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Daily Torah Study from B'nai David-Judea Congregation by Senior Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, Assistant Rabbi David Stein, and our talented members and volunteers
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May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein explores the Gemara that looks at the ramifications of classifying the daily blessing over learning Torah as a bracha before the performance of a mitzvah.
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explains the significance of the command to "also" count the children of Gershon.
May 17, 2026
May 17, 2026
5 min
As Shavuot approaches, Rabbi Stein begins an examination of the various sections of the blessing over the Torah recited each morning.
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
5 min
To commemorate this important day, Rabbi Kanefsky offers memories, and a message.
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
8 min
Rabbi Stein looks at various ways of counting individuals for a minyan while being mindful of the prohibition of directly counting Jewish people.
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein looks at how the Israeli government and contemporary halachic authorities navigate the apparent prohibition against conducting a direct census.
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Kanefsky suggests that the Levites' reaction to their exclusion from the original census may have set the stage for their special role in the Temple.
May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein examines the views of contemporary halachic authorities regarding the conducting of a direct census of the Jewish people.
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.
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.