Rabbi Hagai Lundin

Shema Yisrael:

Say it aloud

'Blessed are His Name and glorious majesty forever'.The battle is not yet over on all fronts, but the identification of God's glorious majesty is sharp and clear

Atone for the (Mis)conception

This year's Yom Kippur soul-searching must not deteriorate into a left-wing style depression and weakness.

Good signs for a Good New Year

The year 5784 unfortunately began with bad signs but the year is ending with good signs.

Started like the Yom Kippur War, turning out like the Six Day War

As always, the power of the people of Israel is revealed precisely when it seems to be at its lowest point.

'I will distance the Northerner from you'

Joel's prophecy about the north has become totally relevant.

For Rosh Chodesh Elul: What are you here for?

"What am I here for?" is a question that every Jew should ask themselves every day and every year, and reinforced during the month of Elul, and even more so on Rosh Chodesh Elul 2024.

In the Six Day War, Cairo broadcast Tel Aviv is in flames

The fertile imagination of our enemies has struck before and will again. It's all about proportions.

A bit of comfort

During this month, we want to touch the source of life, to connect to the great Av, - our Father in heaven.

Controlled revenge and a moment of happiness

I suggest that each and every one take upon themselves today, bli neder, a specific commitment. To fight evil and to do more good.

17th of Tammuz:

The Tablets were broken

Although a terrible event, there were also good things that occurred as a result of the breaking of the Tablets - and in the last ten months.

A bright scenario

A belief-based view provides balance and comfort even in the moments in which we fear war in the north.

The day after - Happy Isru Chag!

Homecoming is complicated. So is the day after.

A Jerusalem moment

In Judaism, "Jerusalem" is not just the name of a city but a term for perfection.

The green line of renewal

October 7th is not Holocaust Remembrance Day!

The Day of Essence

The way to feel independent on Israel's 76th Independence Day is to free ourselves from dependence on all the extras we thought were givens.

They are a package!

Is Israel's success in thwarting the Iranian attack due to science or G-d?

Parents' prayer for their enlisted IDF soldier son

We pray that Hashem protect and defend them all, but every parent has his own special prayer - and his own sleepless nights.

How do you defeat hatred?

How are we supposed to deal with the pathological hatred driving people to protest violently in the midst of war?

The largest ever recruitment of Yeshiva students

Where do these people come from? From a great perception of Torah, which we call "the Torah of the Land of Israel" in the way of Rabbi Kook.

We are going to the IDF Reserves

All those who fear that prolonged reserve duty will cause marital and family tensions and financial or psychological problems should become familiar with the words of Maimonides.

The Community vs the Individual

With all the pain for each and every hostage and their family, there is something bigger: the existence of the entire Jewish people!

A moment of comfort

Everyone has their moments of comfort in the midst of this difficult war. What are yours?

Our generation's prophets of doom and prophets of consolation

The role of the prophets is to look beyond the present.

A pointed and recurring question from IDF soldiers

They want to know that the war will go on until its objectives are achieved, they do not want their lives risked in vain.

Not an easy victory for the Maccabees either

In reality, the clashes between the Maccabees and the Greeks lasted 27 years of an extremely bloody and cruel war. We will need less, be"H.

To renew our strength

Recharging is the recognition that sometimes there is no choice but to gather forces for the next round, as found in Isaiah.

People of Light and People of Darkness

Perhaps this war will enable the world to draw the line between evil and good.

The Simchat Torah War

Despite the temptation to indulge in depression now and obsessively watch the news – use your good judgment and keep to routine.

An explosion of students on the night of Hoshana Rabbah

In recent years, there has been a tremendous growth in gatherings all over Israel of Torah study, attended by hundreds of thousands.

Don't let them get us down!

Every second childn in first grade in Israel wears a kippa. Remember that.

5784 – The year to dissolve delusions

The far left is a paper tiger that feeds on our delusionary fears - listen to the simple sound of the shofar and dismantle them.

5783 is over

The era of 5783 (2022-2023) is over. That is sad because, despite much unrest, there were good things in our lives in the previous year.

Hanging from a tall tree

The punishment of the sinner is not done out of personal hatred.

A prophecy for this week

The prophecy from the past week and for this week will tell you where happiness is found. And it is not in demonstrations.

Most of the Jewish people will reach the Land of Israel

Those who don't, will remain in the desert.

Always quietly

Media storms - the subject changes, the noise and hatred are constant. But something else is constant.

Deadly attack near Eli:

The Rule of Death

We will continue the lives of Elisha, Harel, Ofer and Nachman - and may their blood be avenged by G-d.

Shaming

How do keyboard bullies sleep at night? Perhaps they should remember the ends of the 10 spies and Korach before putting words on the web.

Relax

This is the time to take out the Torah scroll and learn how God advances His world.

Redressing [the failure] for seven days

It is difficult for a Jew to leave Mount Sinai, so we try a little longer to stay at the bottom of the mountain.

What is written on the Qassam rockets launched into Sderot?

The line of struggle for Jerusalem does not only cross Jews and non-Jews.

It's a wonderful week to go up to Jerusalem

"To go up to Jerusalem" means progress and training; which is, in other words: means happiness.

Where was God during the Holocaust?

Since the Holocaust, the feeling is that no matter how hard people try; no matter how moral they want to be, in the end the monster wins.

We shall overcome

Five tips for dealing with the pain of the barbaric terror attacks we have just endured.

The Kabbalists' Shovavim period

During the Shovavim period, taking place now, we can become free of media addictiton and improve our lives.

God will remember you

People who study Parashat Vayechi are people who do not get excited about media storms. Here is why.

He was able to

Those words are said by an elected prime minister who has succeeded in forming a coalition. Rabbi Druckman could say that about his life.

The "everything" blessing: Shehakol

Hagit Rein, whose son fell in Lebanon - his story can be read on a lookout over northern Israel - wrote Rabbi Lundin about this blessing.

The Jewish way of thinking is qualitative

Studying the holy has different goals than studying the secular.

The Dream Government

Jews dream of "a ladder set on the ground and its top reaching to the heavens.".

We want Esau’s hands

Yaakov is the idealistic, ethical voice, but can he make it in the real world?

A message for the eight billion people of the planet Earth

Humanity has grown from 1m. hungry people scattered across the globe, to 8 billion organized in civilizations. Where are we in all this?

It's really 67 seats for the faith-based parties

It is only by counting the ant-Zionist Arab votes that the ratio goes down. But we are well on the derekh to a rebirth of tradition.

Politics are complicated, the truth is simple

Take away the Arab votes and there was always a clear majority for traditional and rightist positions. Now it is even greater.

For everything there is a season

And now is the season for a war over the identity and future of the State of Israel.

Seven days in Genesis

A different kind of evolution in the first week of the universe.

Gog and Magog

Is that the war we are witnessing in our time?

I have sinned, I have betrayed

Yom Kippur is not meant for us to find fault with anyone but our own selves.

Standing together at the start of the New Year and Tzom Gedaliah

Among the Israeli Jewish public there is a clear and absolute majority in favor of national and traditional identity,

The passing of Queen Elizabeth and the concept of kingdom

Descriptions of God that will soon be said on Rosh Hashana are in terms of His Kingdom. What is it that this concept adds to humankind?