Rabbi Jonah Rank




This is Rabbi Yonatan and Shalom from Chicago,

This week at the World Rabbinical Association Convention I am posting two short drashot by my colleagues (and cousins); Rabbis Jonah Rank and Raysh Weiss (who happen to be married). Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom from the Windy City!

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