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Is Jewish survival proof of God?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with rabbis tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. It feels like an untouchable idea: that God, whom no one can see or prove, is the…
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Does God hear us?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with rabbis tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. When I ask Rabbi Sandra Lawson to address whether God hears us, she basically flips the question….
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Teens keep cosplaying as Holocaust victims on TikTok
Holocaust victim roleplay is emerging as a trend among teenage actors on the video social media platform TikTok, under the hashtag #holocaustchallenge. “I was put in Auschwitz camp at 19 with my family,” says TikTok user @thatsnadia in one video, face made up with painted bruises. “We were forced to work, it was painful, exhausting….
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My rabbi went to a sex party. Should I tell the Board?
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. Dear Bintel, A few months ago, right before the widespread concerns about indoor…
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Let’s talk about the imposter syndrome that follows converting to Judaism
We don’t really talk about the imposter syndrome that comes after converting to Judaism. I identified as being Jewish since a very young age. Very young. Be it born with a Jewish soul, or lost Jewish lineage in my family tree wanting to be finally heard, I always knew that I was a Jew before…
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Does my dog have to keep kosher, too?
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. Dear Bintel, I don’t eat pork, but my husband does (we’re both Jewish)….
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My Orthodox friend hasn’t kissed his fiancee. But I have.
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. Falsely accused Dear Bintel, There is only one kosher butcher in my town,…
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How these strong Jewish women survive the Covid-19 pandemic
It has been more than 130 days since schools across the country have closed. The situation escalated so quickly that no parent could have prepared. I remember standing in my daughter’s preschool classroom with her, holding her pink nap mat with gold stars, shell shocked. Moms around the country were standing with me, stunned by…
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Marriage brings people together, but this one is driving family apart
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. In sickness and in health, till Bubbe do us part Dear Bintel, My…
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They wanted to convert, but the mikvahs were closed. So they went to Jewish summer camp.
(JTA) — On a typical summer day, hundreds of kids can be found around the lake at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires splashing around in the water, taking swimming lessons, paddle boarding and playing on giant inflatables. “The opposite of calm” is how the camp’s director, Rabbi Ethan Linden, describes it. But with the camp…
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Meet the bakers who introduced Zach Banner to challah
When Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and emergent Jewish ally Zach Banner posted a blow-by-blow video of his inaugural encounter with challah, Jews around the world found themselves a little verklempt. But the four hard-core Steelers fans who provided his first loaves were simply awash. “I was a mess,” said Sara Loffman, 27, the oldest of…
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