After 10 weeks, Olympic gymnast Alexandra Raisman’s “Dancing with the Stars” journey is up, as she and partner Mark Ballas were eliminated from the 16th season show. Raisman and Ballas managed to stay safe for nine weeks, and were never up for elimination in that time. On Monday’s show they competed against three remaining dancing teams: Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff, Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, and Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy. Aly was so excited about the finale and wished the …More

Last week Aly Raisman had to say farewell, at least on TV, to one of her closest friends on the show, Sean Lowe. “I'm really sad Sean's gone. He'll still be in LA, so I'll see him. And it's funny because in the beginning, I never expected to get close with Sean, but he's such a nice guy and so down-to-earth. We always hung out on set. He's like an older brother,” she said about his departure. The semi-finals of “Dancing with the Stars” brought out more of Raisman’s competitive edge, …More

As the stakes get higher on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars,” Aly Raisman nailed not one, but two routines during the eighth week of the hit show. But there was still time for fun, as both Tom Bergeron, host of “Dancing with the Stars,” and Raisman’s father celebrated this week: Monday night was the first time this season that the contestants had to perform two routines. For their first dance, Raisman and partner Mark Ballas danced an Argentine Tango, and completely nailed …More

Every week now, Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman has been blogging about her “Dancing with the Stars” experiences and answering questions from fans. While rehearsing for week seven, she took the time to discuss the costumes on the show: “Mark Ballas and the design team come up with the idea because they know which looks and colors go best with each dance. They always ask for my input and make sure I feel comfortable! I love all of Mark’s ideas, and the costume team is absolutely amazing,” …More

Team USA has announced its prospective basketball lineup for the upcoming Maccabiah Games, aka the "Jewish Olympics," to be held July 2013. Former NCAA Coach and current ESPN Analyst Seth Greenberg was supposed to be head the USA Open Men's Team, but due to personal reasons, he has stepped down, leaving the position to his older brother Brad Greenberg. Greenberg, a former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, has been enjoying an outstanding coaching season leading Maccabi Haifa in Israel’s Basketball …More

Week six of “Dancing with the Stars” proved to be a challenge for Jewish Olympian Aly Raisman—but not on the dance floor. With the manhunt for the suspects in the Boston terror attack lasting until Friday night, Raisman’s mind was preoccupied with thoughts of home. “I haven't been able to stop thinking about the tragedy since I first heard the news in our dress rehearsal. It is so heartbreaking and terrible. My heart goes out to everyone back home in Boston and anyone else who was …More

Hall of Famer, Raisman Aly Raisman continues to make headlines and add achievements to her checklist. After a great Week 5 on “Dancing With the Stars,” she received more good news. The 18-year-old Jewish gymnast can now add “Hall of Famer” to her bio and personal archives. Raisman and her Fierce Five teammates--McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber--this summer will be ushered into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. A wind of change for Casspi? Byron Scott has been …More

On this week’s “Dancing With the Stars,” Aly Raisman dedicated her dance to the Boston Marathon victims. The Boston native started her day excited about the race in her hometown: As the horrible news broke, Raisman could not keep her feelings to herself, and tweeted: Since the show had to go on, Aly pulled herself together for the live show Monday night, but made sure although she was dancing and smiling, her heart was elsewhere: Raisman took to the dance floor with partner Mark …More

It’s been another good week for Jewish gymnast Alexsandra Raisman on “Dancing with the Stars” season 16. Raisman’s PR obligations for the hit show brought her to the Extra studios where she traded dancing partner Mark Ballas for someone else, as tweeted by Israeli fashion designer Elie Tahari: On this week’s show, the stars had to incorporate a 15-second solo into their routines, celebrating the “best year of their life.” Obviously, Raisman choose 2012, the year the US …More

Aly Raisman had another exciting week on “Dancing with the Stars” and the gymnast has survived elimination once again. After last week’s surprise on elimination night, Raisman said, “watching Dorothy go was heartbreaking,” and that she was “really looking forward to getting to know her more but I know we will keep in touch. I wish her all the best and hope she recovers well.” With only one elimination show under her belt, Raisman has learned that the process is more …More

Aly Raisman started a blog about her “Dancing With The Stars” experiences, and her first entry was published yesterday, before she took on the floor with partner Mark Ballas and quickstepped away. The Massachusetts native wrote about getting over her nerves before the first live dance last week, learning new steps, adjusting to all the hair and make-up, and even who she is the most impressed with as the couples move in to week two, and the first elimination of the season. Although many people may …More

The kidnapped Israeli opens up about his four-day long captivity under Bedouins in the Sinai. [Times of Israel] Rare photos and video from the Nazi’s first concentration camp, Dachau, have been released. [Times of Israel] Historical Passover seder antiques cost up to $35,000. [Algemeiner] Former British foreign secretary, David Miliband, announced he is leaving the British political world to take a job in New York as the head of the International Rescue Committee. [Forward] Four rabbis describe their …More