בטקס מרגש הענקתי היום אזרחות ישראלית לשחקן הכדורסל של הפועל ירושלים, אמארה סטודמאייר, או בשמו העברי יהושפט. שחקן כדורסל גדול, איש נהדר, שגריר אדיר של מדינת ישראל ושל בירתנו ירושלים, שקשר את גורלו עם ישראל. מזל טוב יהושפט! pic.twitter.com/Mz4ovQwCHY— אריה מכלוף דרעי (@ariyederi) March 13, 2019
translation:
In a moving ceremony, I today gave Israeli citizenship to Hapoel Jerusalem basketball player Amare Stoudemire, or his Hebrew name Yehoshafat. A great basketball player, a great man, a great ambassador of the State of Israel and of our capital, Jerusalem, who tied his fate with Israel. Good luck Yehoshafat!
Stoudamire recently converted to Judaism after a long connection to Israel and Judaism as someone with "Hebrew roots".
Mazel tov!
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If he just converted, first mazal tov.
ReplyDeleteSecond, did his wife / girlfriend convert too, or was he warned of the limited marriage market for him? If she did, why isn't she in this picture too?