A Bintel Brief

Jan 13 2023 35 ep. 29 mins 244

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The Forward’s classic Jewish advice column, A Bintel Brief, is now a podcast. Our co-hosts, two Jewish mothers, dish on the dilemmas of Jewish-American life, identity, culture and politics. New episodes every Thursday.

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TRAILER: Playing Anne Frank

Jan 13 2023 3 mins

Coming Jan. 24. Listen to the trailer for "Playing Anne Frank," a seven-episode series from the Forward about one of America's most iconic cultural works, "The Diary of Anne Frank," and how it shapes all those involved in it. From the original Broadway show, which debuted in 1955 and won Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize; to the Oscar-winning 1959 film; to high school students put

Bonus: Jodi Rudoren One-on-One with Deborah Lipstadt

Oct 06 2022 57 mins

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Jodi Rudoren interviewed Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism, about her recent travels to the Middle East, why hate is on the rise around the world, and Ken Burns’ latest documentary.

[Rerun] S2, Episode 4: Grumpy Gifter

Oct 05 2022 34 mins

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener fed up with the “wedding-and-baby-etiquette industrial complex.” She asks whether she can opt out of the compulsory gift-giving that social norms mandate without offending her community. The episode features advice from

[Rerun] S2, Episode 2: Heartbroken Bubbe, Part 2

Oct 04 2022 26 mins

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." Last season, Bintel dispensed wisdom to Heartbroken Bubbe, who wrote to express concern that her grandchild, growing up in a mixed-faith household, might not receive sufficient Jewish influence. The letter garnered strong reactions in our listeners. This episode, Ginna and Lynn share and exp

[Rerun] S2, Episode 1: D for Denial

Sep 29 2022 37 mins

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." In this episode, Ginna and Lynn help a listener distressed by a friend’s dismissive comments about the Holocaust. Chana Pollack, the Forward’s archivist, and Boaz Dvir, Founder and Director of the Holocaust Education Initiative, weigh in.

S2, Episode 10: The Ghost of Blackface Past

Sep 22 2022 37 mins

The Season 2 finale features a letter from “CEOO, Chief Egregious Offense Officer,” an executive who has discovered a photo of one of his employees in blackface — from 40 years ago. The episode features advice from Bintel, perspective from the past via the Forward’s archivist, Chana Pollack, and a special visit from Eve Ng, a professor at Ohio University and author of the n

[Rerun] S2, Episode 5: Unbrotherly Love

Sep 20 2022 41 mins

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “Unbrotherly Love,” a listener who wonders whether he should attend a wedding at which he would meet a half-brother his father had through an affair. The episode features advice from Bintel and perspective from the past via the Forward’s archivist, C

Introducing: Can We Talk?

Sep 15 2022 33 mins

Each month on Can We Talk?, the Jewish Women’s Archive features stories and conversations centered around gender and being Jewish. Alternating between a documentary style and a roundtable format, this show includes profiles of historical and contemporary Jewish women, frank discussion of culture, politics, and current events, and little-known stories from our past and present. In

[Rerun] S2, Episode 6: Dungeons and Dealbreakers

Sep 13 2022 37 mins

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief." This episode features a letter from “No Dice,” a listener in high school who is wondering whether or not to cut ties with her friends who had her enact a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid during a Dungeons & Dragons game. The episode features advice from Bintel, perspective f

S2, Episode 9: Secrets of the Bintel

Sep 01 2022 29 mins

This special episode features an interview with the Forward's archivist, Chana Pollack, about the Bintel Brief of yore. Plus, in Bintel Blitz, Lynn tries to guess the English meaning of three Yiddish words.