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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
Episodes
Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein examines the different opinions regarding women's obligation to count the Omer.
Apr 22, 2026
Apr 22, 2026
6 min
Continuing his discussion of the rules for counting the Omer, Rabbi Stein examines the remedies when a counting mistake is made.
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
9 min
Rabbi Stein demonstrates how the Torah's guidance to the Jewish people following the traumatic loss of Aharon's sons, holds a lesson for our own troubled times.
Apr 19, 2026
Apr 19, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein begins a discussion of the laws regarding the counting of the Omer and the different views on reciting the blessing if you forgot to count.
Apr 15, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
5 min
Concluding his shiur on the bracha recited when seeing trees in bloom, Rabbi Kanefsky examines the passages that suggest the correct time for the blessing is limited.
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
6 min
Continuing his shiur on the blessing made over trees in bloom, Rabbi Kanefsky examines the dispute over the nature of the bracha, which trees are included, and when must the blessing be recited.
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
6 min
Continuing his examination of the lifecycle and life-and-death elements of Parshat Shmini, Rabbi Stein examines the spiritual meaning behind the prohibition of Lashon Hara - speaking ill of people.
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
6 min
Celebrating the 100th episode of BDJ DAILY TORAH, Rabbi Stein examines the rules of childbirth as outlined in Parshat Shmini.
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.