About this episode

Frieda Vizel and Dovid Bashevkin discuss their differing perspectives on Jewish life and identity.

Link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/aeVekOqP7-Y The tables have turned! The wonderful, renowned Orthodox Jewish podcaster Dovid Bashevkin, host of 18forty, who interviewed me for his podcast, returned the favor and joined me for a candid conversation about the inside-outside perspectives. He inside, I outside, together we have an interest in the same thing from different angles. Bashevkin is one of the most thoughtful voices in the Orthodox Jewish world, for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, doubt, Shabbos, Jewish identity, community, America, Israel, assimilation, spirituality, and what it means to build a meaningful Jewish life in 2026. What makes this conversation especially interesting to me is that Dovid and I approach many of the same questions from different locations. He speaks from deep inside Orthodox communal life; I often speak from the margins, or from outside looking in. And yet we share a fascination with how people search for meaning, belonging, transcendence, and authenticity. Links: • Dovid Bashevkin on Twitter/X: [@DBashIdeas](https://x.com/DBashIdeas?utm_source=chatgpt.com) • 18Forty podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Frieda Vizel

Guest: Dovid Bashevkin

Topics covered

• Orthodox Judaism
• faith
• Jewish identity
• community
• spirituality
• assimilation

Keywords

• Jewish life
• faith
• doubt
• Shabbos
• community
• America
• Israel
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 18forty, Twitter/X

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