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Daily Torah Study from Congregation B'nai David-Judea by Senior Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, Assistant Rabbi David Stein, Clergy Fellow Sarah Pincus, and our talented members and volunteers
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3 days ago
3 days ago
Concluding his 5-part shiur on Scotch aged in sherry casks, Rabbi Stein looks at the role (if any) of laboratory studies in determining halacha, as well as the concepts of leniency and doubt when examining a Rabbinic prohibition.
4 days ago
4 days ago
Rabbi Stein looks at the inherent "namelessness" at the start of Shemot - The Book of Names - and heroic actions of the only people whose names are mentioned.
4 days ago
4 days ago
Rabbi Stein continues examining the question of Scotch in sherry casks, giving the differing views on how much wine is actually absorbed into the barrel.
4 days ago
4 days ago
In her weekly Chumash class, Clergy Fellow Sarah Pincus examines Rashi's odd explanation of the phrase, "the king of Egypt died...and the people cried out."
5 days ago
5 days ago
In Part 3 of his shiur on alcoholic beverages, Rabbi Stein examines whether the laws of Bitul - nullification of minute amounts - would permit consumption of Scotch aged in barrels that once held non-kosher wine.
6 days ago
6 days ago
Continuing his shiur on alcoholic beverages, Rabbi Stein examines the laws regarding Scotch aged in sherry casks.
7 days ago
7 days ago
Rabbi Stein begins a weeklong series on the laws regarding wine, spirits and other beverages produced by Gentiles.
Thursday Jan 01, 2026
Thursday Jan 01, 2026
Rabbi Kanefsky concludes his examination of the rules that apply when two Brit Milahs are performed at the same time.
Our Teachers: Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
Over the last 25 years, Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky has built B’nai David-Judea into a leading center of Modern Orthodoxy.
Rav Yosef is driven by a firm belief that Jewish tradition can provide a blueprint for modern ethical living for everything from business dealings, to relationships, to communal standards to our interactions as global citizens.
He helped to introduce changes in synagogue ritual and leadership to enhance the role of women, and most recently guided the congregation through hiring its first female clergy member. He has devoted himself to establishing meaningful relationships with Jewish leaders of all denominations, engages in interfaith dialogue, and is respected throughout the broader Los Angeles community. He believes ongoing Jewish education is the foundation to meaningful practice, and he teaches weekly Talmud, Midrash and halacha courses, as well as special courses on a variety of contemporary topics.
Rabbi Kanefsky was ordained in 1989 at Yeshiva University, where he also received a master’s degree in Jewish History. He began his rabbinic career in 1990 as the associate rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York, where he worked under the tutelage of spiritual activist Rabbi Avi Weiss. He came to B’nai David-Judea Congregation in the summer of 1996.
Our Teachers: Rabbi David Stein
Rabbi David Stein is the Judaic Studies Principal at Shalhevet High School, as well as the Co-Founder and Director of LaHaV, a curriculum project that provides content and training to Jewish schools in the US, Israel and Australia. Originally from Chicago, Rabbi Stein studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion ("The Gush") for two years under Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein z"tzl before attending Yeshiva College and RIETS for his undergraduate and semikha studies.
David also received his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and after a stint working as an engineer, his passion for Jewish education led him to Los Angeles, where he also completed a Master's degree at American Jewish University’s Graduate Center for Jewish Education. David is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Jewish Education and Leadership from YU’s Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration, and was previously a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar. David served as a member of the Legacy Heritage Instructional Leadership Institute's Writer's Group, where he helped develop the first ever standards and benchmarks for Gemara education, and is currently the Assistant Director of the Rabbi Sacks Legacy Foundation's Torah v'Chochmah project, which provides training for educators from around the country to bring the Torah and values of Rabbi Sacks z"l to life in the classroom.
Our Teachers: Sarah Pincus
Sarah Pincus is a student at Yeshivat Maharat and the clergy fellow at Bnai David-Judea Congregation in Los Angeles, rabbinic intern for Columbia graduate students through Columbia/Barnard Hillel, and supports women in their final steps of their conversion process. She previously served as the congregational intern at Congregation Orach Chaim on the Upper East Side and worked with high school and college students through the Shalom Hartman Institute. Sarah studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum and attended Binghamton University where she earned a BA in Politics, Philosophy & Law, and a Master’s in Public Administration. Sarah has also completed two units of Clinical Pastoral Education through New York Presbyterian Hospital.