{"product_id":"baseballs-basketballs-and-matzah-balls-ph-d-mitchell-smith-9781438917443","title":"Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can Teach Us About the Jewish Holidays...and Vice Versa","description":"Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls offers a sweeping exploration of sports: of contests and heroes, of triumph and adversity, and how they relate to the festivals that Jews have celebrated for thousands of years. Among the chapters: Remembering Simpler Times: What central message of Sukkot is enthusiastically espoused by winning college coaches? Kindling the Light of Confidence: What Hanukkah teaches us about the kind of confidence that builds champions? A Purim Perspective on Competitive Anger: Why so many athletes lose their cool, just like the villainous Haman did, becoming their own worst enemies? Coach K and the Meaning of Passover: How Mike Krzyzewski's success explains the Exodus? \"A compelling, entertaining, illuminating work that will stir the hearts and intellect of Jews and non-Jews alike.\" - Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated\/CBS Sports \"Rabbi Mitch Smith has written a book that gives all sports fans occasion to think about the meaning of sacrifice, teamwork, leadership and other virtues in a different light. - Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball \"This book is a great read  It offers all of us a roadmap to becoming more fulfilled human beings - Lenny Krayzelburg, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist \"Informative, insightful, inspirational... Mitch Smith scores on every level with this tonic for the soul.\" - Tim Green, former defensive end, Atlanta Falcons, Fox Sports NFL analyst \"A MUST-READ  Mitch Smith brings age-old texts to life, and conveys how concepts like team work, resilience, and refusing to succumb to defeat -- mainstays in sports -- not only allowed the Jewish people to weather history's storms, but to constantly engage in self-renewal. To paraphrase the old Levy's Rye Bread ad, you don't have to be Jewish to love this book.\" - Dr. Richard Lapchick, Director, Institute for Diversityand Ethics in Sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ph. D. Mitchell Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438917449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438917443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Ph. D. Mitchell Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43934986371327,"sku":"9781438917443","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_aaa18e88-1bc5-4d78-906c-d13a16cc4647.jpg?v=1681417195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseballs-basketballs-and-matzah-balls-ph-d-mitchell-smith-9781438917443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}