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Photos: Shluchim and Lubavs Run the NYC Marathon!

Lubavtichers running for Bikur Cholim, Shluchim Running for their Mekurovim, made for some amazing sights at this years ING New York City Marathon.

For runners nationwide the yearly ING NYC Marathon is the ultimate accomplishment. 26.2 grueling miles, across five boroughs, the race attracts 45,000 runners from across the globe, with an estimated 2 million people coming out to cheer them on.

This Sunday, Crown Heights was represented at the Marathon with 10 racers running in support of the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights, a volunteer based organization dedicated to providing support to their medically distressed in the Crown Heights Community. Together, the runners raised over $26,000 for Bikur Cholim.

Among the runners Paul Hamburger, Shloimy Herz, Adam Kramer, Shmuly Lang, Yitzchak Liberman, Malka Perelman, Esther Riesenberg, Zev Wineberg, and Chani Witkes, coached by Chaim Backman of Tri Chai – a triathlon club geared for the Frum community.

Bikur Cholim set up a cheering section at Mile 10, on Bedford and Myrtle Avenues complete with personalized T-shirts, signs, balloons, and of course, lots of Kosher Gatorade to give out to the passing runners all generously sponsored by Pushkart.com.

“It’s so amazing to see so many people come together with one goal,” said Leigh Hershkovich, who came to support the BC Team, “and of course to watch the whole city show up to lend their support is really inspiring.”

“We are extremely proud of all of the runners of the BC Team, and so grateful for a their support,” said Esther Blau, a member of the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka advisory board, “And watching our team pushing themselves their physical limits, gives us, and should give everyone in our community, the Chizuk to go beyond our own limits and accomplish more than ever.”

For more information on the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights visit www.bikurcholimch.org

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22 Comments

  • Shlomie Herz #1

    Hey Shlomie Herz your’e the BEST!! great seeing you run.
    A not so secret admirer

  • brhs chem teacher runs!

    go miss perlman!!!!!!!!!!!
    awesome chemistry teacher!!!!!
    u look awesome!

  • Chaim Backman

    Congrats to ALL the runners of Bikur Cholim team!
    Every single runner finished!

    And congrats for the great job you did raising money to help Bikur Cholim do their work!
    Mazal Tov!!

  • a ch female runner

    It was so nice to see all the lubavitchers running. But what hapened to being tznius? I run every morning and my skirt manages to cover my knees?

  • girl giving five

    probably not the best idea to encourage your daughters to be giving high fives to men on the street, even if it’s well intended

  • Supporter

    Kol Hakavod to all the runners who ran for bikkur cholim, it is a huge achievement! One small critique, if you are representing Crown Heights, out of respect to our community and its standards, kindly dress according to the laws of Tznious with skirts covering knees. If guys could wear kilts in the Marathon, girls can definitely run in knee length skirts :)

  • just asking

    not to be a bubble burster but with chanukah coming up it seems like this public event that glorifies the physical athletiscm that recquired time and effort is reminiscent of the hellenitic culture. of course we have to maintain a healthy body which is a kayli to serve hashem but to make of it such an event…. i wonder…. also the sign run like you stole something????????????????? seems a poor choice of encouragement.