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3-time Emmy-winning actress and longtime activist Patricia Heaton found a new calling 15 months ago - leading the Christian charge to stand with Israel and the Jewish community in the wake of October 7th. In this week’s episode, Jonah and Patricia explore why her faith demands her to stand for truth and justice, and how she is using her platform to garner solidarity with Jews worldwide. From rallies at Columbia University, to visiting hostage families in Israel, to starting the October 7th Coalition non-profit,  the beloved “Everybody Loves Raymond” star highlights the urgency around her advocacy and the importance of rising to meet the moment. Patricia and Jonah also talk about the no-no’s of conservative politics in Hollywood, Heaton’s Irish Catholic upbringing, and her unwavering sense of faith in this no-holds-barred episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. 

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Mentioned in Episode

• Chris Rock (On Taking Care of Your Kids) (warning - explicit content)
• Patricia Heaton Presents at Jewish Media Awards
• October 7th Coalition (Patricia Heaton’s Non-Profit) 
• “The Promise Sessions” bringing Israeli musicians to Nashville
• Patricia talks Unity Dinner & Nova Exhibit (Section in video: 2:29-6:37)
• Nova Exhibition
• Registration for Patricia’s “Deborah Rising” Womens’ Trip to Israel
• Paul’s Scripture (Put on the Armor of God) 
• Jewish Girls Attacked in London
• Jewish Man Shot While Walking to Synagogue in Chicago
• Lone Jew Arrested at Anti-Israel Rally in Toronto
• Police Tell Jewish Man to Leave Downtown Montreal During Anti-Israel Rally
• Jonah discusses Availability Heuristic
• Menachem Begin “Jew with Trembling Knees” speech
• Jewish Federation of Cleveland
• Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
• Approximately 22% of Nobel Prize Winners/Laureates Are Jewish
• Malcolm Gladwell’s Revenge of the Tipping Point 
• Lord of The Rings Speech (About Goodness in a Dark World) 
• MyZuzahYourZuzah
• Billings, Montana: How A Town Banded Together to Fight Jew-Hatred
• Magen David Adom