The Bottom Line: Compassion

Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe invites us on his journey of healing and human solidarity.

Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe, who has been called a “living hero”, has led a life of courage and compassion. Competing in the New York Marathon earned him the nickname “The Marathon Rabbi.” Rabbi Jaffe’s visit in 1980 to the 52 hostages in Iran was featured in a recent BBC Documentary on the 40th anniversary of their liberation. As a five time cancer survivor, his battle with life threatening illness inspired him to co-author “Why Me? Why Anyone”, the story of his rescue from leukemia and his spiritual triumph over despair. Rabbi Jaffe received the Presidential “Award of Courage” from Ronald Reagan in a White House Rose Garden ceremony.