Since 1906, the Forward has been answering reader dilemmas about daily life in “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for a bundle of letters. Send your queries to [email protected], and listen to a podcast version of our signature advice column.
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BINTEL BRIEF My classmate won’t shut up about Israel and is spreading antisemitic conspiracies. What do I do?
Bintel Brief helps a college student figure out how to handle a troublesome classmate
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BINTEL BRIEF How do I get this pushy synagogue board member to leave me alone?
Here’s Bintel’s step-by-step guide to setting boundaries — physically, verbally and in your head
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BINTEL BRIEF Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you die by medically assisted suicide?
Bintel asks the experts on behalf of a reader whose husband has terminal cancer
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BINTEL BRIEF This father is fed up with his anti-Zionist kid — and they’re not even Jewish
Bintel says please don't be like Tevye, who sat shiva for his living daughter
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BINTEL BRIEF Should an Israeli couple ‘seek safety’ in the US — even if it means caring for their host’s parrots?
Bintel says Jews have long survived turmoil by knowing when to leave. But the parrots could be a deal-breaker
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BINTEL BRIEF An anti-Zionist Jew wants to know: ‘Am I even Jewish anymore?’
Bintel says disagreeing with other Jews is the most Jewish thing you can do
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BINTEL BRIEF Since Oct. 7, my daughter has become anti-Israel, and I’m grieving
Bintel says there are ways to talk about Israel with family who disagree
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BINTEL BRIEF My dear friends’ wedding is on Yom Kippur. How do I reconcile my obligations?
Bintel says don’t take the scheduling personally — and skip the buffet
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