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BETH DIN ZEDEK לילגהו וגקיש ק"קד קדצ ןיד תיב
ECCLESISTICAL JUDICATURE OF THE
CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL וגקישד םינברה תצעומד

Rabbi Rabbi Rabbi Mrs.
Yona Reiss Daniel Raccah Alan Abramson Renee Levin
Av Beit Din Senior Dayan Menahel Administrator

CHICAGO’S OLDEST BEIT DIN WELCOMES ITS

NEWEST DAYANIM KEVUIM

(Jewish-law Justices)

Rabbi Aaron Kraft Rabbi Yisroel Langer

Rabbi Kraft holds a B.A. from Yeshiva College, an M.A. from Rabbi Langer attended Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah in Queens,
the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and New York for high school and Beis Medrash, and has rabbinic
rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological ordination from Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst shlit”a.
Seminary, RIETS.
Growing up in Queens, Rabbi Langer, who “always enjoyed
Rabbi Kraft grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended a the limud (rigorous study) of halacha,” was strongly influenced
community day school. At RIETS Rabbi Kraft was a student by Rabbi Zelik Epstein zt”l in Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah.
of Rabbi Michael Rosensweig shlit”a, and was mentored by Rabbi Langer learned full time in the Chicago Community
Rabbi Mordechai Willig shlit”a and Rabbi Yona Reiss shlit”a Kollel for fifteen years, under the guidance of the Rosh Kollel,
in the Kollel Elyon, and he continues to consult with them.
Rabbi Dovid Zucker shlit”a. Rabbi Langer was instrumental
Rabbi Kraft is a Rosh Chaburah of the Yeshiva University in starting the Kollel’s publication of Halacha Encounters, and
Torah MiTzion Kollel, and was a member of the Kollel Elyon, presently leads a chabura at the Kollel.
the post-semicha program at RIETS. He previously served as Rabbi Langer is the Rav of Congregation Bais Yitzchok, and is
the Rabbinic Intern and Community Jewish Education Project a member of the Midwest Bais Horaah, led by Rabbi Shmuel
Scholar for Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, New Fuerst. He teaches hilchos Shabbos in Bais Yaakov High School
Jersey.
of Chicago and also serves as the cRc Rabbinic Coordinator for
“We are truly privileged to bring Rabbi Kraft into our midst,” Bedikas Tolayim (checking vegetables for insect infestation).
said Rabbi Reiss. “His agreeable personality combined with “We are truly blessed to have Rabbi Langer join our ranks,”
his sterling erudition and remarkable ability to explain said Rabbi Reiss. “He is an accomplished talmid chacham
difficult concepts of Torah in a clear and organized fashion (talmudic scholar) who has a natural personality for being a
will serve him well as a Dayan.”
Dayan in terms of both the gravitas of his rabbinic demeanor
and his easy accessibility and humility.”

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