Beth Harpaz worked at the Forward as a reporter and now manages the Bintel Brief advice column. She previously covered politics and breaking news for The Associated Press. Email: [email protected].
Beth HarpazSenior Reporter
By Beth Harpaz
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BINTEL BRIEF How do you prove to non-Jews that Trump won’t be ‘good for the Jews’?
Bintel says you can’t. So just go back to that rock you’ve been living under
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BINTEL BRIEF How can I help my shy teenage daughter meet other Jewish kids, including boys?
Bintel says you’re asking the wrong questions. It’s not about Jews, and it’s not about boys.
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Recipes Four secrets for making great homemade latkes for Hanukkah
Learn some essential tricks for the perfect latke that Bubbe may have left out of her handwritten recipe
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Culture For Europe’s Jews, owning grand homes symbolized not just wealth, but equality
In many places, Jews couldn't own property until the 19th century. Exercising that right gave them social and political status, a new book explains
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BINTEL BRIEF How do I get this intrusive synagogue board member to leave me alone?
Here’s Bintel’s step-by-step guide to setting boundaries — physically, verbally and in your head
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Fast Forward Every time Donald Trump has invoked Hitler and the Nazis
Trump's alleged comment that 'Hitler did some good things' and his admiration for 'German generals' are making headlines
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Culture Would you put jalapeños in matzo ball soup? This Mexican Jewish cookbook says, ‘sí’
New 'Sabor Judio' cookbook delivers recipes with New World flavors and Old World traditions
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BINTEL BRIEF Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you die by medically assisted suicide?
Bintel asks the experts on behalf of a reader whose husband has terminal cancer
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