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Rabbi Hagai Lundin

News and updates about Rabbi Hagai Lundin

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.

He was able to

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  "everything" blessing: Shehakol

The Jewish way of thinking is qualitative

Studying the holy has different goals than studying the secular.

The Jewish way of thinking is qualitative

The Dream Government

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

The Dream Government

We want Esau’s hands

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

We want Esau’s hands

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?

A message for the eight billion people of the planet Earth

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.

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

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.

Politics are complicated, the truth is simple

For everything there is a season

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

For everything there is a season

Seven days in Genesis

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

Seven days in Genesis

Gog and Magog

Is that the war we are witnessing in our time?

Gog and Magog

I have sinned, I have betrayed

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

I have sinned, I have betrayed

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,

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

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?

The passing of Queen Elizabeth and the concept of kingdom

Angels walking among us

The story of one of those who look like regular people, but turn out to be angels who take advantage of every second of their lives

Angels walking among us

Until the break of dawn

The people of Israel are not afraid of the dawn; because light clarifies things. They seem alone, but G-d is with them.

Until the break of dawn

Will the Temple be built this year?

We mourn and fast, pray and beseech Hashem for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. But what will happen?

Will the Temple be built this year?

The heat of summer

The Israelites traversed the desert in the heat of many summers. What gave them the strength for 42 journeys? What can we take from it?

The heat of summer

Modesty, a handshake and a singer's fee

Today’s culture advocates that if someone is famous, then we should seriously consider their opinions in every field.

Modesty, a handshake and a singer's fee

A tiny part of the picture

Beware of the character who obsessively and disproportionately intensifies the downside in everything.

A tiny part of the picture

Shlach: Don't just go out scrambling

Scrambling for success can make you think attaining it is more important than your eternal values.

Shlach: Don't just go out scrambling

The glow of humility

Zohar means "glow" in Hebrew - and humility, glowing and eternal, is diametrically opposed to pride.

The glow of humility

Oh, the fear

We got t hrough the rikudgalim of Jerusalem Liberation Day and we are still here, prophets of doom notwithstanding.

Oh, the fear

Bamidbar: The lion of Judah, the flag of Jerusalem

Each tribe had a flag that marked the direction of travel. A flag signifies something to stand up for, something to believe in.

Bamidbar:  The lion of Judah, the flag of Jerusalem

Rabbi Haggai Londin:

'Passover is a time of order - in soul and in spirit'

Rabbi Haggai Londin, of the Sderot Yeshiva, speaks to Arutz Sheva about the essence of the Festival of Passover.

'Passover is a time of order - in soul and in spirit'

To all those now celebrating life events: Rejoice

Rejoice in the event that, maybe from the technical point of view, is not going to be big, but which is going to be big in your heart.

To all those now celebrating life events: Rejoice

My beloved is like a deer

The deer is an animal that nobly and easily leaps over life’s pitfalls, knowing there will be more ahead.

My beloved is like a deer

A very pessimistic man

There are people whose profession is a form of 'cursing'. They are very talented and clever people- whose message is that life is bad.

A very pessimistic man

Earthquake

An earthquake does not mean the world is coming to an end.

Earthquake

There will not be a Third Destruction

Things seem to be piling up just now - corona, riots in the USA, economic difficulties and more, but in the long term, they are improving..

There will not be a Third Destruction

A Visual Ode to the City of Jerusalem on its special day

'Jerusalem is not just a city. Our whole lives are a yearning for Jerusalem.'

A Visual Ode to the City of Jerusalem on its special day

Truth be told - it was a nightmare

The faith-based approach is to look reality straight in the eye. And that includes the lockdown.

Truth be told - it was a nightmare

What is to become of our money?

Are we going to go back to the Middle Ages economically? Op-ed.

What is to become of our money?