Laurel Snyder

I scribble a lot. I talk too much. I apologize with wild abandon.

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Jewish Women and the Dead

Over at Jewess, Rebecca Honig Friedman has posted something you should read: It’s official. Praising…

Tips for Planning an Interfaith Wedding

Inspired by the comments of a certain anonymous poster, I thought I’d give some advice…

How Do You Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut?

This weekend (actually Monday) brings yet another Jewish holiday, Yom Ha'atzmaut! Israel's Independence Day is celebrated…

The Jews Can All Go to Hell

So I was researching Gehenna, and coming up dry.   Which led me to the obvious…

Self-preservation is Not Weakness (But Neither is it Strength)

I haven’t posted about the shootings at Virginia Tech myself, because Tamar did, and Monica…

Jews and the War

Back when the Iraq war began, I caught a lot of shit for being a…

Jewish Reincarnation… Awesome!

I was planning to blog about Gehenna today, but in my search for information on…

Magic is Real, but You Can’t Have Any!

I have to be honest, I’m a little obsessed with magic.  I’ve always wished for…