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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
Dec 29, 2025
Dec 29, 2025
6 min
Rabbi Stein continues his discussion of the laws of Asarah B'Tevet, which begins tomorrow morning.
Dec 28, 2025
Dec 26, 2025
Dec 25, 2025
Dec 25, 2025
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explores why Jacob did not believe his sons when they told him that Joseph was alive.
Dec 22, 2025
Dec 22, 2025
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explores the love and rebuke inherent in Joseph’s revelation to his brothers.
Dec 21, 2025
Dec 21, 2025
5 min
Rabbi Stein explores the special rules governing the lighting of Hanukkah candles in the synagogue.
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
3 min
Rabbi Stein explores the meaning behind "Joseph recognized his brothers but they did not recognize him."
Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
3 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explains why Joseph broke down and cried when his brothers admitted their guilt.
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.