Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

The Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler gets brutally honest about Judaism, fame, motherhood, and living with MS in one of her most personal interviews ever.

In one of the podcast’s most open and deeply personal episodes so far Jamie-Lynn Sigler, best known for playing Meadow Soprano on The Sopranos, reflects on growing up Jewish on Long Island, navigating Hollywood at a young age, and finding strength in Jewish identity and community. The two discuss that advocacy doesn't have to be about conflict, but about just sharing your positive experiences with the world. She shares how a transformative Birthright Israel trip deepened her connection to Judaism and Israel especially through experiences in Jerusalem.

Sigler also opens up about living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the emotional toll of hiding her diagnosis for years, and how finally speaking publicly changed her life. The conversation explores marriage, mental health, and the pressure to appear “perfect” while struggling privately. Jamie-Lynn talks about her new memoir, And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope, and her podcasts MeSsy with Christina Applegate and Not Today, PAL. Together, she and Jonah connect with each other on their vulnerability, Jewish pride, and the freedom that comes from finally being fully yourself.

Plus, Rabbi David Ingbar returns to the podcast (Three-Timer!!!) to discuss the history and importance of the Jewish Holiday, Shavout.

Topics discussed:
Discussion about Jewish visibility, stereotypes about what Jewish people “look like,” and proudly embracing her Cuban, Greek, and Jewish heritage.
Sigler talks about living with Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”) and why going public about her diagnosis changed her life.
The emotional process behind writing her memoir And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope and narrating the audiobook herself.
How podcasting opened her emotionally
Caregiving, marriage, and parenting with her husband Cutter while navigating life with MS.
Sigler explains how The Sopranos became a “safe haven” during struggles with eating disorders, MS, and personal insecurities.
The Sopranos Executive Producer David Chase and how Meadow Soprano served as Sigler’s “Sasha Fierce” alter ego.
The importance of Jewish community, Shabbat dinners, and raising her sons Jack and Beau with pride in their Jewish heritage.
Sigler shares her perspective on Israel, Holocaust education, and visiting the Holocaust Museum during her Birthright experience.
Discussion of disability representation in Hollywood and why productions should hire actors actually living with disabilities and chronic illness.
Sigler discusses acting projects including Big Sky and how accommodations on set helped her work comfortably with MS.

Mentioned in the episode:
Rabbi David Ingber
What is Shavuot?
Why Cheesecake on Shavuot?
What Are the Five Books of Moses?
Simon Sinek
Counting Up to Shavuot
The Intrinsic Unity of Israel
Mount Sinai
HEBREW WORD OF THE WEEK —TIKUN
Dara Horn BJJP Episode
And So It Is: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope
Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options
Jamie Lynn Sigler Instagram
Jamie Lynn Sigler IMDb
The Sopranos IMDb
Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Emmanuel Chriqui Instagram
Hollywood stars boycott Israeli film companies in response to Gaza crisis
Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Lance Bass' whirlwind trip to Israel in photos
A Course in Miracles
MeSsy Podcast
Not Today, PAL with Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler (Podcast)
David Chase IMDb
What Jamie-Lynn Sigler Wants You to Know About MS
Who Is Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s Husband? All About Cutter Dykstra
Birthright Israel

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A Hollywood writer turned rabbi reveals the unbelievable true stories of Jewish survival history that they never taught in school.

Host Jonah Platt reunites with Rabbi Shmuel Lynn, his former University of Pennsylvania Maimonides Leadership Program teacher, to discuss Lynn’s path from screenwriting (Duke, NYU Film School, LA) to Orthodox Jewish education and leading young adults. Lynn describes growing up amid antisemitism in Palm Beach, discovering observant Jews in Hollywood, and being drawn to meaningful Jewish history through a Holocaust writing job. He explains his focus on college and post-college Jews through Olami in Greenwich Village, emphasizing immersive, curated experiences and storytelling to create individual and generational change.

