“A Giant Oak in our forest has fallen” An African Proverb Sleep in Eternal Peace Rabbanit Leana Yahonatan. I first met Rabbi Yhoshua Ben Yahonatan, Rabbanit Leana Yahonatan and daughter Rebecca in Mount Vernon New York when Rebecca was just a little girl. At that time, congregation Bait Ha Tefillah, led by Rabbi Yahonatan, and Berishith Cultural Institute and Ha Aur B’ Mizraim congregation, both located in Mount Vernon New York supported each other in various ways. Our joint