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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 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
2 min
In honor of Tu B'Shevat, Rabbi Stein re-examines the law that deals with "interrupting one's learning" to admire a beautiful tree.
Jan 29, 2026
Jan 29, 2026
53 min
Sarah Pincus examines exactly which "laws and statutes" were given to the Jewish people at Marah...where they complained about the water.
Source Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/150CPrsj9ZhG2yEwaSZfNTjL-YRzYq0ZyYHaMEcmoG2E/edit?usp=sharing
Jan 25, 2026
Jan 25, 2026
3 min
Guest Contributor David Nimmer reaches back to ancient Greek to explain why the Jewish people were unable to hear Moshe's message at first.
Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the command to the Jewish people to remain in their homes during their last night in Egypt, underlines the importance of rituals in daily life.
Jan 21, 2026
Jan 21, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky quotes modern day authorities who hold that today's technology enables mourners to all begin Shivah together, even if some are thousands of miles removed from the burial.
Jan 21, 2026
Jan 21, 2026
47 min
Sarah Pincus looks at the importance of speed....or deliberate lack of it.....in the final days leading up to the Exodus from Egypt.
Source Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10t_2Mx0rkbsD10IMDcpZcBcSQFqnHOcmrkTLP9ONpmU/edit?tab=t.tao9akhglx73
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky begins an examination of the rules regarding the start of Shivah, when some relatives bring the body to Israel (or another "far off" land) but other loved ones remain behind.
Jan 19, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
3 min
Rabbi Stein quotes R. Samson Raphael Hirsch who explains how the first mitzvah given to the Jewish people fundamentally separates them from all other religions.
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.