A Bintel Brief

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 putting it on today, journalist and novelist Adam Langer takes you deep into the cultural history of the play that introduced millions to the Holocaust. Subscribe to "Playing Anne Frank" wherever you get your podcasts.

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.

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener writes with a quintessentially mid-30s vexation: she can no longer tolerate the endless gifts required of her by the litany of weddings and babies. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this episode, Ginna and Lynn read and react to listener responses to one of our most popular episodes from last season, “Heartbroken Bubbe.” Recurring guest Chana Pollack drops by with some wisdom from the archive, and “Heartbroken Bubbe” herself comments on her experience trying to help foment a sense of Jewish identity in a beloved grandchild of mixed-faith parents. 

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this episode, Ginna and Lynn advise a listener who believes a close friend might be a Holocaust denier. They are joined by recurring guest Chana Pollack, who offers wisdom from Bintel’s past via a letter from the archive, and Boaz Dvir, Founder and Director of the Holocaust Education Initiative. 

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In the season finale, “The Ghost of Blackface Past,” an executive wants to know what to do after discovering a photo of one of his employees in blackface — from 40 years ago. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Unbrotherly Love,” a listener wonders whether he should attend a wedding at which he would meet a half-brother his father had through an affair. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice. 

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 advance of our season 2 finale, we're sharing one of our favorite episodes of theirs with you.

For the High Holidays, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes of "A Bintel Brief."Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Dungeons and Dealbreakers,” a listener in high school writes in 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. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this special episode, “Secrets of the Bintel,” Lynn interviews 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.

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Richer or Poorer,” a listener writes in wondering whether she can consider a man who earns much less than she does as a potential life partner. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Sick & Tired,” Lynn and Ginna hear from a COVID-cautious listener who contracted the virus at a family reunion from a relative who appears to have a more cavalier attitude toward the pandemic. She asks how to handle the resentment she feels toward the relative. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Dungeons and Dealbreakers,” a listener in high school writes in 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. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice.

Bintel is on break this week, but we'll be back soon!

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Unbrotherly Love,” a listener wonders whether he should attend a wedding at which he would meet a half-brother his father had through an affair. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice. 

Bintel is on break this week, but we'll be back soon!

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In “Grumpy Gifter,” a listener writes with a quintessentially mid-30s vexation: she can no longer tolerate the endless gifts required of her by the litany of weddings and babies. Bintel responds with wisdom, humor, and tasteful advice. 

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This episode takes us to a town with a hot real estate market, and a listener whose neighbor plans to sell his home. Two acquaintances have asked for a leg up getting in touch with the seller, and “On the Market” is torn about how best to respond. Listen to Ginna and Lynn’s advice, plus a letter from the archive and real estate advice from the Talmud.

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this episode, Ginna and Lynn read and react to listener responses to one of our most popular episodes from last season, “Heartbroken Bubbe.” Recurring guest Chana Pollack drops by with some wisdom from the archive, and “Heartbroken Bubbe” herself comments on her experience trying to help foment a sense of Jewish identity in a beloved grandchild of mixed-faith parents. 

Starting in 1906, the editors of the Forward answered reader questions in a column called “A Bintel Brief,” Yiddish for “a bundle of letters.” Now, we're bringing Bintel into a new era. Welcome to Season 2 of “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this episode, Ginna and Lynn advise a listener who believes a close friend might be a Holocaust denier. They are joined by recurring guest Chana Pollack, who offers wisdom from Bintel’s past via a letter from the archive, and Boaz Dvir, Founder and Director of the Holocaust Education Initiative.