We all know the story about Sandy Koufax refusing to pitch for the LA (ne Brooklyn) Dodgers on Yom Kippur during the World Series, but apparently current Jew pitcher Jason Marquis doesn’t think Koufax’s precedent is so important. Meanwhile, Oakland A Craig Breslow is trying to make up for not being a good Jewish doctor by funding significant cancer research. [Forward Shmooze]
In more pre-YK news, here’s a cool collection of interesting Kol Nidre covers. [Tablet]
And for a third YK offering, check out PETA’s newest tasteless, inflammatory and factually incorrect video. [Failed Messiah]
Meanwhile, something perhaps less in the spirit of atonement and reconciliation: Jon Stewart will appear on “The O’Reilly Factor.” [Daily Intel]
And finally, say what you want about Bibi Netanyahu, but now you can say it on a variety of social networking sites. [JTA Telegraph]
