Jonah Platt is one of America’s most trusted voices on modern Jewish identity, culture, and current events. He hosts Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, the world’s #1 Jewish podcast, where he explores Jewish life through deeply candid conversations with prominent Jews and allies like Mayim Bialik, Scooter Braun, Howie Mandel, Cindy Crawford, Van Jones, and Jason Alexander. An accomplished entertainer, Jonah has starred in acclaimed projects from Broadway (Wicked) to Hollywood (Being the Ricardos), and is co-writing the musical adaptation of The Giver.
He was named the inaugural Jewish American Heritage Month Honoree by the California Jewish Legislative Caucus, received California’s inaugural Community Excellence Award for Combating Antisemitism, the Holocaust Museum LA’s inaugural Roz & Abner Goldstine Advocacy Award, and the 2025 American Friends of ELEM LifeSaver Award. He is the editor-at-large of ORA Magazine, serves as Educational Advisor for the Jewish Broadway Alliance and is currently pursuing his master’s in Antisemitism Studies at Gratz College.
