Laurel Snyder

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

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Let’s be honest, Friday night is for getting shnockered…

For many years of my life, I couldn't seem to get around to lighting candles…

Babies are Trendy. What’s Next, God?

I can personally attest to the fact that few things require more faith than parenting. …

There are Jewish crackheads too, you know…

This weekend I met a very nice man who told me about a really special…

Dear Diary: Why can’t we all just get along?

I spent a wonderful and exhausting weekend in Easton Pennsylania, and though I generally try not…

So what exactly IS a Reconstructionist?

I was raised in a big Reform congregation, and then when I was in high…

A big ol’ THANK YOU to those crazy Haredim

Over at Haaretz today, I read that El Al has settled its dispute over whether…

Dead Jews and love

After reading up on money and Jewish wills this morning, I stumbled on another related…

Dead Jews and money

There's no way around it, death sucks.  But sometimes it sucks and sometimes it sucks…