Topics include:
Jonah Platt reflects on meeting Rabbi Lynn through the Maimonides Leadership Program while attending the University of Pennsylvania.
Working in Hollywood with writers from The Cosby Show and Will & Grace sparked Rabbi Lynn’s deeper exploration of Judaism and observant Jewish life.
Rabbi Lynn discusses writing a Holocaust screenplay centered on Kristallnacht and how that project deepened his connection to Jewish history.
The episode explores Rabbi Lynn’s Holocaust film about Bardejov and the true story of 999 Slovakian Jewish girls bound for Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.
Rabbi Lynn recounts how Jews in Slovakia prevented deportations by staging a fake typhus outbreak during the Holocaust.
Rabbi Lynn explains the mission behind Olami and his Jewish center in Greenwich Village focused on college students and young professionals.
The conversation highlights immersive Jewish education, including theater productions about the Spanish Inquisition and immigrant journeys through Ellis Island.
Rabbi Lynn discusses leading student trips through Poland, Krakow, Budapest, and Slovakia to teach Holocaust history and Jewish perseverance.
The episode explores the upcoming screenplay Rabbi Lynn is developing about the Soviet Jewry movement, including references to the KGB, the Iron Curtain, and Soviet Jewish activism.

Mentioned in the episode:

Rabbi Shmuel Lynn Instagram
Rabbi Shmuel Lynn Linktree
Rabbi Shmuel Lynn Facebook
Rabbi Shmuel Lynn LinkedIn
University of Pennsylvania
Maimonides Leaders Fellowship
Palm Beach Florida
Duke University
NYU Film School
Cosby Show
Will and Grace
Kristallnacht
Bardejov (Film)
Bardejov
Transportation to Auschwitz
Auschwitz
Olami
Olami Manhattan
Bishvili nivra ha-olam
New York, Circa 1909
Shema
Olami Events
Julie Platt
Soviet Jewry Movement

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What happens when one of the world’s leading Holocaust scholars says today’s antisemitism feels frighteningly familiar?

In this vital episode Holocaust historian and former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt discusses the dangerous surge and normalization of antisemitism worldwide, citing the incidents in London and the October 8, 2023 Sydney Opera House rally. Lipstadt argues antisemitism now operates as a “horseshoe” uniting extremes at the far right and left. She uses the analogy of an upside-down pyramid to illustrate the threat to Jews, democracy, and international security (including “utilitarian antisemitism” on PRC platforms). She compares today to the 1930s while noting key differences. She critiques university groupthink and campus failures at UCLA and Columbia to protect Jewish students. She describes her envoy work shifting from Abraham Accords, including global guidelines signed by 44 entities and a symposium with major tech platforms.

She calls for unequivocal leadership, depoliticized action, education, and everyday speaking up. She emphasizes that there must be Jewish joy alongside fighting hate.

Topics include:

Lipstadt’s legal battle against Holocaust denier David Irving and the film adaptation starring Rachel Weisz.
Lipstadt warns about rising antisemitic violence in London, including incidents in Golders Green and the Finchley Reform Synagogue.
The episode examines antisemitic protests outside the Sydney Opera House following October 7, 2023.
The discussion references the spread of antisemitic content on social media platforms including Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, and X.
Lipstadt describes international diplomacy surrounding the Abraham Accords and outreach to Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
Lipstadt praises cooperation from officials in Austria, Germany, and France in combating antisemitism.
The Paris Peace Forum and comments by former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls following the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket siege.
Lipstadt discusses online hate campaigns targeting Jewish institutions including the 92nd Street Y and AIPAC.
The murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran and global protests over women’s rights.
Lipstadt and Platt discuss authors and commentators including Dara Horn, Douglas Murray, Bret Stephens, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson.
Lipstadt reflects on Jewish education through organizations like BBYO, USY, and institutions including Emory University and Brandeis University.
Surprising Global Allies in France and Austria

Mentioned in the episode:

