Commentary On Oct. 6, 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Minnesota Twins in the World Series. Excitement was in the air and tensions were running high as the biggest event in Major League Baseball (MLB) was taking place that year. Sandy Koufax, the Dodgers’ ace left-handed pitcher who was widely expected to start Game 1, was nowhere to be found. It turned out that same day happened to fall on Yom Kippur (the Jewish Day of Atonement as well as the holiest day on the Jewish calendar). For Koufax—a secular Jewish man—his faith came before his career. Despite the mounting pressure he faced for his principles, Koufax is remembered fondly as one of the most outstanding Jewish athletes in American sports. Today, it’s very hard to find athletes who exhibit such courageous integrity under pressure. Following President Joe Biden’s strong support for moving the 2021 MLB All-Star Game out …