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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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25 fairly feasible pop culture predictions for 2025
Will Drake sue everyone? Will Taylor Swift ditch Travis Kelce for a kosher alternative? Will Larry David and Elmo have a rematch?
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Film & TV Exclusive: Jesse Eisenberg discusses filming at Majdanek in ‘A Real Pain’
The writer-director spoke of the ‘incredible privilege’ in a behind the scenes clip
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Jimmy Carter’s death: Assessing the 39th president’s record on Israel and the Jews
Despite some questionable statements, Carter accomplished much for the Jewish people
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The crucial Bob Dylan question that ‘A Complete Unknown’ fails to answer
A ballad of a thin biopic starring Timothée Chalamet as Dylan
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In a first-ever Hanukkah doughnut contest, New York bakers battle for best in dough
A first-of-its-kind 'doughnut duel' saw traditional and new recipes duke it out
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Theater While Yiddish lives, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ghost stories may flourish
The play ‘Bashevis’ Demons’ puts three of the Nobel winner’s scary tales on their feet
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Fred Flintstone, vulvas and pot paraphernalia: 8 unconventional menorahs for Hanukkah
It’s not too late to take some strange inspiration for lighting the candles
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Music How Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah shows became the most joyous bash of the holiday season
Yo La Tengo plays 8 straight nights at Bowery Ballroom — and no show is the same
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Celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa is easier than ever this year — as long as you can find the right candles
Coinciding holidays beg for a joint Kwanzakkah observance.
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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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News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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Opinion The dark message behind Tucker Carlson’s attempt to drum up drama in Israel
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Opinion The ‘Hymietown’ affair degraded Black-Jewish relations. Jesse Jackson wasn’t the real culprit
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Fast Forward At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption
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Theater He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won’t shut up
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Fast Forward US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor
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Fast Forward Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey
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