four days. Three of them I have spent traveling and hanging out with my 6
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My Daughter, The Hebrew School Dropout
“My daughter, the Hebrew School dropout.” Those weren’t exactly the words I had in mind when I enrolled Hannah in Hebrew school when she was in kindergarten.
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