Deborah Lipstadt
Brandeis University
Emory University
The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory
Denial (2016 film)
Rachel Weisz Instagram
President Joe Biden
A Conversation With U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt
Antisemitism being 'normalized' and not taken seriously enough, chief rabbi tells BBC
Third arrest over attempted arson at synagogue
Police investigate pro-Palestinian protest at Sydney Opera House over alleged anti-Semitism
Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress amid clashes with Trump over Israel, Epstein
Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu - Biography
Code Pink Outs Itself as Anti-Jewish Hate Group
Rothschild family
Gunman Kills Three at Kansas City Jewish Community Center, Retirement Home
UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus, judge rules
Final Columbia University antisemitism report details disturbing examples of Jewish students being cruelly singled out
Met Police apologizes for 'openly Jewish' comment
Paris Peace Forum
Manuel Valls
Charlie Hebdo attack: Three days of terror
‘Déjà Vu’: Remembering Hyper Cacher Five Years Later
Otto Frank
Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Education
Tel Aviv University
BBYO
Venice Biennale previews in chaos, overshadowed by row over Israeli and Russian participation
Sara J. Bloomfield
Abraham Accords
Leading Jewish Organizations Disturbed By Saudi Arabia’s Islamist Turn
Wahhabism
Fight against antisemitism
Keir Starmer: ‘If you stand alongside people who say Globalize the Intifada, you are calling for terrorism against Jews’
‘Globalize the Intifada’: Meaning, Origins, and Why The Slogan Is a Call for Violence
Emory Together: Countering Antisemitism // DC
Council of Europe
Organization of American States
OSCE
Would-be Michigan car bomber rammed explosives-laden truck into Temple Israel preschool — before security guards shot him dead
NCSY
USY
A Break in the Argentina Murder Case Tied to Iran
Iran: Mahsa Amini's father accuses authorities of a cover-up
92nd Street Y
AIPAC
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Dutch ministers decry Israeli ministry’s report on Amsterdam violence
Trump Is Right to Deport Hamas Supporters
Fiddler on the Roof
Grace and Frankie
Jon Ossoff
The Presidential Campaign That Changed American Politics
Shabbat
Purim
Passover
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
What Is the Amidah?
After Senate Confirmation Hearing, CAM Voices ‘Unqualified Support’ for Appointment of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun as Next US Antisemitism Special Envoy
Six-Day War
The Western Wall: The Western Wall Tunnels
Mandelbaum Gate
How Golda Meir Rose to Become the ‘Iron Lady’ of Israel
Arab Terrorists Murder Israelis at Munich Olympics
Natan Sharansky, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board
Fear No Evil
Gal Beckerman
When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry
The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

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From viral firestorms to death threats, this man isn’t backing down from the Israel conversation.

Jonah Platt sits down with conservative activist Xaviaer DuRousseau, who describes his rapid shift from a Bernie-supporting, BLM-boosting young liberal to a professional Republican who appears on Fox News, visits the White House, and publicly supports Israel, including traveling to Gaza during the war. Xaviaer recounts growing up in Chicago and Central Illinois with Marxist family influences, becoming an activist, then researching BLM finances and concluding the movement was fraudulent, which led him to vote for Trump and face family accusations of white supremacy. He argues Bernie-to-Trump is a seamless anti-establishment pipeline, rejects widespread student-loan forgiveness as a solution, and says crime drives businesses and jobs out of black neighborhoods. Xaviaer credits a 2023 Shabbat dinner at PragerU and multiple Israel trips with deepening his connection to Jewish life, describing backlash, antisemitism, death threats, and filming humanitarian aid in Gaza to counter starvation claims. He criticizes anti-Israel voices across the left and right, advocates a black/Jewish alliance based on shared history, and discusses resentment, Marxism, and cultural lessons between the communities.

Xaviaer presents his “hot takes” on most modern-day racism being against white people and asians, how he would be talking shit all day if he were jewish, and how “hood” black folks love Trump.

Plus, Jonah explains why epistemic antisemitism, despite its subtlety and widespread normalization, is so terribly destructive.

