The series concludes with a look backward and forward. Still seeking answers, we consult Jewish sages like Maimonides and Aunt Sarah. We scratch out a pleasant, simple tune. We recall the genesis of this series, and we begin to understand who we are as Pintele Jews.

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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 “On Sabbath Eve” recorded by Efim Schachmeister and his Künstler Orchestra; “Hello I Must Be Going” by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, performed by Groucho Marx in the film Animal Crackers; “Mazel Tov” and “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” recorded by Emil Stern; “Hava Nagila” performed by Rika Zarai; and “I’m Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica” by Tom Lehrer. You also heard “Broadway in Blue” by Eamonn Watt, “Klezmer Moon” by Cynthia Anastasia La Fata, “Broadway Stroll” by Jeremy Hugh Sherman, “Brookline Chair Lift” by Steve Rice, and versions of “Hava Nagila” by Steve Rice and Musical Production, licensed from the Pond5 media collection.

Special thanks to the Mamales (Maya Jacobson, Raquel Nobile, and Jodi Snyder) for permission to include their spectacular 2022 recording of "Abi Gezunt" in this episode. Follow them on Instagram @themamales.

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