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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 5, 2026
Apr 5, 2026
9 min
Guest Contributor Dr. Rena Selya Cohen examines the contrasts in the Pesach Torah readings, and derives the lessons drawn from combining the story of the Exodus with the agricultural offerings brought on the holiday.
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky, quoting Seforno, shows how the collective work and contributions of the Jewish people in building the Mishkan helped bring about the presence of G-d in their midst.
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein elaborates on the three elements of Chametz removal: Search, Nullification and Destruction.
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explains why Moshe emphasizes that Aharon, who was at the center of the Golden Calf episode, nevertheless will serve as the Kohen Gadol.
Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein brings different views of what the ceremonial Search for Chametz is designed to achieve.
Mar 24, 2026
Mar 24, 2026
52 min
Sarah Pincus discusses the significance of the use of matzah as part of the Korban Todah - the thanksgiving offering.
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pNZzhdjsyvc7JCDIaTe-kgDgVpEEl4IS45VU3d_N7Ic/edit?tab=t.tao9akhglx73
Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein examines the true nature of the animal sacrifices brought in the Mishkan.
Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
7 min
Is it necessary to wait 24 hours before using the highest setting to kasher an oven for Passover? Rabbi Kanefsky examines the laws and the customs.
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.