Current sectionU.S. NewsThe notable number in Jewish tradition already had a Knicks connectionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJTA11:01 AM • June 16 2026 IDTFor some Jewish fans of the New York Knicks, the most salient number related to the team's NBA championship win on Saturday was not 94, the team's final point tally, or 53, the number of years since the last title. It was 613.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jewish cultureJudaismPop CultureHistoryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealTrump-NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHussam Abu SafiyaRoman BustsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSome Jewish Knicks Fans Say Date of Historic Win Is No CoincidenceAny Israeli Strike on Lebanon Violates U.S. Agreement, Tehran SaysFallen Standing Stone Built Into Later House May Show King Hezekiah ReformFormer Supreme Court Justice Joins Petition Against State Watchdog AppointmentHaredi Parties Boycott Coalition Bills After Daycare Subsidies Proposal StallsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes