Rabbi David Ohayon- Rav of Alfei Menashe

7 Kislev 5769 (i.e. 12/4/2008)

A letter of blessing

In honour of our dear and important friend Rabbi Efraim Kachlon, I have happily welcomed your new book that will be published on your wedding day, Mazal Tov. May kings descend from you.

I chose to write you this letter to bless and encourage you to keep writing in a clear and straight way, through deep research and study of the Sages in halachic rulings in order to shed light on the clarity of the practical Halacha deep introspection of early and later Sages.

I was happy that you wrote and chose LIFE (i.e. Torah), and to begin building your home with success that is in the Torah. As it is said by our early sages "A house where there is no Torah study at night- fire consumes it, and a house where there is always Torah- the fire of the Torah protects it".  I have some comments on the book I told you by heart and I will write them in a separate letter.

I would like to bless you on the blessed initiative and your hard work in writing this book, with the blessings of the Torah and wish you a Mazal Tov.  May you continue to be elevated even higher up in the Torah and fear of God!

HaRav Ohayon David- Rav of Alfei Menashe