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 intr...
Jan 13, 2023•4 min
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.
Oct 06, 2022•58 min•Ep. 22
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 ...
Oct 05, 2022•34 min
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 g...
Oct 04, 2022•26 min
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...
Sep 29, 2022•37 min
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.
Sep 22, 2022•37 min•Ep. 21
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...
Sep 20, 2022•42 min
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....
Sep 15, 2022•33 min
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. Immigrat...
Sep 13, 2022•38 min
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.
Sep 01, 2022•29 min•Ep. 20
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.
Aug 18, 2022•29 min•Ep. 19
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 fee...
Aug 04, 2022•27 min•Ep. 18
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...
Jul 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 17
Bintel is on break this week, but we'll be back soon!
Jul 14, 2022•26 sec
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.
Jun 30, 2022•41 min•Ep. 16
Bintel is on break this week, but we'll be back soon!
Jun 23, 2022•46 sec•Ep. 15
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....
Jun 09, 2022•34 min•Ep. 14
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...
May 26, 2022•34 min•Ep. 13
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” hers...
May 12, 2022•25 min•Ep. 12
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, Founde...
Apr 28, 2022•36 min•Ep. 11
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 season, hosts Lynn Harris and Ginna Green will be joined regularly by The Forward’s archivist, Chana Pollack, who brings a historical perspective to our reader’s modern questions. Check back in April to begin streaming Bintel’s next season....
Apr 07, 2022•2 min
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. In this bonus episode, Ginna and Lynn chat live, with help from the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief, Jodi Rudoren, and archivist, Chana Pollack. Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life, identity, culture, politics or your personal hopes and dreams to bintel@...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr
What many of us missed most during the pandemic was a sense of community. In this feature episode from Israel Story, host Mishy Harman visits a place which is all about community - in fact, it's even called a community center - to find out what it feels like when a diverse community tries to regroup.
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 13 min
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, in the tenth and final episode of the season, the hosts advise a grandmother struggling to form a relationship to her new granddaughter, who will be raised in an interfaith family. Ginna and Lynn are joined once again by Tema Smith of 18Doors and ...
Oct 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 10
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, the hosts help a writer who learned a cousin’s wife is using a dating app, and is struggling to decide how to respond. Ginna and Lynn are joined once again by Chana Pollack, the Forward’s archivist, who shares wisdom from letters past. Send your d...
Sep 30, 2021•22 min•Ep. 9
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, the hosts advise a mother struggling to respond to her children’s frustration over their Israel education. Ginna and Lynn are joined by Yona Shem-Tov and Leah Solomon of Encounter Programs . Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life, identity,...
Sep 23, 2021•27 min•Ep. 8
The Forward won't release a new episode of "A Bintel Brief" this week because of Yom Kippur. But we're always accepting new question. Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life, identity, culture, politics or your personal hopes and dreams to [email protected], or leave a voicemail at (201) 540-9728. Subscribe to the podcast to ensure you don't miss an episode. And sign up for our Bintel newsletter to hear more from our hosts about making the show. Follow the Forward on Facebook , Twitter , ...
Sep 16, 2021•21 sec
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, the hosts advise a listener who recently learned that a mentor’s negative job reference likely cost the listener a job. Lynn and Ginna are joined by Morra Aarons-Mele, host of “ The Anxious Achiever .” Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life...
Sep 09, 2021•25 min•Ep. 7
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, the hosts respond to a question from a mother who wants to speak more regularly to her children. Lynn and Ginna are joined by Jordana Horn and Shannon Sarna, hosts of “ Call Your Mother .” Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life, identity, c...
Sep 02, 2021•26 min•Ep. 6
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 “A Bintel Brief,” the Jewish advice podcast. This week, the hosts answer a listener’s question about engaging with a loved one who has fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole. Lynn and Ginna are joined by Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta, hosts of “ Majority 54 .” Send your dilemmas about Jewish-American life, id...
Aug 26, 2021•23 min•Ep. 5
