Photo: DRosenbach (Talk Contribs) 07:08, 20 December 2010 (UTC). Original uploader was DRosenbach at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Shmuley Boteach fascinates me precisely because he refuses to stay in his lane. A rabbi who writes a bestseller called Kosher Sex, follows it with Kosher Jesus, publishes thirty-six books, and hosts a family-counseling reality show on TLC is clearly allergic to the quiet dignity expected of clergy. I do not always agree with his provocations, but I admire the underlying bet: that theology matters only if it survives contact with bedrooms, kitchens, and television cameras. His Los Angeles upbringing shows in his instinct for media. Whether you call him a teacher or a showman, and he is plainly both, his stamina as a public communicator is remarkable.
Overview
Jacob Shmuel Boteach, (; born November 19, 1966) also known as Rabbi Shmuley, is an American rabbi, author, and media host. He is the author of 36 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shmuley Boteach
- Name (Japanese)
- シュムリー・ボアテック
- Reading
- しゅむりー・ぼあてっく
- Born
- November 19, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / theologian / sex shop owner
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://shmuley.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rabbishmuley/
- Xhttps://x.com/RabbiShmuley
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuley%20Boteach
Writer — see all → · Theologian — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.