Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov

Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov was among the foremost disciples of the Vilna Gaon and a central leader of the Perushim, the Lithuanian disciples who immigrated to Eretz Yisrael. He authored Pe'at HaShulchan, a systematic halakhic treatment of mitzvot ha-teluyot ba'aretz (agricultural laws of the Land of Israel), and Taklin Chadtin on the Talmud Yerushalmi.