(Detroit – TheJewishNews.com) (Rabbi ‘G’ is an Orthodox Rabbi Blackbelt who is the founder. See a video at the end of the posting and read the rest of the article at the ‘Full Story’)
“Just Sunflower,” says the 5-year-old with fuzzy blond hair, a dusting of freckles across her nose and a toothless smile a mile wide. “I’ve got sunflower power!” she says before prancing away.
Kate “just call me Sunflower” Michaels is in remission from kidney cancer that was diagnosed at age 4. She’s at her weekly martial arts class, a service of Kids Kicking Cancer, a nonprofit founded in 1999 by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg (just call him Rabbi G).
Kids Kicking Cancer teaches martial arts techniques to very sick children and their families, helping to empower them physically, emotionally and spiritually in their battle against illness, pain and fear.
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mama'le says
What a wonderfully inspiring article!