Your appearance here at the Young Israel of Vacation Village on 9AV was sensational. Your lectures were informative, knowledgeable, exciting and inspirational. Your delivery is well composed, forceful and intelligent. The comments I heard ranged from "phenomenal", "outstanding" and "the best". My recommendation for any Shul, organization or community who's looking for a good speaker is this: Don't engage Rabbi Shalom Hammer for a single lecture; if you do you will be sorry you didn't engage him for two or three more!!

Rabbi Hammer was one of the most inspiring speakers we have had during my time at Birmingham Central Synagogue. He delivered a number of well prepared, inspirational and entertaining presentations that were very well received by a broad spectrum of the membership. I would highly recommend Rabbi Hammer as a scholar in residence or speaker.

"In three years arranging scholars in residence for our shul, Rabbi Hammer has been one of the best. He was a pleasure to work with during the process of choosing topics that would engage our members and help attract visitors, which helped me feel confident that the weekend would be a success; which is exactly what it was. Many members of our shul came up to me commenting, "best speaker ever". Rabbi Hammer’s unique experiences, deep scholarship, humorous wit, and compelling delivery style kept people glued to their seats, and deepened their connection to Israel and the Jewish people. I wholeheartedly recommend him."

"He is a captivating speaker who commands the attention of the audience. He intertwines profound scholarship with entertaining vignettes and personal humorous anecdotes that keep people longing for more. Rabbi Hammer is a spell-bounding and powerful orator who is clearly passionate about his subject matter. He also makes the audience feel at ease and quickly creates a relationship between himself and the crowd. Rabbi Hammer is clearly thoroughly prepared for each lecture and the effort he invests is obvious."

"Rabbi Hammer is a delightfully bright young man who appeals to a group as a learned individual who relates to people and does not speak down or above them. He is a straight shooter and very impressive. We were happy to host him in Wilkes-Barre".

"He touches core issues in the Jewish world that need to be addressed in our times. Rabbi Hammer has a special way of getting people to relate to Israel as he elucidates and clarifies the issues of Eretz Yisrael through deep analysis of sources. He is a delightful and inspirational speaker who appeals to a broad audience all at once. This is the second time I have hosted Rabbi Hammer in my congregation and I plan on bringing him back next year once again".

"It was absolutely unbelievable having you here in South Africa. You made a tremendous impact on our campus and people are still talking about your wonderful lectures countrywide. You really were such a positive influence and I look forward to facilitating a visit in the future."

"We really appreciate the "shlepp" you made from across the other side of the world. I thought the impressions you made were powerful, penetrating and uplifting. Overall there was an extremely positive response. We received many emails which reflect the tremendous impression that you left."

"I thought the weekend went wonderfully. Your Drashos, lecture and Shiurim were interesting, inspiring and thought provoking. The best story was the woman who after hearing your Drasha liked it so much that she wanted to make sure that she didn't miss the shiur. After lunch she was so worried that she would fall asleep and miss the shiur that she just ended up walking to shul and spending the entire afternoon there."

"Your shiurim and lectures are well organized and are filled with unlimited energy, humor and passion. You represent an unusual grafting of an American Orthodox Rabbi with Israeli flavor and your words demonstrate untapped dimensions that our congregants never experienced before. Thank you for providing Beth Jacob with a most meaningful Tisha BeAv and encouraging them to see Torah and Eretz Yisrael through a unique and clear lens."

"Your talk was inspiring and passionate. Many people said it was the best talk they heard in a long time. You gave us some excellent information and did it in a very entertaining way."

"The feedback from the membership was tremendous (which doesn't happen that often). Many people have called me to thank me for your visit with us."

"I have been listening to your sermons on the OU.org website radio for some time now and have gained incredible insight and knowledge. Whenever I find myself slipping away, I often refer back to your sermons, and find myself inspired, motivated and back on track. I was raised in a Sephardic conservative background in suburbia America, and for the past 2 years have been slowly returning to the religion. If you ever visit Palm Beach, FLorida, please visit my shul. Once again, thank you for sharing your knowledge and time; I truly appreciate your work"

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