Separation of sports and religion?Separation of sports and religion?

Make way for the Torah, I mean trophy

A little bit of Shabbos on the football field

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

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8 February 2012, 10:56 am Edit

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing and What Matters Now podcasts and heads up The Times of Israel's Jewish World and Archaeology coverage.

The four Vince Lombardi Trophies won by the New York Giants to date. (Photo credit: Public domain)

In this hilarious video, the 1973 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Raymond Berry, a former receiver for the Baltimore Colts, carries the Vince Lombardi Trophy through a gauntlet of Giants players.Still buzzed from their win, the players reach out to the trophy, stroke, and even kiss it.

Set to the tune of the Torah processional on a Shabbat morning service, the video makes for an ironic statement on the role of sports in America today.