Tamir Goodman and Sport Strings By Dan Steinberg This isn’t a new story, but it’s been woefully undercovered by the D.C. sports media. Tamir Goodman — the Jewish Jordan, the former Baltimore-D.C. prep star and would-be Maryland basketball player and Maryland NightHawks attraction — has introduced a new athletic apparel item that can only be...Read More
The Sobels The Sobel twins played their last home game of the year on senior day in front of their parents. From left, Allyn, Ari, Howard, and Leslie Sobel. Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011 5:46 pm Beachwood twins shine on the gridiron Matt DeFAVERI Staff Reporter | 0 comments Beachwood High School head football coach Ryan...Read More
During the first two days of the Coolanu Israel Basketball Camp in Chicago, campers focused on honing their dribbling and shooting skills. Tamir’s dribbling tip: A player should dribble the ball for a specific purpose—to advance the offense and the team’s goals. The proper dribbling stance—low...Read More
Deuce Brand is now an official sponsor of the Coolanu Israel Basketball Camps taking place in Chicago Dec. 20-22 and 27-29. Two hundred lucky Coolanu Israel campers will score the coolest of watches, thanks to Deuce’s generosity. Deuce Brand watches combine the “latest trends, great comfort and exceptional quality…to help athletes perform at the highest...Read More
Deerfield basketball camp combines fitness, faith BY PAT KROCHMAL Photo By: Joe Shuman~Sun-Times Media Tamir Goodman cheers players on during a practice at Chicagoland Jewish High School on Sunday. Tamir Goodman, nicknamed the “Jewish Michael Jordan” by Sports Illustrated, will present a basketball camp for youngsters in Deerfield and Chicago. The camp, called “Coolanu Israel,”...Read More
Cover Story THE JEWISH JORDAN By Pauline Dubkin Yearwood (12/09/2011) Don’t call him the Jewish Jordan.Not even JJ. Tamir Goodman is much too polite to say so, but he has let it be known that the nickname he earned when he was a basketball phenom in high school is one he’s been trying to live...Read More
On Monday December 5th, Tamir Goodman spoke at a conference at the Marriott Hotel in Teaneck, NJ hosted by the Goodman Camping Initiative Think Tank, in conjunction with the Foundation for Jewish Camping and the iCenter. Tamir addressed senior educators from 13 Jewish camps across America about innovative ways for camps to incorporate Israel and...Read More
CHICAGO – Tamir Goodman blazed a career in basketball that evolved from practicing on Maryland playgrounds to being ranked one of the top 25 high school basketball players in America. Along the way, he was named MVP of the prestigious Capitol Classic all-star game, played professionally on several Israeli basketball teams, and earned the unique...Read More
http://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=17407&alias=basketball-players-sport-tzitzis Basketball Player’s Sport Tzitzis In front of a crowd of rabbis and mashgichim, former basketball star Tamir Goodman presented his innovative “Sport Strings Tzitzis,” which evidently has a kosher certification. By COLlive reporter Photos by Chaim Perl Tamir Goodman was easily identified on the basketball court, thanks to his red hair, yarmulka and tzitzis,...Read More
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