Meet Abbey Levy, rising Jewish star in the brand new Professional Women’s Hockey League

One of Abigail Levy’s most powerful Jewish memories comes from a family Passover celebration when she was a child. In keeping with the tradition of searching for the afikomen, someone hid a broken piece of matzah and set her and the other children loose to find it.

“It got a little heated,” she recalled. “I ended up with a giant welt on my forehead.”

Levy’s competitive spirit then foreshadowed her career today, including her willingness to take lumps in pursuit of a win: She’s a professional ice hockey player, a goaltender in the brand-new Professional Women’s Hockey League, which took the ice for the first time on Jan. 1. Read More

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