Episode #25: Tal Brody
An episode of the Return Again podcast, hosted by Goel Jasper, titled "Episode #25: Tal Brody" was published on August 19, 2022 and runs 103 minutes.
August 19, 2022 ·103m · Return Again
Summary
Tal Brody grew up in Trenton, New Jersey, and was a scholastic basketball star, named to the Newark Star-Ledger All-state team as a senior, before choosing The University of Illinois as his college of choice. He want on to star for the basketball team there as well, and was eventually drafted by the then-Baltimore Bullets of the NBA in 1965. He was headed for a pro basketball career in the world’s best league. Instead, he decided to play in Israel for a year, and that began an incredible journey that is still unfolding today. This was an amazing interview, filled with great stories, an incredible life-decision and, more than anything else, a beautiful illustration of what a positive outlook can do for a person … and for the nation of Israel. I sat with Tal in his apartment last week, and we talked about all of these things, and lots of others. And yes, I just had to get his thoughts on today’s NBA, too, even though it has nothing to do with Aliyah.
Episode Description
Tal Brody grew up in Trenton, New Jersey, and was a scholastic basketball star, named to the Newark Star-Ledger All-state team as a senior, before choosing The University of Illinois as his college of choice. He want on to star for the basketball team there as well, and was eventually drafted by the then-Baltimore Bullets of the NBA in 1965. He was headed for a pro basketball career in the world’s best league.
Instead, he decided to play in Israel for a year, and that began an incredible journey that is still unfolding today.
This was an amazing interview, filled with great stories, an incredible life-decision and, more than anything else, a beautiful illustration of what a positive outlook can do for a person … and for the nation of Israel.
I sat with Tal in his apartment last week, and we talked about all of these things, and lots of others. And yes, I just had to get his thoughts on today’s NBA, too, even though it has nothing to do with Aliyah.
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