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Can Jewish tradition help you cope when your bosses are idiots? Read @literarydj's final column for @jdforward's @bintelbrief to find out. forward.com/culture/789583…

"Dear Bintel: My teenager got a scholarship to a fancy boarding school. But I’m panicked she’ll face antisemitism there ... Signed, Worried Mama" How would you respond? Here's what @jdforward's legendary @bintelbrief advice column had to say. forward.com/culture/784681…

Dear Bintel, I'm overwhelmed by the state of the world. But I want to be a good person! Is it OK to tune things out? Here's what @jdforward's legendary @bintelbrief advice column had to say. forward.com/culture/780070…

"Dear Bintel: My wife isn't Jewish. Can we be buried together in a Jewish cemetery?" The Forward's legendary advice column @bintelbrief explored the options. forward.com/culture/772180…

Need advice on kids, love, family, work, neighbors or anything else in your life? @jdforward's @bintelbrief has the answers to your problems -- and if we don't, we'll find the expert who does. Email bintel@forward.com and read our past columns here forward.com/tag/bintel-bri…

In @jdforward's latest @bintelbrief advice column, @miraefox answers a reader who wonders if their anti-Zionist views pose an issue for their duties as a member of a Chevra Kadisha. forward.com/culture/760846…

Is it ever OK for Jews to host or attend a pig roast? @jdforward's legendary Bintel Brief advice column weighs in when an invitation creates a dilemma over an invitation. forward.com/culture/753355…

What would you do with a bag of gold teeth said to be from Holocaust victims? Here's how the @jdforward's @bintelbrief advised a rabbi who was entrusted with this macabre collection. forward.com/culture/730687…

Is it OK for someone who isn't Jewish to take the name Yael? @jdforward's @bintelbrief weighs in. forward.com/culture/721558…

Today in @jdforward's @bintelbrief advice column: Can a man convert to Judaism without being circumcised? forward.com/culture/718750…

Bad manners. Lazy spouses. Classroom conflicts. Loneliness. If you've got a problem, we've got a solution. Send @bintelbrief your family dramas, love troubles & social dilemmas and we'll fix 'em for you. Write bintel@forward.com. Anonymity guaranteed. forward.com/tag/bintel-bri…

You've got problems? @bintelbrief has answers! Send us your troubles! Anonymity guaranteed. Email bintel@forward.com or use this form: 7hil670lg9e.typeform.com/to/WWudN4nX?ty… We've been giving advice to Forward readers since 1906. If we don't have the answer, we'll find an expert who does.

@mamashchamuda Also, I'm carrying something that's unwieldy, heavy or annoying. "I gotta shlep these bagels all the way to the Bronx on the train! Oy vey."

In today's @bintelbrief, Bintel figures out how to solve a problem that Jerry Seinfeld couldn't: Avoiding get-togethers with someone you'd rather not see forward.com/culture/714184…

@jewishmemequeen Sad! Bintel loves gefilte fish, even if a member of the family says it tastes like, um, cat food.

Yesterday I met a lovely woman who was in the process of converting to Judaism. I made sure to tell her to do a Sephardic conversion. Join the people that do mimounas not the ones that eat Gefilte fish.

Is it OK to ask your Seder host if you can bring a guest to an already-crowded table? The @bintelbrief advice column says three magic little words can help reduce the awkward factor forward.com/culture/711712…

She's happily married to a man but attracted to women. Now what? The legendary @jdforward @bintelbrief advice column says she's not alone ... forward.com/culture/701185…

Friends, @bintelbrief has moved to Bluesky. Follow us there @bintelbrief.bsky.social. And send us your troubles! We'll answer with empathy, expertise and real-world smarts, all through a Jewish lens. Anonymity guaranteed: 7hil670lg9e.typeform.com/to/WWudN4nX?ty…

'Dear @bintelbrief: I live in a Muslim country. Speaking out against antisemitism has left me isolated.' Bintel says: Thanks for your allyship. Now go out & find some like-minded friends. Column in @jdforward: forward.com/culture/688645… Got a question for Bintel? bintel@forward.com