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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
Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
6 min
Exactly how does one fulfill the commandment of remembering the attack by Amalek? Rabbi Kanefsky explores the different views.
Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Stein explains Rashi's view of the Ner Tamid - the eternal light in the Mishkan - its significance and its message to the Jewish people.
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
16 min
Sarah Pincus examines Rashi's description of the tribal leaders' names and how they are listed.
Source sheet:
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Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky shows how one of the garments worn by the Kohen Gadol sends a powerful message about the holiness of the Jewish people.
Feb 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
4 min
If you begin Shabbat early, may you then ask another Jew - who hasn't begun Shabbat yet - to do a task that you're no longer allowed to perform? Rabbi Kanefsky examines the relevant laws.
Feb 23, 2026
Feb 23, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the bells on the Kohen Gadol's garments teach an important lesson about leadership and how to respond to it.
Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explains how the holiness of the Mishkan depends upon what people bring to it.
Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein examines the differing opinions regarding the permissibility of eating in a synagogue.
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.