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Do I have to attend a wedding with my half-brother from my father’s affair?

This is an adaptation of our podcast, “A Bintel Brief.” Listen to the episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from our hosts, Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at (201) 540-9728. Dear Bintel, I’m…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Jun 30, 2022 | 4 min read
Culture
I’m fed up with the wedding-and-baby-etiquette industrial complex. Can I opt out?

This is an adaptation of our podcast, “A Bintel Brief.” Listen to the episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from our hosts, Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at (201-) 540-9728. Dear Bintel, I’m…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Jun 09, 2022 | 3 min read
Culture
In a hot real estate market, is it ethical to give an acquaintance a leg up?

“A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice-column-turned-podcast, is back for its second season. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from our hosts, Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at (201-)…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris May 26, 2022 | 3 min read
Culture
‘Can you have too many blessings?’ Bintel fans respond to Heartbroken Bubbe’s concern about her granddaughter being baptized

“A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice-column-turned-podcast, is back for its second season. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from our hosts, Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at (201-)…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris May 12, 2022 | 3 min read
Culture
I think my friend is a Holocaust denier. Do I have to intervene?

We’re back with season two of “A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice-column-turned-podcast, hosted by Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from the hosts. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Apr 28, 2022 | 4 min read
Life
My daughter and her non-Jewish husband want to baptize their daughter. Can I object?

“A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice column, is now a podcast hosted by Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from the hosts. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Oct 07, 2021 | 5 min read
Life
My friend matched with my cousin’s wife on a dating app. Do I tell?

“A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice column, is now a podcast hosted by Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from the hosts. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Sep 30, 2021 | 3 min read
Life
My kids feel betrayed by their Israel education. How do I help them care about both the Jewish homeland and Palestinian rights?

“A Bintel Brief,” the Forward’s signature advice column, is now a podcast hosted by Ginna Green and Lynn Harris. Listen to the latest episode here (or wherever you get your podcasts), and click here to sign up for a weekly newsletter with backstories from the hosts. Need advice? Email bintel@forward.com, or leave a voicemail at…

By Ginna Green and Lynn Harris Sep 22, 2021 | 4 min read

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