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].
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By Beth Harpaz
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Culture A bar mitzvah for a transgender man in the shul where he once had a bat mitzvah
Same bimah, same Torah portion — but this time, a ‘gender-affirming’ ceremony
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Politics Debate city: What’s so Jewish about Philadelphia, site of Harris-Trump matchup?
Jewish museums and history, large Jewish population and renowned Israeli chef
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Books CNN’s Dana Bash is latest Jewish author targeted by pro-Palestinian activists
ADL and others say antisemitism motivated hecklers disrupting Bash’s book talk
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Politics Chuck Schumer’s enemies can’t resist cursing him out in Yiddish
He was elected after being called a ‘putzhead.’ Now the head of the Jewish GOP is calling him a schmuck
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Fast Forward DOJ: Russia targeted Jews in a campaign to influence elections
The Forward was one of several news outlets attacked as part of illegal propaganda war, Department of Justice charges
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Fast Forward Trump saying Jews are crazy to vote for his nemesis is a throwback to Ed Koch
In 1988, NYC’s mayor stoked Black-Jewish tensions by demonizing Jesse Jackson
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BINTEL BRIEF My dear friends’ wedding is on Yom Kippur. How do I reconcile my obligations?
Bintel says don’t take the scheduling personally — and skip the buffet
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BINTEL BRIEF I don’t belong to a synagogue. Can I be buried in a Jewish cemetery?
Bintel advises a reader who feels shut out of Jewish life — and Jewish death
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