Tagged Lou Gehrig’s disease

Rabbi suffering from ALS makes cross-country trip for son’s bar mitzvah
September 10, 2019 / Marcy Oster, JTA

(JTA) — A Southern California father of seven suffering from ALS made the cross-country trip to be at his son’s bar mitzvah with family and friends in his hometown of Brooklyn. Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, 47, of West Hollywood, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s… Read more »