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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 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.
Feb 16, 2026
Feb 16, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the opening verses of Parshat Terumah offer a model for community funding of important projects.
Feb 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Stein begins a weeklong series on the laws pertaining to the synagogue, as derived from the commandments involving the Beit Mikdash.
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Stein quotes Ibn Ezra who offers three profound life lessons from the command not to oppress the "ger" - the stranger or convert.
Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky quotes Onkelos to show how an odd choice of words can teach a profound life lesson.
Feb 10, 2026
Feb 10, 2026
57 min
Sarah Pincus, with a little help from Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, examines the timeline - especially Rashi's unusual version - encompassing the gathering at Mount Sinai, the building of the Mishkan, and the declaration, "We will do and we will listen."
Source sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16g1nAl1LxC8a1bK6L3aMSP37aUf4YtrbziTz8WnVTrw/edit?tab=t.tao9akhglx73
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
48 min
In a Purim preview, Sarah Pincus looks at Rav Yitzchak Hutner's explanation of the circumstances under which the Jewish people accepted the Torah at Mount Sinai, and how they did it again after the defeat of Haman.
Source sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1BrADp99AlCfNBUtS5bGGilgPfz0xMfRFYk9T54BNk/edit?usp=sharings
Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky looks at the real problem perceived by Yitro and how he advised Moshe to remedy it.
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.