Topics Include:

Xaviaer DuRousseau’s viral trip to Gaza documenting humanitarian aid and response to misinformation and the backlash from European audiences and online threats following his Gaza video
How a Netflix show called The Circle was the unexpected catalyst for DuRousseau's political awakening
His criticism of influencers like Hasan Piker, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes
How PragerU’s CEO Marissa Streit in 2023 was DuRousseau's first real introduction to Jewish culture and tradition
His fallout with Candace Owens
Experiences attending Passover Seder hosted by Montana Tucker
The historical alliance between Black Americans and Jewish Americans during the Civil Rights Movement
Critique of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and discussions of Marxism in modern activism
Exploration of Igbo Jews in Nigeria and Xaviaer’s possible ancestral ties to Israel
Influence of activist Rudy Rochman in discussing Jewish identity and African connections
Commentary on celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and Seth Rogen in relation to Jewish identity

Mentioned in the episode:
Law Scholar Christine A. Littleton
Epistemic Antisemitism: “Good People Gone Wild”
David Schraub’s The Epistemic Center of Antisemitism
Jonah’s take on Cognitive Bias
AJC Warns: Staggering FBI Hate Crimes Data Likely Represents Under-Reporting of Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes
Report on the Rise of Antisemitic Incidents in the U.S.
Man Pleads Guilty for Displaying Nazi Flay at Pro-Palestine Rally
Twitch streamer commenting on what “real antisemitism” is.
When Did Jews Become White?
Van Jones’s Statement Supporting the People of Iran
Israeli’s Voice Dissent of War in Gaze
Reverse Causation
Being Jewish Podcast Featuring Bishop Michael J. Fisher

Xaviaer DuRousseau Instagram
Respectfully, Xaviaer | PragerU
Bernie Sanders
He used to march for BLM. Now he’s calling for mass incarceration to save Black Americans
Xaviaer’s Instagram Post on Visiting Gaza During the War
The debate on Latino vs. Latinx vs. Hispanic is the song that never ends
The Circle: TV’s Trashiest Reality Show We Can’t Stop Watching
Xaviaer DuRousseau: PragerU Personality, Commentator, and Content Creator
AP lands national scoop on a Black Lives Matter fraud investigation
ActBlue
New Report Reveals Illicit Foreign Donations and Mass Resignations at ActBlue
President Donald J. Trump
Kamala D. Harris
Here's How Bernie Sanders Explained Democratic Socialism
President Barack Obama
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Xaviaer’s Appearance on Dr. Phil
Black Unemployment is Surging Under Donald Trump
Candace Owens Instagram
5 of Kanye West’s Antisemitic Remarks, Explained
BLEXIT, ‘Black Exit’ Foundation Now Powered By Turning Point USA
Quotas are a diversity quick-fix, but companies must dig deeper
Racism in the music industry 'is upfront and personal'
K. Michelle Talks Double-Standard for Black Pop Singers
Fox News Gues Called Out for Shading Beyoncé’s Appearance at Harris Houston Rally Despite Past Praise
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, explained
Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
Marissa Streit
What to Expect at a Shabbat Dinner
Was I Paid to Visit Israel?
Myth: The Jewish people are white settler colonialists who have no connection to the land of Israel
What Is the Correct Term for Someone Who Is Not Jewish?
Debra Lea Instagram
Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Horseshoe Theory in American Politics
Who is Nick Fuentes and Why Is His Antisemitism Dangerous for America?
Tucker Carlson YouTube
Cameron Hickey
Palestinian Elections, 15 Years and Counting
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to see Israel as a US ally: AP-NORC poll
Hasan Piker has said that “America deserved 9/11” (yes, that is a direct quote).
Alex Jones
Tucker Carlson’s Biggest Conspiracy Theory Yet
Montana Tucker BJJP Episode
Black Lives Matter Issues Statement Of Support For Free Palestine Movement
Roy unveils immigration bill dubbed ‘MAMDANI Act’
Xaviaer Walk With Me Video on Chinese Heritage
The Igbo, DNA, Struggle for Jewish souls
Rudy Rochman Instagram
Liz Kennedy Instagram
We Were Never Lost Documentary
Xaviaer DuRousseau: The Black Christian Zionist, Former BLM Activist Fighting for Israel and the Jews
The Strokes frontman says ‘privileged’ Zionists talk ‘like Black people during slavery’
We Have Our Eyes on Timothée Chalamet
EsDeeKid ft. Timothée Chalamet - 4 Raws Remix (Official Music Video)
Israel’s Deni Avdija finishes 3rd in vote for NBA’s Most Improved Player
Sandy Koufax
Hank Aaron
Why We Care About How Seth Rogen Went From Jewish Day School to Saying ‘WTF’ to Israel
The Jewish Fam Behind Timberland

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He's worth hundreds of millions, runs one of Canada's most powerful companies, and he still gets antisemitic replies every Friday when he posts “Shabbat Shalom,” here's why he refuses to stop.

