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My roommate’s girlfriend is visiting her orthodox family — is it bad that I’m worried?
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, My roomate’sfriend’s girlfriend has started spending more and more time in…
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My nephew’s Bar Mitzvah is delayed, but I don’t think that’s right
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 would never want to add more to the plate of…
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Do I need to prepare kosher food for my visiting friend?
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, One of my friends from college is planning to visit me…
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I don’t want to throw out my father’s Jewish library, but I don’t want it
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, My father died a few weeks ago. His death was not…
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Is it too much to ask my boyfriend to convert and move to Europe?
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 was born and raised in Brussels, though I traveled back…
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The chef who blends kosher and soul talks Juneteenth, food as a form of resistance
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in June, 2020. For chef and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty, studying the food of the past doesn’t just uncover what people used to eat; it reveals the stories they wanted to tell. “When you talk about people surviving to the next day or the next decade, what you’re…
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Our top 7 Jewish questions and answers of 2020
The year 2020 was nobody’s favorite. But can you imagine a better time to kick off our new, revitalized advice column? With so much unprecedented change in Jewish life, and life at large, our inbox was busier than ever with questions big and small. In honor of the year’s end, and as your faithful Bintel…
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My husband is Jewish — or he was. Now a DNA test says he’s not. What now?
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 have been married to a wonderful man for 10 years….
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I’ve stopped praying — but I can’t tell my students.
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 teach college students about the spiritual importance of prayer in…
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Memo to The New York Times: Hanukkah, like Judaism, is about bucking tradition
“I am not Jewish and it doesn’t feel authentic to celebrate a Jewish holiday religiously,” read a recent New York Times article titled “Saying Goodbye to Hanukkah.” Jewish Twitter took offense, half railing against the author’s interfaith background and the dangers of assimilation, and the other half upset that a woman who does not consider…
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I’m a rabbi who is accidentally dating a non-Jew. What now?!
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 went on a date with a guy who knew I…
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