Zev Eleff

Amazon has a flash deal on the GOAT book. amazon.com/Greatest-All-T…

These new gedolim cards are fabulous! Learn Jewish history! Learn about Jewish leaders from previous generations! Collect them all! jewishlegacies.com

In this renaissance of trading cards, this is the highest of the high points! Jewishlegacies.com

A kosher concession stand is coming to Camden Yards. The Orioles on Monday announced the opening of the “Birdland Kosher” stand at Camden Yards for this season. The stand will serve kosher-certified food, including hot dogs, chicken nuggets, soft pretzels, hot pastrami sandwiches on rye bread, potato knishes and chocolate chip cookies. The stand will be located around section 83 on the main concourse near gates E and F. It will be open for all games except Fridays, Saturdays and Yom Kippur (Sept. 20-21). Star-K, a Baltimore-based kosher certification agency, has certified the stand. Read more: bit.ly/40TEUbq 📸: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Who did it better? Jack's first 1/1 "pull" or our 1/1 birthday present to Melissa?

@topps really thought my son and I were Yankee fans ...

In Journal of Sport History Vol. 50, No. 3, Hunter M. Hampton (@SFAHistoryDept) reviews DYED IN CRIMSON: Football, Faith and Remaking Harvard's America by @zev_eleff. 📄 Review on @ProjectMUSE: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/article… 📕 Book: press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p087…

Always a pleasure to feature @StuHalpern in the Weekend Beacon. Here he reviews Zev Eleff's The Greatest of All Time: A History of an American Obsession.

@p_emory Didn't anticipate this angle on analysis, for sure!

Along with reviewing the book, I make the case that Christians can add depth to cultural conversations about “greatness” in three particular ways. In other words: let’s keep talking about the GOATs

A new book dives into the history of America's obsession with debating and defining the "Greatest of All Time." How should Christians engage with this cultural fascination? How should we understand "greatness"? My thoughts for @CTmagazine: christianitytoday.com/2025/09/greate…

But not during the sermon ...

You’re the tops       What Americans understand by greatness the-tls.com/politics-socie…

*Kahane Lives?* a new video/podcast episode hosted by @LakeDaniel11, featuring @zev_eleff and me, in which we discuss our recent research into Rabbi Meir Kahane (youtube.com/watch?v=EUw51W…).

@MyShtender and @zev_eleff ask: Why is Meir Kahane making a comeback among Orthodox Jews? Read their important and timely piece to find out about the story of the Orthodox community's relationship with Meir Kahane. 18forty.org/articles/meir-…

Together with @zev_eleff, I have just published a new article, “Why Is Meir Kahane Making a Comeback Among Orthodox Jews?” at @18Forty, where we track the long arc of Orthodox ambivalence (and accommodation) toward Kahanism. 18forty.org/articles/meir-… We’re grateful to @18Forty for providing this space to bring this critical historical insight to our pressing contemporary moment.

eBay listed a PSA 9 autographed @JacobSteinmetz6, a HAFTR alum, numbered 316, or 613 backward. That must mean something important, but my Kaballah scholar friends are unsure. At any rate, this is going in the showcase.

Einstein or Edison? Jordan or LeBron? I spoke with Rabbi @zev_eleff about his new book and why Jews debate who is greatest forward.com/culture/712864…

Filming new modules for Gratz College's Antisemitism Studies program. Worlds are colliding: @UriWestrich, filming; @AyalFeinberg of @GratzCollege, interviewing; and @ravenschaplain, Rev. Johnny Shelton of the @Ravens, being interviewed.

The GOAT's arrived!

@JGold101 @isaacson @DBashIdeas @CommunityNotes History is a real inconvenience

@isaacson @DBashIdeas @zev_eleff @CommunityNotes Meta Truth.

A child approached Rav Ruderman with Gedolim Cards. “You’re one of the gedolim,” the child told him. “Me?!” Rav Ruderman responded, “I’m not a Gadol.” Kid showed Rav Ruderman his Gedolim cards. Rav Ruderman rifled through the cards. “Taka,” he smiled, “I am a Gadol.”