Eli Landes

Dec 7, 2024 | chabad.org | Eli Landes

In loving memory of Rabbi Tzvi Hakohen Kogan. How many times over the past 13 months have we asked: “How much more?” How much more do we have to cry? How much more do we have to lose? How much more will we have to go through before Moshiach comes—before war ends, before pain ends, before suffering and loss and grief end? And how many times have we asked ourselves, “What more can I do?”The answer is rooted in the Chanukah story.

Aug 12, 2024 | chabad.org | Eli Landes

Shema is the most well-known and arguably the most central prayer of Judaism. Jews have sacrificed their lives for millennia with the words of Shema Yisrael on their lips, and are praised as the people who “say Shema twice daily.”But—as we’ll see—Shema is far more than just a prayer (in fact much of our prayer service is not made up of what we think of as prayers in the conventional sense). To pray means to speak to G‑d.

Jun 5, 2024 | tjvnews.com | Sholom Schreirber |Eli Landes

The Sequence and Significance of the Events of the Giving of the Torah at SinaiBy: Eli LandesIn the Hebrew year 24481 (1313 BCE), on the 6th (or 7th) day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, G‑d gave us the Ten Commandments and the entire Torah (the Pentateuch and the 613 laws contained therein). This was no simple handing over of a book of lore; G‑d gave us His Divine laws for us to study and follow.

Mar 20, 2024 | chabad.org | Eli Landes |Linda Goldberg |Linda Tucker |Moshe Parelman

Jake Green has it all figured out. Author of a popular philosophy of life, he has little time for the distractions of religion. But after a chance encounter with an old friend, he begins to realize how much his life is missing. Sit down for a moment. I’m about to tell a story, and trust me—you’ll want to be sitting down for this one. So begins the tale of a tortured Jew’s encounter with the enigmatic Man in the Train Station. As the world’s first AI becomes active, it begins to ponder existence.

Jan 31, 2024 | chabad.org | Jewish Practice |Eli Landes

You may have heard that daily prayer comprises three services: morning prayers, afternoon prayers, and evening prayers. In truth, there’s a fourth prayer reserved for special days: the Musaf. Keep reading to find out more about the Musaf prayer. In This ArticleMusaf literally means “additional,” an allusion to the special sacrifices that were offered in the Temple on select days in addition to the standard daily offerings.