--- title: Passover: A Cappella Parody of Thriller by Michael Jackson description: Passover themed music video parody of Thriller by Michael Jackson by Y Studs, the Jewish a cappella group at Yeshiva University. canonical: https://time.com/4292008/passover-michael-jackson-thriller-acappella/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Apr 13, 2016 3:01 PM UTC Yeshiva University’s all-male a cappella group [Y-Studs](http://www.ystuds.com) has released a [Passover](http://time.com/3769657/coke-passover-kosher/)\-themed [parody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzrrk2ToFr0&feature=youtu.be) that retells the history of the holiday and seder traditions to the tune of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Sample lyrics: ‘Cause this is Seder, Seder night and break the middle Matzah, hide it somewhere out of sight You know it’s Seder, Seder night It’s when we tell the story of our labor Seder tonight, yeah … ‘Cause this is Seder, Seder night With Moses as our leader and the Torah in our sight Yeah this is Seder, Seder night We’re running from our lives from the enslaver, hater, tonight ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4292008/passover-michael-jackson-thriller-acappella/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4292008/passover-michael-jackson-thriller-acappella/"},"headline":"Here's a Passover Parody of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'","datePublished":"2016-04-13T15:01:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:34.918Z","description":"\"'Cause this is Seder, Seder night\"","url":"https://time.com/4292008/passover-michael-jackson-thriller-acappella/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5e17613a6033184/69888ee9a988caa0196b7637/screen-shot-2016-04-13-at-9-52-32-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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