Shmuley Boteach

Shmuley Boteach
Boteach in 2010
Born
Jacob Shmuel Boteach

(1966-11-19) November 19, 1966
Occupations
  • Rabbi
  • author
  • television host
  • radio host
Years active1988–present
Notable work
TelevisionShalom in the Home (2006–2007)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Debbie
(m. 1988)
Children9
RelativesEfraim Diveroli (nephew)
Websitewww.shmuley.com

Jacob Shmuel Boteach (born November 19, 1966), known as Shmuley Boteach, is an American Jewish rabbi, author, and media host.

He is the author of 31 books, including the best-seller Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy (1999) and Kosher Jesus (2012).

He hosted two seasons of the reality television series Shalom in the Home on TLC.

Newsweek named him one of the 10 most influential rabbis in the United States, and The Jerusalem Post named him one of the fifty most influential rabbis in the world.