How to Be a Jew ... At the World Championships

A few weeks ago, we brought you a conversation with AJ Edelman, the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics and the pilot of the current Israeli bobsled team. Shortly after that interview, Tablet signed on as a sponsor for his bobsled team, complete with merch you can find at This week, we’re bringing you a dispatch from his time at the World Bobsled Championships and the three things you need to know about bobsledding. For more information about the Israel Bobsled team, visit israelbobsled.team.

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How to Be a Jew ... At the World Championships is an episode from Unorthodox by Tablet Magazine.

This episode is 10:18 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2025.

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