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Passover… Hard to be Witty, But I’ll Try I was going to do a whole “movies that shouldn’t be passed-over” thing, but then I remembered how to think clearly and realized that is a super lame idea.  So, I’m taking an even weirder approach.  I looked up the history of Passover to get some inspiration – here we go… Very long story short - there were ten plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians, the last of which was the killing of all of the firstborns, (good thing I’m the 2nd child!), but Hebrews marked their door with lamb’s blood as a sign to God to pass over their home and spare their children (hence the name).  Then all of the Hebrew people were forced out of Egypt by the Pharaoh - lead by Moses who parted the Red Sea for them to safely cross - and began a long journey that lasted for 40 years.  How does this translate into L.T-movie-language?  Well, start off with a blood fest brought on by haters, then go on an endless voyage into unknown territory – and don’t forget to stop by something red!  Maybe bring Gwyneth Paltrow’s son Moses along for the ride, just to add some authenticity.  Too much of a stretch?  Gotta give a girl points for trying. Every Christmas my family and I watch A Christmas Story together (sometimes even multiple times in a row) – what are your family’s Passover movie traditions?  Woody Allen marathon, anyone? L.T.

Passover… Hard to be Witty, But I’ll Try

I was going to do a whole “movies that shouldn’t be passed-over” thing, but then I remembered how to think clearly and realized that is a super lame idea.  So, I’m taking an even weirder approach.  I looked up the history of Passover to get some inspiration – here we go… Very long story short - there were ten plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians, the last of which was the killing of all of the firstborns, (good thing I’m the 2nd child!), but Hebrews marked their door with lamb’s blood as a sign to God to pass over their home and spare their children (hence the name).  Then all of the Hebrew people were forced out of Egypt by the Pharaoh - lead by Moses who parted the Red Sea for them to safely cross - and began a long journey that lasted for 40 years. 

How does this translate into L.T-movie-language?  Well, start off with a blood fest brought on by haters, then go on an endless voyage into unknown territory – and don’t forget to stop by something red!  Maybe bring Gwyneth Paltrow’s son Moses along for the ride, just to add some authenticity.  Too much of a stretch?  Gotta give a girl points for trying.

Every Christmas my family and I watch A Christmas Story together (sometimes even multiple times in a row) – what are your family’s Passover movie traditions?  Woody Allen marathon, anyone?

L.T.