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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 1H 34M

Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin

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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 Olshin: Reimagining the Gap Year in Israel” 18Forty Podcast: “Diana Fersko: An Orthodox Rabbi Interviews a Reform Rabbi” 18Forty Podcast: “Dovid Bashevkin: A Reform Rabbi Interviews an Orthodox Rabbi” How Judaism Became a Religion: An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought by Leora Batnitzky “The Future Is Sephardic” by Mijal Bitton Joshua 7 18Forty Podcast: “Mark Wildes: Is Modern Orthodox Outreach the Way Forward?” 18Forty Podcast: “Elisheva Carlebach & Debra Kaplan: The Unknown History of Women in Jewish Life” For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/join CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: 18forty.org IG: @18forty X: @18_forty WhatsApp: join here Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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