Ask Unorthodox: Passover Edition: Ep. 130




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Summary: Download your free copy of <a href="http://tabletmag.com/unorthodoxhaggadah">the Unorthodox Haggadah!</a> <br><br>This week on Unorthodox, everything you ever wanted to know about Passover. We answer listener questions, writer <a href="http://www.royahakakian.com/%20">Roya Hakakian</a> tells us about Persian Passover traditions, including scallion whipping at the Seder, and producer Josh Kross’s mother-in-law Elsie Apfelbaum shares the magic of <a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/29821/it-is-risen">Mimouna</a>, the Moroccan festival celebrating the end of Passover (with some help from Josh’s daughter Stella). <br><br>Jay Miah tells the story of how his father worked at the Streit’s Matzo Factory upon immigrating to America from Bangladesh, and humorist <a href="http://www.adammansbach.com/">Adam Mansbach</a> talks about comedic haggadot—he cowrote <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-We-Left-Egypt-Passover/dp/1250110211">For This We Left Egypt</a> with <a href="http://www.davebarry.com/">Dave Barry</a> and <a href="http://alanzweibel.com/">Alan Zweibel</a>—and the enduring power of the Passover story.<br><br>We love hearing from our listeners! <a href="mailto:Unorthodox@tabletmag.com">Email us</a> or leave a message at our new listener line: 914-570-4869. We may share your note on the air.<br><br>Want more Unorthodox in your life? Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnorthodoxPodcast">Facebook group</a> to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! <a href="http://bit.ly/UnorthodoxPodcast">Sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Show your love for Unorthodox with our new T-shirts, sweatshirts, and baby onesies. Get yours <a href="http://bit.ly/UnorthodoxPodcast">here</a>.