Rabbi On The Sidelines

About Rabbi On The Sidelines

Rabbi Erez Sherman, of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, meets figures in the sports world who share inspiring stories of faith, hope, and inspiration

Publisher

Rabbi Erez Sherman

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2021

Latest episode

13 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

114 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Apr 2026

   Rabbi On The Sidelines, Allison Norlian, director of Meandering Scars

   Allison Norlian, director of the documentary Meandering Scars, tells the story of Erika Bogan, the adaptive athlete who climbed Mt Kilimanjaro to bring suicide awareness in the disability community to the public eye. An inspiration you do not want to miss.

2. 

   14 Mar 2026

   Rabbi On The Sidelines, Ron Dyens, producer of Oscar nominated short, Butterfly

   Rabbi Sherman speaks with Oscar nominated producer Ron Dyens, of the animated short, Butterfly, detailing the heroic story of Alfred Nakache, the French-Algerian swimmer in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, who becomes a prisoner in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, suffers the murder of his wife and daughter to the Nazis, and swims again in the 1948 Olympics in London, the year the State of Israel is created.

3. 

   12 Dec 2025

   Rabbi On The Sidelines, Mark Wilf, Owner,, Minnesota Vikings

   Mark Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency, speaks with Rabbi Sherman about the influence of his Holocaust survivor parents on his journey in the world of faith and in sports. Mark shares why his commitment to Israel is such an important part of his life and how sports can be a force of good in the world.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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