I'm Not Italian, I'm JEWISH! How Visiting Israel Made Sopranos Actress Jamie Lynn Sigler a PROUD Jew

This week on 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. Best known for playing Meadow Soprano on The Sopranos. Sigler reflects on growing up Jewish on Long Island, navigating Hollywood at a young age, and finding strength in Jewish identity and community. She shares how a transformative Birthright Israel trip deepened her connection to Judaism and Israel, especially through experiences in Jerusalem. Thank you to our sponsor — Birthright Israel Foundation: http://www.onetripchangeseverything.org Order Jamie Lynn's new book, 'And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope' - https://a.co/d/0bJVw3YU If you want to go deeper beyond the podcast, join the Being Jewish Kehillah -- our subscriber community that gives you access to exclusive bonus content, merch discounts, live office hours with Jonah, special community events, and more. Join the Kehillah today at http://beingjewishpodcast.com/join 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 discusses 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 explore vulnerability, Jewish pride, and the freedom that comes from finally being fully yourself. In this episode: 🎭 Why Meadow Soprano was Jamie-Lynn's alter ego and safe haven ✡️ How Birthright changed her relationship with being Jewish forever - Being called a Zionist in every Instagram comment — and what she wants to say back 📖 The memoir born from a letter to her younger self - 25 years living with relapsing-remitting MS — the reality, the limp, the cane, and the freedom of finally owning it 💍 The moment from her Messy podcast with husband Cutter that genuinely shifted something between them 🎮 Tony or Talmud — the custom game that needs to be its own show 00:00 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler on Jewish Identity Surprise & Visibility 03:10 - Birthright Israel Trip was Life-Changing 09:52 - Posting Jewish Pride Social Media 11:04 - October 7th Hollywood Antisemitism 15:02 - Personal Antisemitism Real Life 19:40 - Israel Trip Lance Bass 21:57 - And So It Is Memoir 27:15 - Writing Memoir Healing Journey 32:24 - Sopranos Meadow Safe Haven Secrets 34:42 - Multiple Sclerosis MS Explained 37:00 - MS Disability Acting Hollywood 41:16 - Messy Podcast Christina Applegate Cutter 47:51 - Tony or Talmud Sopranos Game Follow Jamie Lynn Sigler On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamielynnsigler/ MeSsy Podcast - https://www.messythepodcast.com/ Not Today, PAL Podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Ller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhRSlJSxIs4 #BeingJewish #JonahPlatt #JamieLynnSigler #TheSopranos #MeadowSoprano #JewishIdentity #JewishPodcast #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness #AndSoItIs #BeingJewishWithJonahPlatt #Zionism #Israel #Birthright #JewishMom #October7