Kesher Talk

The Sweet (Kosher) Science: At a November bout in Las Vegas the crowd had to wait. Why? Because it was Saturday night and Dmitry Salita hadn't recited Havdalah yet. He was waiting for the Sabbath to end. When it did, Salita went into the ring and knocked out his opponent. Meet Dmitry Salita, the 20-year-old boxing phenom who won't fight on Shabbat.

And while we are on the subject of the "sweet science," Moment magazine profiles Jackie Kallen, manager of numerous boxing champions and inspiration for a soon-to-be released major motion picture starring Meg Ryan called Up Against the Ropes.

posted by William @ 1/28/2003 08:04:38 AM