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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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Jul 16, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky offers a possible reason why Moshe "sanitizes" the story of the Jewish People's encounter with the people of Edom, who came out in force to prevent our passing through.
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
7 min
Rabbi Kanefsky quotes a contemporary halachic authority who suggests that children riding scooters on Shabbat may not be violating "uvda d'chol" - doing a "weekday" activity.
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
5 min
Guest Contributor Sheldon Kasdan shows how the Jewish people's encounter with Og, the king of Bashan, teaches an important lesson about the importance of every single mitzvah, no matter how small it may seem.
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
6 min
Rabbi Kanefsky links scooters to bicycles, and brings one view that "your mode of transportation on Shabbat should not be the same as your transportation during the week."
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
4 min
Rabbi Kanefsky explores curiously redundant language at the start of Parshat Devarim and explains how it may be a model for anyone giving someone a blessing.
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Kanefsky begins a discussion about the prohibition or permissibility of scooters on Shabbat.
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
5 min
Rabbi Stein examines the phrase "Rav lachem" -- Enough for you! -- at the start of Parshat Devarim, and the message of action it contains.
Jul 9, 2026
Jul 9, 2026
6 min
Concluding his series on prayer when vocalization is not possible, Rabbi Kanefsky quotes a contemporary authority who equates sign language with speech, making it an acceptable form of tefillah for a deaf person.
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.