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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Bintel Brief Dear Bintel: I keep kosher. Should I give shrimp to my baby to prevent allergies?
Bintel says: No need to compromise. Science — and data from Israel — have the answer
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Fast Forward Authors protest ‘banned books’ list in Florida that includes Shabbat picture book
‘Chik Chak Shabbat’ is on a list of titles off-limits to Jacksonville area schools
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Fast Forward JDate, interfaith weddings and extramarital affairs come up in U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments
Is JDate a ‘dating service for Jewish people?’ Justice Alito asks. ‘It is,’ Kagan says
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Culture A Jewish guide to Christmas in New York
With the world's largest menorah, a Maccabee Bar and hidden history on the Lower East Side, who needs Rockefeller Center?
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Recipes Four secrets for making great homemade latkes for Hanukkah
Learn from my mistakes — like that time my potatoes turned gray
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News Did Kanye punk Trump? NBC reports he was ‘ambushed’ into dinner with Nick Fuentes
‘It was a setup,’ an unnamed source says in an account of what went down at Mar-a-Lago
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Bintel Brief Dear Bintel: My retired mother seems depressed. Should I move home?
Our advice: Don’t add Jewish guilt to her problems — but do plan a visit
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Bintel Brief My husband is scrolling Instagram when he should be playing with our kids
Bintel says: Is this 2022 or 1952 — or Anatevka? Time for Dad to do his share
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