Editing Mandy Patinkin (section)

==Personal life==
=== Marriage and family ===
Patinkin married actress and writer [[Kathryn Grody]] on April 15, 1980.<ref>{{cite web |last=Patinkin |first=Mandy |title=42 years and one day after our first date. True love|url=https://twitter.com/patinkinmandy/status/1251294478142443521 |website=@patinkinmandy |access-date=April 22, 2020 |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> They have two sons, Isaac and Gideon. Gideon joined his father onstage in ''Dress Casual'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pressley|first=Nelson|title=Mandy Patinkin in concert at Strathmore|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mandy-patinkin-in-concert-at-strathmore/2011/06/10/AGmk1VPH_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 11, 2011|date=June 11, 2011}}</ref>

=== Health ===
Patinkin suffered from [[keratoconus]], a progressive eye condition, in the mid-1990s. This led to two [[corneal transplantation|corneal transplants]], his right cornea in 1997 and his left in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moran|first=W. Reed|date=March 6, 2001|title=Mandy Patinkin saves sight with corneal transplants|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-03-06-patinkin-cornea.htm|website=USA Today}}</ref> He was also diagnosed with and treated for [[prostate cancer]] in 2004. He celebrated his first year of recovery in 2005 by doing a {{convert|265|mi|adj=on}} charity bike ride with his son, Isaac&nbsp;– the Arava Institute Hazon Israel Ride: Cycling for Peace, Partnership & Environmental Protection.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 22, 2005|title=Israeli environmental program spurs Mandy Patinkin to take to the road|url=https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-environmental-program-spurs-mandy-patinkin-to-take-to-the-road/|website=ISRAEL21c}}</ref>

=== Religion and activism ===
Patinkin has described himself as "Jewish with a dash of [[Buddhist]]" belief. On the [[Q (radio show)|Canadian radio program ''Q'']], Patinkin called himself a "[[Jewish Buddhist|JewBu]]" because of this mix of beliefs<ref>{{cite web |last=Paskin |first=Willa |url=https://nymag.com/arts/tv/fall-2012/mandy-patinkin-2012-9/ |title=Mandy Patinkin on Season Two of 'Homeland' |work=New York Magazine |date=September 9, 2012 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref> and "[[spiritual but not religious]]".<ref>{{cite news|author=Mulkerrins|first=Jane|date=September 26, 2012|title=Mandy Patinkin on Homeland: 'I have no problem with violence' |work=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9559241/Mandy-Patinkin-on-Homeland-I-have-no-problem-with-violence.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004093549/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9559241/Mandy-Patinkin-on-Homeland-I-have-no-problem-with-violence.html|archive-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> Patinkin has been involved in a variety of Jewish causes and cultural activities. He sings in [[Yiddish]], often in concert, and on his album ''Mamaloshen''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=E.B.|last=Solomont|url=http://www.forward.com/articles/3631/|title=Broadway Star Mandy Patinkin Finds His Forte: Yiddish|magazine=[[The Forward]]|date=June 10, 2005}}</ref> He also wrote introductions for two books on Jewish culture, ''The Jewish American Family Album'', by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, and ''Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Holiday Cookbook: A Jewish Family's Celebrations'', by his mother, Doralee Patinkin Rubin. In May 2012, Patinkin delivered the opening speech at the Annual Convention of the Israeli Left, where he recounted his experiences during a visit to the [[West Bank]] with members of the [[Breaking the Silence (non-governmental organization)|Breaking the Silence]] organization.<ref>{{YouTube|XdjEALPzbwM|Mandy Patinkin Speaking at Peace Now Conference}}</ref>

On December 21, 2015, on ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'' on [[PBS]], Patinkin spoke about his recent trip to Greece to help refugees from war-torn Syria and his acting role in the television series ''Homeland''. He stated that he wanted to help "create opportunity and better systems of living and existing, to give freedom, justice and dignity, quality of life to humanity all over the world."<ref>[https://charlierose.com/videos/29141# "Mandy Patinkin, December 21, 2015 Transcript and Video"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406021748/https://charlierose.com/videos/29141 |date=April 6, 2017}} charlierose.com, retrieved April 5, 2017</ref>

Patinkin contributed to the children's book ''Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again: A Musical Storybook'', inspired by [[Christopher Reeve]]. The award-winning book, published in 2005, benefits the [[Christopher Reeve Foundation]] and includes an audio CD with Patinkin singing and reading the story as well as Dana Reeve and [[Bernadette Peters]] singing.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Helpful Doo-its Project |url=http://www.dooits.com/christopher_reeve.html |work=Dooits-CReeve |access-date=July 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107112604/https://www.dooits.com/christopher_reeve.html |archive-date=November 7, 2007}}</ref>

=== Interests ===
In 2020, Patinkin's and Grody's son, Gideon, began filming and photographing their daily lives, posting images and clips to multiple social media outlets. The couple soon developed a significant social media following.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyall |first=Sarah |title=Scenes from a marriage, Patinkin-style|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2022|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203150702/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html|archive-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Later that year, Grody and Patinkin partnered with [[Swing Left]], creating [[viral video]]s with their sons to encourage people to vote for [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election]].<ref name="Watts">{{cite news |last=Watts |first=Marina |title=Mandy Patinkin wants everyone to remain calm (and vote out Donald Trump) this election season |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mandy-patinkin-wants-everyone-remain-calm-vote-out-donald-trump-this-election-season-1536752 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |work=Newsweek |date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> Patinkin also stumped for Biden in an ad for the [[Jewish Democratic Council of America]] encouraging Jews to vote for Biden. The ad featured Patinkin channeling his ''Princess Bride'' character to encourage people to vote.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kampeas |first=Ron |title=Stumping for Biden, Mandy Patinkin plays up Inigo Montoya's 'Jewish force' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/getting-out-the-vote-mandy-patinkin-explains-why-inigo-montoya-is-jewish/ |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101203716/https://www.timesofisrael.com/getting-out-the-vote-mandy-patinkin-explains-why-inigo-montoya-is-jewish/ |archive-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> Patinkin is a [[Rail transport modelling|model railroader]].<ref>{{cite web|date=August 30, 2010|title=Mandy Patinkin's O gauge layout|url=http://cs.trains.com/ctt/m/ctt-layouts/1963231.aspx|access-date=September 13, 2020|website=Classic Toy Trains}}</ref>