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Daily Torah Study from B'nai David-Judea Congregation by Senior Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, Assistant Rabbi David Stein, Clergy Fellow Sarah Pincus, and our talented members and volunteers

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Check latest episodes from BDJ Daily Torah podcast

Breadless Blessings II

2026/10/22

Rabbi Kanefsky continues examining the dispute over whether Sheva Berachot may be recited when no bread was consumed and Birkat HaMazon was not said.

The Land I Will Show You. Really?

2026/10/21

OUR 300TH EPISODE!! Rabbi Stein points out that after commanding Avram to go to "the land I will show you," no further instructions are given and Avram wanders from place to place.

Triple Command

2026/10/20

Rabbi Stein explains the triple language in G-d's command to Avram to leave home.

Like Father, Not Like Son

2026/10/19

Rabbi Stein compares and contrasts the journeys of Avram and his father Terach, both of whom gathered up their families and set out for Canaan.

Breadless Blessings

2026/10/19

Rabbi Kanefsky explores the question of whether Sheva Berachot, the traditional blessings at the wedding meal, may be recited in the absence of a "full" mean including bread and Birkat HaMazon.

The Sin Of Inaction

2026/10/16

Rabbi Kanefsky looks at the story of Noach after the flood and interprets it as a lesson about the perils of inaction.

Noach Evolves

2026/10/15

Rabbi Kanefsky notes how Noach's connection to G-d evolves before, during and after the flood.

Does Hearing Count?

2026/10/15

Rabbi Stein points out that hearing the Shaliach Tzibur recite certain parts of the Amidah, fulfills your obligation to say those passages.

Respect For Life

2026/10/14

Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the long sequence of creatures listed in Parshat Noach as having perished in the flood, also points to a fundamental respect for all life.

One Chance

2026/10/14

Rabbi Stein explains why, unlike other additions, one must repeat the Amidah if "Mashiv haruach umorid hagashem" is omitted during the season when it is supposed to be said.

Idle Hands

2026/10/13

Sheldon Kasdan shows how idleness and excessive leisure time led to the downfall of Noach's generation.

When To Start Again

2026/10/13

Rabbi Stein looks at the talmudic sources dictating when one must repeat the Amidah after forgetting a particular phrase.

Divine Mourning

2026/10/12

Rabbi Kanefsky points to the second Aliya in Parshat Noach and demonstrates how it contains a reference to G-d "mourning" the world He is about to destroy.

Wind And Rain

2026/10/12

Rabbi Stein begins an examination of the rules regarding the verse "mashiv haruach umorid hagashem" which we add to the Amidah.

Partners In Holiness

2026/10/09

Rabbi Stein explains Rav Soloveitchik's view that man's path to creativity involves imbuing halacha into every aspect of daily life and every element of the physical world.