לוחות נשברים ואורות נולדים - י"ז בתמוז של מלחמת התקומה

17 Tammuz — From an external fracture, an internal force emerges that gives rise to a new building. The fast is not intended to be “easily passed,” but to inspire repentance — the goal is to understand what is lacking in the world and in the people of Israel, and to make the fast a useful and not just a technical fast. Breaking the tablets gives rise to new light — the first tablets were broken, but from the fracture were born the second tablets and the Oral Torah. Sometimes, precisely when the great light disappears, smaller and deeper lights are revealed. The abolition of the Tamid and the breaching of the walls teach about the danger of routine and passivity — when a person or a people stop renewing themselves and fighting for their spiritual and cultural boundaries, things begin to weaken from within. You can harm the external tools, but not the inner point — burning the Torah and placing an image in the Temple symbolize a serious injury to the Holy, but “the letters bloom in the air”: the Torah, faith, and the eternity of Israel remain, and from them everything is built anew. ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on YouTube ◄ https://bit.ly/2AW28Fx ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on Instagram ◄ https://bit.ly/3wPSKNL ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on Facebook ◄ https://bit.ly/3dbHb6N ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on Telegram ◄ https://bit.ly/3e4fUo1 ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on Spotify ◄ https://spoti.fi/3BNhO96 ■ Rabbi Hagai Lundin on TikTok ◄   / ravhagaylundin