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<\/a>After Knicks Win 2026 NBA Championship on 6\/13, Jewish Basketball Fans Notice Ties to Judaism<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nShiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jewish fans of the New York Knicks couldn\u2019t help but notice that the team\u2019s NBA championship win on Saturday, June 13 (6\/13) shares the same number that holds a significance in Judaism.<\/span><\/p>\n The team\u2019s final score in Game 5 of the NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs was 94, and it has been 53 years since the Knicks won their last title. But 613 is the number that has ties to both Knicks history and Jewish tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n The Torah contains 613 commandments, known in Hebrew as mitzvot. <\/em>At the same time, William \u201cRed\u201d Holzman, the Brooklyn-born former Jewish coach of the Knicks, finished his coaching career with 613 wins and led the franchise to their previous two championship games, in 1970 and 1973. A basketball Hall of Famer, he won the NBA title as both a player and coach.<\/span><\/p>\n In 1990, as a way to honor Holzman, the Knicks also retired the number 613. A jersey with the number hangs on the rafters inside Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks, in recognition of Holzman. Every other banner on the rafters represents a player, but the \u201c613\u201d banner signifies Holzman\u2019s coaching achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n Social media users also noted that the Knicks won their third ever championship this Saturday on 6\/13\/26 and that adding the numbers 6,1,3,2 and 6 equals 18, which is the numerical value of \u201cChai,\u201d the Hebrew word that means \u201clife.\u201d Meanwhile, 26 is the numerical value of God\u2019s name in Hebrew, which is Hashem.<\/span><\/p>\n Jewish singer Matisyahu additionally pointed out on social media a tie between the day that the Knicks won the championship, the 13th of June, and the Torah portion read over the weekend, which was Shelach. The Torah portion talks about Moses mentioning for the first time the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy (known in Hebrew as \u201cMiddot shel Rachamim\u201d), which have been known to bring salvation and forgiveness to the Jewish people throughout the generations, according to Chabad.org.<\/span><\/p>\n The team\u2019s Jewish connections go even deeper.<\/span><\/p>\n Jewish artist Michael Doret created the official Knicks logo back in 1991, and Jewish rapper Jesse Itzler, a lifelong Knicks fan, wrote<\/a> the New York Knicks anthem \u201cGo NY Go\u201d in 1993, as well as the NBA Emmy Award-winning theme song, \u201cI Love This Game.\u201d The current president of the Knicks is Leon Rose, who is Jewish. Moreover, several of the Knicks\u2019 biggest celebrity fans are Jewish \u2013 including Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, <\/em>Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, and Michael Rapoport \u2013 and Knicks captain and MVP Jalen Brunson is married to a Jewish woman, Dr. Alison Marks Brunson.<\/span><\/p>\n The first ever New York Knicks team, in 1946, had six Jewish players on its roster. Some of the Knicks\u2019 most famous Jewish players in the past include Amare Stoudemire \u2013 who signed with the Knicks in 2010 before going on to play professionally in Israel and converting to Judaism \u2013 and Ernie Grunfeld, an Olympic gold medalist who wore the Knicks number 18 jersey and later became the team\u2019s general manager.<\/span><\/p>\n For Knicks forward OG Anunoby, who scored the game-winning point in Game 4 last week, the date of the championship win on Saturday holds a personal significance because it was also the seventh anniversary of his first NBA title, with the Toronto Raptors.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a great day \u2014 what\u2019s it, June 13th?\u201d he said at the post-game press conference<\/a>. \u201cYeah, June 13th is an amazing day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion’68,<\/em> After Knicks Win 2026 NBA Championship on 6\/13, Jewish Basketball Fans Notice Ties to Judaism Shiryn Ghermezian Jun 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. 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Jun 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Photo: Geoff Burke-Pool Photo via Imagn Images<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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