Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin

Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin

June 9, 2026 · 1h 35m

About this episode

David Bashevkin responds to listener feedback and discusses various topics related to Jewish identity and community.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin responds to listeners’ feedback and comments, in conversation with Denah Emerson. In this episode we discuss: —Should every Jew be Orthodox? —Is the gap year in Israel “just a business”? —How does one develop their own Jewish identity at a phase in life when it’s no longer mediated by institutions? Tune in to hear what the 18Forty community has been thinking about regarding the conversations we’ve shared. Voicemails begin at 9:40. David Bashevkin is the founder and host of 18Forty. He is also the Clinical Assistant Professor of Jewish Values at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business. He completed rabbinic ordination at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a master’s degree at the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and his doctorate in Public Policy and Management at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs. He has published four books, including Sin·a·gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought and a Hebrew work, B’Rogez Rachem Tizkor (trans. In Anger, Remember Mercy ). References: 18Forty Podcast : “ Michael Eisenberg: Iran, USA, Israel: What Comes Next ” Genesis 15 18Forty Podcast : “ Michael…

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