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Bonus: Passover Melodies

Tablet Studios

Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re sharing a special bonus episode to accompany your pre-Passover prep. You heard musician Josh Warshawsky sing the order of the Seder on last week’s Passover episode, proving that even the Haggadah's table of contents offers musical inspiration. Today we’re airing Mark’s interview with Warshawsky, in which the rabbi and song leader discusses the various melodies of the Haggadah and takes us on a song-filled journey from start to finish. We love to hear from you! Send us your emails and voice memos at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail at our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Remember to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Join our Facebook group, and follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our recording sessions on our YouTube channel. Check out our upcoming events: tabletmag.com/unorthodoxlive. Download The Tab, a printable weekly digest from Tablet: tabletm.ag/tab. Want to book us for a live show or event in your area, or partner with us in some other way? Email tsinger@tabletmag.com. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

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0:00.0

This is Unorthodox, and I'm producer Josh Cross.

0:06.5

There's no episode this week, but since we know you're probably cleaning your house

0:10.0

up the mates like Stephanie, or waiting for your brisket to marinate like Liel, or getting

0:14.4

your satire materials ready like Mark, we wanted to share something special for Passover.

0:19.3

Last week, you heard Rabbi Josh Wasoski singing the order of the satire, proving that even

0:23.6

the Haggata's table of contents offers musical inspiration.

0:27.9

Mark talked to him about all the melodies of the Haggata, and this week, they take us

0:32.1

on a song-filled trip from start to finish.

0:35.4

Happy Passover from all of us at Unorthodox.

0:49.4

Well, I feel like we should start at the very beginning with Khadish or Khats.

0:53.2

What is Khadish or Khats?

0:54.2

So Khadish or Khats is basically a table of contents.

0:57.2

What we have in this Haggata is a storybook, and like any storybook, we want to make sure

1:01.6

that we're oriented, and we know exactly what we're going with the story.

1:05.4

So it basically lists out every chapter of the story, and unlike most stories that we

1:10.3

read, we decide to chant the table of contents.

1:13.2

I didn't even know that.

1:14.2

I didn't know there was a, I don't, we've never done that at my satire.

1:16.4

So give me a chanting of the table of contents.

1:19.0

There's a bunch of different melodies that I grew up with, and there's also a bunch of

1:21.4

different customs for how to chant the table of contents.

1:24.2

Some people will chant the whole thing from start to finish.

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