Four Questions for Passover
by shap on April 21, 2011. [B-Roll,Humor Pieces,Smack Channels]
Over twenty five hundred years ago, a ragtag group of Israelites decided to mark their escape from slavery with a feast. Now, in 2011, the unleavened bread still flows like wine every time the 15th of Nisan rolls around.
In this imagined Passover conversation from The New Yorker, Saturday Night Live writers John Mulaney, Marika Sawyer and Simon Rich hint at why perhaps Elijah isn’t the Seder social butterfly he used to be.
SHOUTS & MURMURS: FOUR QUESTIONS—EXTENDED VERSION
Posted by Marika Sawyer, Simon Rich, and John Mulaney
YOUNGEST CHILD: How is this night different from all other nights?
FATHER: Because on this night we tell the story of our escape from Egypt.
YOUNGEST CHILD: How is this night different from Easter?
FATHER: It is worse.
YOUNGEST CHILD: Why do we go through the motions of this ritual year after year, even though all of us doubt God’s existence?
FATHER: Because your grandmother is still alive.
