So, a little bit about my religious background for all of you first:
As a child, I was raised in Protestant/Jewish/Lutheran/Roman Catholic households. My Great-Grandmother was raised and a proud Protestant woman and her family originated from England; my Great-Grandfather was born in Poland with his brothers, relocated to the states and was Jewish but considered himself a "non-practicing" one; my father and his mother were Lutheran, and lastly, my step-mother and her family are all Roman Catholics.
So, I have a little bit of everything in my life and I respect all faiths no matter what. I personally was baptized as a Protestant but I go to Baptist church with my children, whom were originally baptized and communed as Roman Catholics.
Now, for the story:
Passover is a holiday that is coming up starting at sunset on April 14th and will end in the evening on April 22nd. This is a holiday celebrated by the Jewish faith and some of the story is told in the Christian Bible as well as the Jewish Torah.
Passover is the commemoration of the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt long, long ago. It's also referred to as the idea that God "passed over" the houses of the Jews during the 10th plague on the Egyptians; the slaying of their first born whether it was man or beast. (There were 10 plagues on Egypt due to when Pharaoh persisted in his refusal to liberate the children of Israel, Moses and Aaron warned him that God would punish both him and his people.)
As a child, I was raised in Protestant/Jewish/Lutheran/Roman Catholic households. My Great-Grandmother was raised and a proud Protestant woman and her family originated from England; my Great-Grandfather was born in Poland with his brothers, relocated to the states and was Jewish but considered himself a "non-practicing" one; my father and his mother were Lutheran, and lastly, my step-mother and her family are all Roman Catholics.
So, I have a little bit of everything in my life and I respect all faiths no matter what. I personally was baptized as a Protestant but I go to Baptist church with my children, whom were originally baptized and communed as Roman Catholics.
Now, for the story:
Passover is a holiday that is coming up starting at sunset on April 14th and will end in the evening on April 22nd. This is a holiday celebrated by the Jewish faith and some of the story is told in the Christian Bible as well as the Jewish Torah.
Passover is the commemoration of the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt long, long ago. It's also referred to as the idea that God "passed over" the houses of the Jews during the 10th plague on the Egyptians; the slaying of their first born whether it was man or beast. (There were 10 plagues on Egypt due to when Pharaoh persisted in his refusal to liberate the children of Israel, Moses and Aaron warned him that God would punish both him and his people.)