Rabbi Shalom Hammer lives in Israel with his wife Gabi and their seven children. He serves as a lecturer in the Jewish Identity Branch of the IDF, the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, and communities throughout the Diaspora. He is also a contributing writer for The Jerusalem Post. His previous books include Derash Yehonatan: Around the Year with Rav Yehonatan Eybeshitz, The Family Rashi Book, and The Eybeshitz Haggadah: Experiencing Redemption.