A Bintel Brief

Episode 10: "Heartbroken Bubbe"

Episode Summary

In the last episode of Bintel Season 1, Lynn and Ginna help a grandmother distraught by the news that her daughter might not raise her granddaughter in a Jewish tradition. Tema Smith of 18Doors and Sharon Goldtzvik of Uprise join for a conversation about Jewish continuity. 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.

Episode Notes

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 Sharon Goldtzvik of Uprise.

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