The Year’s Big Question: What Does Haman Say?
The Purim parody videos have arrived
March 10, 2014
Purim begins Saturday evening, which means it’s time for the parody videos, that historic holiday tradition, to begin making their way across the Internet. This one, from A.K.A. Pella, takes a page from one of recent pop culture’s most deliriously catchy creations: Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis’ inanely entertaining What Does The Fox Say?
It’s actually a pretty concise retelling of the Purim story, which works strangely well with the song’s jaunty rhythm. It gets a little intense toward the end, though, perhaps forgetting it’s a parody and not a parsha. Still, it’ll probably get stuck in your head. Have a look:
Stephanie Butnick is the founder of GOLDA, a Jewish lifestyle newsletter. She hosted the Tablet podcast Unorthodox, co-authored The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between, and worked as a writer and editor at Tablet.