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein joins host Jonah Platt for a wide-ranging conversation about Jewish identity, antisemitism, entrepreneurship, and legacy. Finkelstein, a grandson of Holocaust survivors whose family fled Hungary during the Soviet crackdown of the 1950s, opens up about why he has grown increasingly vocal as a public Jewish figure in Canada, especially in the wake of October 7th. He recounts two pivotal incidents that motivated his public advocacy: protesters storming his Big Shot podcast recording at Startup Fest, and demonstrators disrupting his speech at the opening of the Finkelstein Chabad Center in Ottawa. He discusses his relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Shopify's massive e-commerce footprint (14% of all U.S. e-commerce), and his journey from being one of Shopify's first 136 merchants to its president. He also digs into Big Shot, his podcast with David Siegel that archives the stories of legendary Jewish entrepreneurs, from Charles Bronfman to Jeffrey Katzenberg, arguing that grit is the defining trait behind Jewish entrepreneurial success.

Plus, Jonah shares about his recent trip to Thessaloniki, Greece where he explored Jewish history.

Topics:
His published an op-ed in the National Post about rising antisemitism in Canada
Meeting Shopify founder Tobi Lutke at a Saturday entrepreneur coffee group
Finkelstein advocates loudly for visible Jewish philanthropy, arguing that public giving creates a "flywheel" of inspiration
Finkelstein and David Siegel co-founding Fire Belly Tea
Figures who inspired him like Jerry Schwartz and Izzy Sharp.
His optimism for AI and technology
Meeting his wife Lindsay Taub, and his view on her being a partner in life
Why he does the Big Shot podcast
Being in a public role and the responsibility that comes with that
The importance of jewish advocacy and leading by example

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Donation Links:
Synagogue of the Monasteriotes (Thessaloniki)
The Jewish Community of Athens
Chabad of Greece
Jewish Museum of Greece

Mentioned in the episode:
The Jews of Thessaloniki, a Once Great Jewish City
Sephardic Jews in Eastern Europe and Greece
Romaniote Jewish History
The Route Saint Paul Followed In Greece
1492 Alhambra Decree
Talmud Torah HaGadol
The Cooking Accident that Decimated a Jewish Community of 70,000
The Treaty of Lausanne
The Nazi Occupation of Greece
Aristotle University Built on The Ruins of Jewish Cemeteries
Jewish Federations’ National Young Leadership Cabinet
Jonah Describes “The Jeremiah Effect”
Ladino! Ron Eliran: Folk Songs for Sephardic Jews

Harley Finkelstein Instagram
Harley Finkelstein LinkedIn
Red Scare
How September 11 Affected the U.S. Stock Market
Shopify
Big Shot
Harley Finkelstein weekly Shabbat Shalom post on X
Harley Finkelstein’s Article: Canadian Jews are being targeted simply because they are Jewish
Heather Reisman
Shopify President Makes Good on 18-Year-Old Promise to His Campus Rabbi
Tobias Lütke LinkedIn
Harley Finkelstein X
Jonathan Greenblatt
The Right Honorable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau | Former Prime Minister of Canada
Samuel Bronfman
Bobby Kotick
Isadore Sharp
Dubai-based Augustus Media pushes Shopify boycott over president’s tweet supporting fair reporting about Israel
Gerry Schwartz
BJJP Howie Mandel Episode
Lindsay Taub (Harley Finkelstein’s spouse)
David Segal
Hollywood’s Jewish Founders
Charles Bronfman: A Lifetime of Giving
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Barry Diller
Lynda Resnick
The Merchant Prince: The Man Behind The Gap, Old Navy, and J. Crew | Mickey Drexler
Larry Silverstein
Deni Avdija becomes 1st Israeli named to NBA All-Star Game

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