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Delivered in Adar I 5782, except where explicitly noted otherwise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t“Peninei Halakha increases Torah in the world. <\/span>How fortunate we are, how good is our portion, and how pleasant is our lot<\/span><\/i>.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “I wish to bless Rabbi Eliezer Melamed Shlita for his book series, Peninei Halakha, which has brought many Jews – among them many youth – closer to the study of Halakha with joy. This is truly a most significant achievement. Fortunate are you, Rabbi Eliezer, that you have merited this, and that you merit the entire People of Israel with it.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “Rabbi Eliezer Melamed Shlita, fortunate are you that you have merited, with God’s help, to be a teacher of Jewish Law in Israel, who spreads Torah with its pleasant sweetness to the masses of the House of Israel.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “As the chairman of the committee that awarded Rabbi Eliezer Melamed the Prize for Torah Creativity, I saw in this work a path into the holy world of Halakha; it is done with great taste and with a sense of communion with the holiness of the law. Anyone who studies it will merit a double portion of satisfaction.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “I view Rabbi Melamed as one of the most important Halakhic decisors (Poskim) of the generation, and as one who has justly merited that his Torah is disseminated more than that of any other decisor.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “This is the time to increase and join in the study of Peninei Halakha, which sweetens and elevates the observance of Halakha.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “The books of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed are very important; they serve to magnify the Torah and make it glorious.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “Peninei Halakha is a crown in the Torah of the Land of Israel, of which it is said: ‘It is more precious than pearls.’ We have been merited by the light of these ‘Pearls,’ and it is my hope that they reach every home in Israel.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “My heart is full of blessing and appreciation for the edifice of Torah that you have merited to establish – both in your leadership of the Har Bracha community and in Peninei Halakha, which can be found in nearly every Jewish home.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “The Peninei Halakha library is a diamond among the spiritual works of this generation. Every law flows smoothly, continuously, and harmoniously out of a synthesis of diverse Halakhic opinions. This generation demands clear Halakha in a language that connects to our renewed life in the Land of Israel, and this is exactly what they receive in abundance. Fortunate is the Rosh Yeshiva and distinguished author, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed Shlita, together with the team of great Torah scholars who had the wisdom to produce and disseminate glorious Torah in a glorious vessel. Anyone who studies from this diamond-like library and fulfills its laws is a good and upright Jew, and will merit the radiance of the Divine Presence.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “The Peninei Halakha books are truly a ‘Shulchan Aruch’ of law and philosophy (Hashkafa), written in a style that enables study for both the beginner and the advanced scholar. The books provide the practical path of Halakha along with a deep perspective that enters not only the mind but also the heart. I recommend that every man and woman study one chapter of Peninei Halakha every day.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “The Peninei Halakha series, the fruit of Rabbi Melamed Shlita\u2019s labor, strengthens the study of practical Halakha. It enables an understanding of the foundations of the law for both Torah scholars and lovers of Torah who wish to understand the Halakha and fulfill it from its original sources.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “I recommend to everyone to study Peninei Halakha and fulfill the verse: ‘That the words of Torah shall be sharp in your mouth.'”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “The Peninei Halakha books make the Torah beloved. Thanks to the logic within the\u00a0 rulings, the student rises to a higher level and does not perform the law like a machine, but rather fulfills it with understanding and merits an inner identification with the word of God. They are also useful books for Torah scholars, who can draw from them both a wealth of information as well as logical reasoning and depth.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “It is quite unnecessary to elaborate on the praise of these books or to say of them ‘this is it’ – especially since Rabbi Melamed’s books have spread throughout the Jewish world, and tens of thousands of young men and women study Halakha from them; ‘the voice of the people is like the voice of God.’ The laws are written in clear language, his teachings are well-ordered, with great wisdom, and with good taste and judgment. Rabbi Melamed has gathered the words of the earlier and later decisors (Rishonim and Acharonim), presented the various Halakhic opinions, delved into the depths of the issues, and reached practical rulings while looking deeply at the state of the generation and its needs – wisdom and craftsmanship combined, marvelous in their kind. Such a synthesis in the field of Halakhic ruling is of immense benefit. Even for distinguished Rabbis and decisors, this book eases the search through the earlier and later authorities, showing them the sources of the law and the various opinions within it. It is my strong hope that Rabbi Melamed continues this holy work, and may God merit us to celebrate the completion of all parts of the Halakha, to see the building of our Temple, and to see Peninei Halakha published even on the laws of the Holy Temple, sacrifices, purity and impurity, and even prophecy and monarchy.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t “Heartfelt blessings upon your receiving the Rabbi Kook Prize for Torah Literature. The recognition you have merited is indeed highly deserved and fitting for your tremendous enterprise.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRabbi Chaim Druckman Zt''l \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Head of Yeshivat Or Etzion and Head of the Center for Bnei Akiva Yeshivot.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Yeshivat Nir Kiryat Arba\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Givat Shmuel, Author of the \"Tzfunot BaTorah\" (Secrets in the Torah) series<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Yeshivat Har Etzion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Yeshivat Beit El and Rabbi of the Beit El community\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRabbi Yaakov Filber<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Founder and former Head of Yeshivat Yerushalayim L'Tzeirim, Rabbi of Kibbutz Chafetz Chaim, and former instructor at Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Chairman of Beit HaRav Kook, Rabbi of Moshav Beit Meir, and former Head of the Torah Culture Department in the Ministry of Education\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Former Rabbi of Alon Shvut<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rabbi of Kibbutz Chafetz Chaim, former Head of Kollel Haidra, and author of the \"Me\u2019orot HaRatziah\" series<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Former Chief Rabbi of Efrat\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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President of Yeshivat HaGolan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Former Rabbi of Kedumim<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Yeshivat Heichal Eliyahu - Kochav Yaakov<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of the Institute for Halakha and Research at Yeshivat Shevut Yisrael<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Head of Yeshivat Ma'alot and Deputy Chairman of the Center for Bnei Akiva Yeshivot and Ulpanot<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t