This episode does not feature Stan Marsh or Eric Cartman. It is also the first time Cartman has been absent for two consecutive episodes.
When Kenny looks for help, ATF trucks and police cars, which appeared in Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub (1999), are seen rushing to the "religious cult".
Haman is a villain in the 4th-century-BC Book of Esther, who planned to have all the Jews in the Persian Empire killed. Their deliverance is the basis for the Purim holiday, where it is traditional to burn Haman in effigy.
This episode marks the first appearance of Moses.
This episode's title is reference to the biblical Jubilee, a year at the end of the seven cycles of Sabbatical years.