Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg

Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg (known as Rabbi G), is the founder and CEO of Kids Kicking Cancer - a non-profit organization that teaches therapeutic lima arts to children dealing with cancer and difficult illnesses and challenges in their lives. The therapeutic martial art he developed, which includes the use of breathing techniques and guided imagery, is very helpful in reducing the level of pain reported by children during treatments. Rebbe G started the program in 1999, almost 18 years after he diagnosed his first daughter with leukemia. He holds the rank of black belt in the Korean martial art of Choi Kwang Do.

Rabbi G was awarded the 2004 Robert Wood Johnson Health Leadership Award, the nation's highest health leadership award, and received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the McCarthy Cancer Foundation. In 2012 he starred in "People" magazine in the "Heroes Among Us" section, and in 2014 he was in the ten heroes of the CNN network. Rabbi G also received the "Image of Hope" award from the "Ford" company. Rabbi G appeared on "Good Morning America" ​​and other talk shows and in hundreds of news stories.