Rabbi Raccah works tirelessly not only for his congregation but for the disenfranchised and economically challenged of Chicago's Jewish community while striving, as a talmid of Chacham Ovaida, to be a true example of a Talmud Chacham.
Thanks to his efforts, a synagogue edifice, for Chicago's Sephardim, stands tall on Touhy Avenue. He has worked to improve the delivery of social services to Chicago Jews in need. When I was unemployed he personally saw to it that my family had grocery store gift cards to put food on our table. He has also made sure that Ashkenazic synagogues have Sephardic siddurim available for those who might want them and has created the "Sephardic Sunday" program in our city to help our community be more aware of their distinct heritage within Klal Yisrael.
