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American Ninja Warrior

Michael Neuman, a Jewish competitor on “American Ninja Warrior,” whose participation in the show went unaired. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 18, 2023, 4:31 pm
After Orthodox ‘Ninja Warrior’ cut from show, NBC releases unaired footage
Network didn’t broadcast Michael Neuman’s participation after he dropped out of competition because filming clashed with Shabbat
By jacob gurvis
Liba Yoffe (Courtesy of Yoffe via JTA)
June 17, 2021, 5:07 am
Meet the Orthodox mom competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Liba Yoffe, 35, a 4 foot, 11 inches tall mother of four, is determined to show that Orthodox women can compete and still maintain their faith
By JACQUELINE RODERICK
Acro Ninja athlete Tami Jeffay and her team of Mighty Girls, in August 2020. (Courtesy Tami Jeffay)
January 29, 2021, 10:28 am
Helping make obstacles for TV ninjas, a mom shows girls how to defy life’s tests
Tami Jeffay uses her athletic skills to test out courses for a popular TV show, and her life’s experiences to teach her small charges how to vault any challenge thrown their way
By Jessica Steinberg
One of the local contestants competing in "Ninja Israel," the Keshet show based on the popular Japanese and American versions. (Courtesy Keshet)
July 18, 2019, 11:57 pm
Ninja Park brings obstacle course challenge to four Israeli cities
Inspired by hit TV series, popular indoor entertainment park comes to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Rishon Lezion for summer 2019
By Jessica Steinberg
American Ninja Warrior "Philadelphia Qualifier" Akiva Neuman -- (Mitchell Leff/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via JTA)
June 28, 2016, 9:34 pm
Rabbinical student vies to be ‘American Ninja Warrior’
To chants of ‘rabbi, rabbi,’ and with tzitit flying, Akiva Neuman makes brief run on show — but he’ll be back
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
Akiva Neuman, an Orthodox Jew who is studying to be a rabbi, competing in the Philadelphia qualifying round of “American Ninja Warrior.” (Mitchell Leff/NBC via JTA)
June 22, 2016, 9:27 am
An ‘American Ninja Warrior’ trains to be a rabbi
Akiva Neuman, 25, a rabbinical student at Yeshiva University, claims exercise is something ‘God wants of us’
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
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