Evening Edition: Jewish Basketball Team Inspires Unity In FOX Nation Special
FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University in New York City, who says the school's basketball team is a true inspiration to other students at a time when the Jewish community could use a sense of normalcy.
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