'The Pitt' Turns in a Very Jewish Episode

'The Pitt' Turns in a Very Jewish Episode

After a years-long process partially inspired by a Kiddush prayer in an episode of Transparent, I joined the rest of my family, dunked in a mikvah, and officially converted to Judaism a few weeks ago, just a few days before... Read more...

Dr. Robby Recites a Jewish Prayer on 'The Pitt'

Editorial note: Spoilers ahead for “The Pitt.” It’s no secret that Dr. Robby is having a hellish day in “The Pitt.” As if it wasn’t enough that the Jewish doctor had to work on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mentor (in this very hospital), he’s also had to contend with anti-vax patients, dismissing a fellow doctor for stealing drugs, a stolen ambulance, a troubled teen boy and multiple patient deaths. When things seem like they could…

Sebastián Cabrera Koch, born in Buenos Aires and based in Salta, related in dialogue with Radio Jai his personal journey towards Judaism, driven by a personal search that led him to a formal conversion through the Masortí movement. “It all started with a question about my roots, a need to understand where I come from and where I want to go,” he says. Despite family prejudices — “they told me that maybe we had a past linked to Nazism” — he turned…