In the second chapter, we ask big questions: Is there a god? How can we discuss Jewish identity if nobody knows what it is? And what if Jesus had been a Borscht Belt comedian? Also, Red confronts Sarah about religion, and I recall being the only Jewish kid in school.

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The Pintele Haggadah is now available at noahdiamond.com/pintele. I hope you’ll consider buying a copy and incorporating it into your Passover tradition, or using it to start one.

Music heard in this episode includes “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” by the Joe Green Orchestra, “Longing For Home” by the International Concert Orchestra, “Mazel Tov” by Emil Stern, “On Sabbath Eve” by Efim Schachmeister and his Künstler Orchestra, and “Gypsy” by the Russian Novelty Orchestra. Also: “Broadway Stroll” by Jeremy Hugh Sherman, “Jazz Comedy” by Stan Nau, “Cabaret Jazz” by Aleksander Shvarev, “Shalom Aleichem Rhapsodies” by David-Ezra Okonsar; “Christmas in C Major” by Graham McRae, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” recorded by Mike Fielding, “Hava Nagila Sly Violin” by Musical Production, “Hava Nagila” by Steve Rice, and other selections licensed from the Pond5 media collection.

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