Laurel Snyder
It’s Amazing How Much the Jewish Interfaith Conversation Has Changed in a Decade
Laurel Snyder has been working on interfaith issues for ten years. But at last week’s Interfaith Opportunity Summit, she found something new.
His Presents Don't Have to Be From Santa
He can get presents for Christmas, they just don’t have to be from Santa.
When Interfaith and Egalitarian Don't Mix
Then I got married, and my husband, though eager to help and support me, is no more a cook than he is a Jew. It was all up to me.
Either Way, There's Got to Be Respect
If, at your core, you don’t respect each other, no amount of shared lineage, or kugel, will help.
Repeat After Me: This Is Not an Interfaith Issue
Too often in an intermarriage we examine everything through that one lens.
Don't Make This About Faith
This is not a conversation about intermarriage. This is a conversation about work and it’s time to make a to-do list.
I Agree, It's Not Right
Teshuvah isn’t a discreet experience. It’s part of a much bigger cycle. To celebrate the high holy days divorced from a larger Jewish experience, feels incomplete to me.
They'll Still Be a Little Jewish
Here’s the thing: your grandchildren WILL be raised interfaith.
Make Judaism the Safe Space
I’d strive to make Judaism the safe space. The thing she can come back to with a broken heart or complicated friendship. An oasis. Because even when kids seem to be pushing away, they also appreciate comfort, the familiar.
You Shouldn't Do This Alone
Times of loss or doubt are exactly when a religious community is most important. Not because anyone else can reassure you about the afterlife, but because loss and doubt are truly isolating, and it’s important to know you aren’t alone right now.