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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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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.
Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky quotes a passage from the prophet Zechariah, pointing to an ideal in which all triumphs come from G-d.
Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein explores what's permitted, and not permitted, upon entering a synagogue.
Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
58 min
Had it not been for the Golden Calf, would there have been a Mishkan? Sarah Pincus explores different scenarios.
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Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
6 min
Can you sell a synagogue building? Can you demolish it? Rabbi Stein examines the relevant laws.
Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explores the significance of the "kruvim" - the cherub-like figures attached to the Ark in the Beit Mikdash, and how they help us understand the nature of Hashem.
Feb 16, 2026
Feb 16, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein examines the nature of the sanctity of a shul, and whether it is comparable to the holiness of the Beit Mikdash.
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.