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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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Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Stein explains the lesson derived when G-d asked the Jewish People to stop their contributions for the Mishkan when the goals had been met.
Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
7 min
Continuing his series on the laws of Pesach, Rabbi Stein examines whether the minimum amount of wine required for Kiddush is the same as on Shabbat and other Chagim, or larger, as an expression of freedom.
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
48 min
With help from Nechama Leibowitz, Sarah Pincus explores the significance of the mirrors donated by the women to assist in the construction of the Mishkan.
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kD6OOJc5wa5tkumqrkDGgLTSwg366BFnGIIHTdhL-RA/edit?pli=1&tab=t.tao9akhglx73
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein opens an ongoing discussion of the laws of Pesach, beginning with the rules of Kiddush.
Mar 2, 2026
Mar 2, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky wonders about Moshe's incredible question to G-d, "Why are You angry with Your people?" moments after they committed the sin of the Golden Calf.
Mar 1, 2026
Mar 1, 2026
6 min
Why do we fast on the day before Purim? Rabbi Stein brings several opinions, including one that offers a profound lesson for our troubling times.
Mar 1, 2026
Mar 1, 2026
58 min
When G-d "hides his face" from us, is He really gone? How do we find Him? Sarah Pincus explores.
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14HRrT2u1jBODhPHRJRl_5Yzd_-p-DnzPAYRk6onNLBU/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Stein shows how the absence of Moshe's name in Parshat Tetzaveh offers a lesson on the limits of leadership and taking a step back.
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.