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David Bashevkin

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David Bashevkin (or Dovid Bashevkin, born February 15, 1985) is an American Orthodox rabbi, writer, adjunct professor, and podcast host. He serves as Director of Education at NCSY, an Orthodox Union youth group.

Rabbi
David Bashevkin
Personal
Born (1985-02-15) February 15, 1985 (age 39)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
DenominationOrthodox
Alma materYeshivas Ner Yisroel, The New School (Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy)
OccupationRabbi, adjunct professor, writer, podcast host
PositionDirector of Education
OrganizationNCSY
ResidenceTeaneck, New Jersey

Early life and education

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Bashevkin grew up in Lawrence, New York to parents who came from traditional Jewish backgrounds.[1] He described his oncologist father and writer mother as being right-wing Modern Orthodox.[2] As a child, he wrote letters to the editor of Wizard, a comic book industry magazine.[2] After graduating from Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys,[3] Bashevkin studied in Israel's Yeshivat Sha'alvim, later attending Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, where he earned his bachelor's degree in Talmudic Studies at in 2006.[1] After receiving his rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University's (YU) Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Bashevkin graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Polish Hasidut under Yaakov Elman at YU's Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies in 2010.[4] From 2013 to 2022, he studied for a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management at The New School's Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, where he focused on crisis management.[4][5]

Career

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NCSY

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Bashevkin began his academic career as an associate director of education at NCSY, the youth division of the Orthodox Union, from 2010 to 2013 before becoming the group's director of education.[6] As the leader of NCSY, he has directed many youth seminars and programs and has also developed curricula for staff and teens.[7]

Academia

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Bashevkin served as an adjunct professor at Long Island University from 2010 to 2011. He currently teaches courses on public policy, religious crisis, and rabbinic thought at YU in the Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies as well the Sy Syms School of Business.[8]

Podcasts

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Bashevkin developed a Tablet Daf Yomi podcast called Take One with Liel Leibovitz. In 2020, Bashevkin launched the 18Forty podcast to treat traditional Jewish issues in a modern context.[9] The podcasts are organized by monthly topics, with each topic featuring 2-4 guests. Past topics included Biblical criticism, "Off the derech" and Jewish mysticism, and included guests such as Marc B. Shapiro, Joshua Berman, Shulem Deen, Kelsey Osgood and Gil Student.[10]

Publications

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Books

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Bashevkin believes in the study of Jewish thought as a mechanism to find spiritual fulfillment through Torah study and everyday activities.[11] His published books in this genre include the Hebrew work ברגז רחם תזכור - B'Rogez Rahem Tizkor, Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thoughts,[2][12] and Top 5: Lists of Jewish Character and Characters.[13] He authored the NCSY Haggadah entitled Just One.[14] Many of Bashevkin's ideas draw extensively on the works of Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz, a 19th-century Hasidic rabbi, especially the latter's thoughts on sin.[2]

Bashevkin has written humorously about Orthodox Jewish culture,[6] which he referred to as "airplane food and not home-baked."[1] One humor column in Mishpacha magazine cataloged the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Jewish life.[10] Bashevkin has written extensively on Jewish theology, publishing articles on sin, failure, and Jewish doctrine and tradition, including the application of Jewish scripture in the 21st-century digital age.

Selected articles

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Personal life

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Bashevkin is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kahan, Ariel (May 9, 2022). "The Out-of-Town In-Towner: Rabbi David Bashevkin and Authentic Religious Experience". The Commentator. UWIRE. ProQuest 2660926011. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Yudelson, Larry (April 11, 2019). "Sin, Failure, and the Haggadah". Jewish Standard. Times of Israel. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rav Tzaddok Built Bridges for Me". Mishpacha. September 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Dovid Bashevkin". Shalom Hartman Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. ^ "Mazal tov to NCSY's own Rabbi Dr. @DBashIdeas on receiving his PhD! Incredibly excited to see what comes next!". Twitter (NCSY). May 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  6. ^ a b Boorstein, Michelle (May 22, 2021). "New Poll: Young U.S. Jews Becoming More Orthodox". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Dovid Bashevkin | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  8. ^ "Celebration of University Authors". Edublog. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2020-04-14.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Home". EIGHTEENFORTY. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  10. ^ a b Yudelson, Larry (September 9, 2020). "Preaching the Controversy". Jewish Standard. Times of Israel. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Brofsky, Mali (Fall 2020). "Jewish Thought in the Contemporary World: Educational Challenges and Goals". Tradition. 52 (4): 1–4. ProQuest 2477759314. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Rosenbaum, Alan (July 10, 2019). "Book review: Growing Through Sin?". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. ^ "Top 5". Israel Bookshop Publications. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  14. ^ a b Yellin, Deena (April 16, 2019). "For Passover, Wacky Hagaddahs Feature Zombies, Mrs. Maisel, President Trump". The Journal News. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
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