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What if my son just forgets to apply to college?
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]. Turbulence ahead Dear Bintel, I am a mother of two. My daughter is…
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Rethinking synagogue dues to help more Jews
Synagogues may be among the last buildings to open their doors after the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are busier and more important now than ever before. A second pandemic of loneliness, malaise, and grief is setting in. Synagogue community is an inoculation against it. The answer on the part of many synagogues has been to…
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On July 4, a Talmud passage about Israel’s flaw, and unbroken covenant
This weekend, we celebrate July 4, on which the founders signed The Declaration of Independence and proclaimed as self-evident “that all men are created equal,” despite the fact that they themselves were slaveholders. As protests underscore the cognitive dissonance between this country’s enlightened founding principles and the fact that “Black Lives Matter” is still a…
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Is it so bad to get glam to get gas? Plus, a big decision
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]. Embrace your inner runway Dear Bintel, I have to say, being a West…
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Four Jewish facts for the 4th of July
What you need to know about Independence Day's Jewish connotations.
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What does Phase 2 look like for New York’s iconic Jewish restaurants?
On Monday night, the fairy lights outside Lighthouse, a farm-to-table restaurant in Brooklyn, were twinkling. Most passersby sported masks, but the diners seated at well-spaced picnic tables outside the restaurant wore theirs around their chins or abandoned them entirely as they tucked into plates of smoked labneh, tahini-slicked cauliflower and Israeli couscous.. A chalkboard sign…
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Is this the right time to move or change jobs? Our columnists weigh in
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]. Do you need to move? I’m looking for a new home or apartment…
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Seeking virtual summer camp options? Here are six places to look
Amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus, almost all Jewish summer camps have cancelled sessions this summer, disappointing kids and parents alike. Since then, some camps have pivoted to virtual models, offering online options to replace in-person programming. And Jewish youth organizations have stepped in with classes, crafts, and even group activities that kids can…
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My psychiatrist committed suicide. Here’s what I wish I’d said.
This week my shrink committed suicide. My psychiatrist had left a few voicemails for me about upcoming appointments or regarding medicine refills. Our current schedule was such that we only saw each other once every three months now. Last Friday, my doctor called me. I took the call. He was calling, he said, because he…
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Crown Heights mural transforms anti-Semitic vandalism into message of peace
Like almost every New York City street, Brooklyn’s Albany Avenue is dotted with stores temporarily shuttered by coronavirus. But here in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, among the shops whose glass windows are covered by rolling metal grates, one stands out. At House of Lancry, a modest fashion brand owned by British designer Hannah Lancry Sufrin,…
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As shul reopens, can we make it more welcoming to Orthodox women?
The wigs in my wardrobe stand poised, like ballerinas backstage, curled on their mannequin heads. Since New York’s shutdown began in mid-March, I have not needed that armor, and the multiple roles they represent: the straight dark one is “serious journalist;” the wavy long one, “Upper East Side rebbetzin.” In normal times, these varied shades…
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