Laurel Snyder

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

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The Nazis I’ve Known

This essay in Moment Magazine is not an especially impressive piece of writing.  The author…

Chometz in the Intermarried Home

I've had a lot of experience with naviagating holidays and intermarriage. First as a kid,…

Ganja is Off the Seder Plate

Found out, while searching for US News coverage of Passover, that the WACKY WEED is NOT…

Passover: The Extra Day is YOUR Day

As a kid, I knew that there were eight days of Passover, just like there…

No Peanuts for You!

When I was a kid, matzoh smeared with peanut butter was the standard Passover schoolroom…

Kind Papa Stalin?

Were you aware of this? There's a hot new TV show– in Russia– about the…

DIY Matzah!

I don't understand the deal with buying Shmura Matzah. I don't think it tastes very…

I’m an Idiot, Help Me Understand?

At Haaretz today… a story on how a huge number of Holocaust archives are set to…