David Bashevkin

When I was growing up, I had no idea I lived in a wealthy community. I grew up in Lawrence, NY—one of…

If life were a test—would you prefer that it were multiple choice or an essay question? I always preferred essays for all…

I am only 36 years old, but I have already experienced three very different relationships with Shabbos. In many ways, my own…

I could probably tell my life story through the thoughts that have occupied my mind during Yamim Noraim davening. Every year on…

People have tried to cancel me. At least twice. I’ve discussed the second time because it was about this very podcast. I’m…

It’s no secret I spend too much time on social media. It’s a fascinating but sometimes harrowing world. I’ve developed real friendships,…

My father is quite different religiously than his father was. Growing up in the 1950s in North Adams, MA, even those families…

Whenever I visit my parents’ house, I always find a few minutes to sneak off and rummage through my childhood bedroom. Childhood…

What place does mysticism have in a conversation about social justice? For many people – and many times – mysticism was identified…

Does Orthodox Judaism have a privilege problem?  This is the question that Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz has outspokenly been raising for the…

On December 17, 2014, a rosh yeshiva stood at the podium of Yeshiva University’s Glueck Beit Midrash, and urged the usually cloistered…

I grew up in a relatively sheltered community in Long Island, NY. I don’t have any regrets about being raised there—I very…