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Season 2 of ‘The Pitt’ Is Even More Jewish Than the Last

JL;DR SUMMARY Season 2 of HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt" delves deeper into the Jewish identity of Dr. Michael Robby Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish IdentityMental HealthPittsburghHbo MaxShema PrayerNoah WyleThe PittMichael Robby RobinavitchTalisman

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"That synagogue is Rodeph Sholom, a real synagogue in Pittsburgh where the show takes place, which Robby attended with his grandparents."

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