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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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Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
4 min
Rabbi Stein explores the strange behavior of Reuven, Joseph’s oldest brother.
Dec 15, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025
36 min
In this recent Chumash class, Clergy Fellow Sarah Pincus focuses on the story of Joseph going out to meet his brothers, and the "man" he encounters along the way.
(Source Sheet: Vayeshev__ Parsha Shiur 5786__BDJ.docx )
Dec 10, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
54 min
Sarah Pincus looks at the consequences faced by Jacob for not initially fulfilling the vows he made to G-d following his dream.
Source Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KMlbt_JJ0g2OQamq1U9wVMTEMoTs4i_z7bhOzr47tPA/edit?usp=sharing
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
53 min
Sarah Pincus examines Rashi's treatment of the "deal" that Jacob made with G-d after experiencing his dream at Beit El.
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17dFRb0-IKa2svNgN4t1kE8iUcbsliGdHeEM_N4QmVOE/edit?usp=sharing
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.