‘Every step’: A rabbi and his family run the New York City Marathon to help those with spinal cord injuries
The family patriarch, who couldn't walk because of a spinal cord injury, has inspired two generations to raise money for a cure
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Fast Forward The man who helps Jewish New York City marathoners run through their morning prayers
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — On Sunday, for the 36th time, Peter Berkowsky will wake up at 3:00 a.m., drive in the dark from his home in Livingston, New Jersey to Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island and set up a pre-race minyan, or Jewish prayer quorum, at the starting grounds for the New…
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Opinion From Gaza Battles to the New York Marathon
Aharon Karov barely survived his time as an Israeli soldier in the 2009 Gaza operation Cast Lead. When he was transferred from hospital to rehab and first tried to walk, he took just one step and fainted. This Sunday, he took his place among the 47,000 runners in the ING New York Marathon and finished…
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The Schmooze Charity Team Runs NYC Marathon for Holocaust Survivors
Organizers of this year’s ING New York City Marathon on November 6 are hoping that runners will raise $1 million per mile. That’s a total of $26,200,000 for charity. Among the official charity teams this year will be 70 runners raising money for The Blue Card, a non-profit organization that supports the everyday financial needs…
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