David Bashevkin

This essay was originally published in Yeshiva University’s Torah To-Go Series. It is republished here in its original form. Following the Six-Day…

Here’s a question: Why do you affiliate Jewishly the way that you do? I sometimes pose this question to my students or…

Becoming Friends with Prayer When I was in first grade, I received my first siddur. Like many my age, it was the…

Blue and White Cookies I never really thought about living in Israel until I bought a house in Teaneck. A lot of…

Where My Education Began My Jewish education began on my living room couch. I was about five years old and I came…

On November 30, 2008, when I was 23 years old, I wrote a short document that I saved on my computer: “This…

Two Kinds of Origin Stories I have always been fascinated by origins. I wanted to know everything about what life was like…

An Introductory Word About Lists Before I started writing Top 5 lists for Mishpacha Magazine, I was writing book lists. Not that…

Growing Up with Books There are many reasons why I consider myself very lucky. But the top of the list is undoubtedly…

This review first ran in the Jewish Press on 6/16/22, as Believers Respond. What does it mean to talk about “emunah?” There…

Phone Call “Do you have time to discuss something later?” the email asked. I often get calls or emails about the podcast.…

My relationship to halacha was undoubtedly shaped by the journey of my father. My father grew up in North Adams, MA—what my…