After a six year hiatus, I'm back riding in the Pan Mass Challenge. As much as I love riding in the PMC, the reason I'm returning is less than happy. This past summer, my mother-in-law Carol began her struggle with cancer. She was given a miracle drug called Tepmetko, which has been responsible for radically shrinking the size of the tumors caused by non-small cell lung cancer. The Dana Farber Cancer Institute helps develop these kind of amazing drugs that have saved the lives of thousands like Carol. Her story shines as a beacon of hope for cancer treatments, though of course, her journey isn't over.

I want to do my part to help make the world a cancer-free place for my daughters Lilah and Amelia, and for the generations to come. In my ten years as a rabbi, I have officiated countless funerals for congregants, friends and family who have lost the fight to cancer. Still, others have survived and continue the fight. The Jewish sages teach that we are not required to finish the work, but nor are we free to desist from doing it. I take this teaching along with me in the hope that my ride will be a part of achieving larger goals in research and treatment.
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