Culture

The formerly Orthodox character on ‘The Good Doctor’ is inspired by the creator’s family

“This character has traits I’m more familiar with than others in the writing room. So I do feel more of a sense of responsibility and affinity,” said David Shore.

Meet Christie Moore, the Portland oncologist who made a bracha on her vaccination

Christie Moore got vaccinated on Dec. 28, and she said a prayer over it.

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As an infant, she was airlifted to safety. Today she’s bringing Ethiopian culture alive in Tel Aviv.

One of approximately 160,000 Ethiopian Jews now residing in Israel, Ashager Araro is part of an integral thread in Israel’s historically rich fabric.

A Jewish bartender’s 5 tips for perfectly delicious homemade cocktails

Jewish feminist Beate Sirota Gordon changed women’s rights in Japan forever

Jewish life in 2020: A year in pictures

Argentina’s rabbinical seminary expands to Uruguay, a country that is attracting migrants in a ‘volatile’ region

How the pandemic has scrambled the rabbi hiring process

For Jews from the former Soviet Union, New Year’s Eve always involves a Christmas-style tree

A third ‘Wonder Woman’ with Gal Gadot already in the works

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