Ginna and Lynn advise a woman struggling to engage with her friends in the wake of the past year’s limits on in-person interactions. Chana Pollack, the Forward’s archivist, joins with another letter from the original Bintel advice column. Have your own spin on this week's question? Agree or disagree with Bintel's advice? Share your feedback with us at bintel@forward.com.
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 friendship and community in the wake of the past year’s suppressed social life. Lynn and Ginna are joined by the Forward’s archivist, Chana Pollack, who offers wisdom from the paper’s past.
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