Top 35 Jewish Book Influencers in 2026

1. Sim Kern

Bio Bestselling author of GENOCIDE BAD and THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE. they/them Instagram Handle @sim_bookstagrams_badly + Follow Instagram Followers 280.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 239 Jewish Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Shmuley Boteach

Bio “America’s Rabbi”👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Husband & father of 9🎙 Host of The Shmuley Show📚 International Best-Selling Author *****@shmuley.com Instagram Handle @rabbishmuley + Follow Instagram Followers 96K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Amanda

Bio 🌈💙✡️📍Brooklyn, NYC📖books, lifestyle, theatre/tv/fim, and NYC📩*****@gmail.com🎧audiobook obsessed📚bookseller @loveandlegendsbooks Instagram Handle @its.amandas.bookshelf + Follow Instagram Followers 54.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Steve Leder

Bio Rabbi Emeritus @wilshireboulevardtemple NY Times bestselling author *****@storydmedia.com Instagram Handle @steve_leder + Follow Instagram Followers 51.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Ben M Freeman

Bio Author: Jewish Pride, Reclaiming our Story, The Jews: An Indigenous People and Jewish Pride Press. Instagram Handle @benmfreeman + Follow Instagram Followers 43.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Abby Stein

Bio Activist, parent, author (#BecomingEve, Sources of Pride), speaker, Rabbi & educator, and queer girl of trans experience.Opinions my own. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @abbychavastein + Follow Instagram Followers 33.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Sari Kopitnikoff

Bio Bringing the beauty & creativity of Judaism ✡️ to life through mysteries, art, humor, books, games, & programs. Lots of free stuff 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thatjewishmoment + Follow Instagram Followers 20.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Shannon Sarna

Bio Chief of staff to @danricher at @razzanj 2x cookbook author As seen on PBS “Table for All”, The Kelly Clarkson Show, TheKitchn, Food52, Bon Apetit *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shasarna + Follow Instagram Followers 18.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Jean Meltzer

Bio 👑 “Queen of Jewish Romance”✡️ Founder & CEO, Jewish Joy LLC📚 INTL Bestselling Author🏆 Emmy Winner💖 Building spaces for Jewish creatives *****@harpercollins.com Instagram Handle @jeanmeltzer + Follow Instagram Followers 17.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Lilli

Bio #litbylillireviews Book reader, tea drinker, teacher ✡️ @matzahbooksoup co-host📚 helping you find your next read *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @litbylilli + Follow Instagram Followers 16.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Rebecca Keren

Bio 🔥 Rabbi & Author & IVF MomNY/FL/CT/NJ/🇺🇸🇮🇱🇦🇺🇬🇧Getting ✡️ with fabulous families📕Confessions of a Female Rabbi: Relevant Religion in an On-Demand 🌎 Instagram Handle @myhotrabbi + Follow Instagram Followers 14.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Lisa Barr

Bio New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling author of THE GODDESS OF WARSAW and WOMAN ON FIRE🔥📚👊Wife/Mom of 3 Daughters (aka: Drama Central) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lisabarr18 + Follow Instagram Followers 11.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Kayla Plutzer

Bio Bookworm📖 Jewish Educator📚 TpT CreatorCR: FACE OFF by Chelsea Curto “The Queen of YA” - @getlitwithlianna📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaylareadsbooks + Follow Instagram Followers 8.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Elliot Kukla

Bio Diasporist rabbi & author. Read my upcoming books: THE HEART LIVES BY BREAKING, Fall ‘27 (schocken @aaknopf); THE LAZY DAY, Spring ‘27 (@abramsbooks) *****@elliotkukla.com Instagram Handle @elliotkukla + Follow Instagram Followers 7.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Karin Horen

Bio ✨ Mindset Transformation coach💫 From overwhelm → clarity & confidence📍Keynote Speaker |Author | 2 x Cancer Survivor📩Book your clarity call Now⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @karin_horen + Follow Instagram Followers 7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Bio Rabbi Shmuly is an Author, Educator, & Activist and wants to join you to build a World on Wisdom & Kindness! 🕊✌️🌱🌍 *****@rabbishmuly.com Instagram Handle @rabbi_shmuly + Follow Instagram Followers 6.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Avremi Zippel

Bio utah’s first homegrown rabbi • bestselling author • public speaker • advocate for sexual violence survivors • order ‘not what i expected’ 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @utahrabbi + Follow Instagram Followers 5.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Menachem Creditor

Bio Author, Teacher, Hope-Amplifier Instagram Handle @rabbicreditor + Follow Instagram Followers 4.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Dara Levan

Bio 📖 Award-winning author of IT COULD BE WORSE 📚 SHAKEN TO THE CORE (Regalo) is out 6/23🎧 Creator/host, Every Soul Has a Story® podcast *****@everysoulhasastory.com Instagram Handle @dara.levan + Follow Instagram Followers 4.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Tori Gellman

Bio 📚 a little Teen Librarian who reads a lot 📕lover of YA and short story collections📖 Queer and Jewish Instagram Handle @torithelibrarian + Follow Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Shira Stutman

Bio Rabbi, podcaster, writer, teacher. That’s enough for today. Pre-order my book, The Jewish Way to a Good Life, which publishes March 2025! Instagram Handle @shirastutman + Follow Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Talia Carner

Bio Author of 6 historical and heart-wrenching novels about social and historical issues. #taliacarner, #authortalia@taliacarner, @authortalia *****@aol.com Instagram Handle @talia.carner + Follow Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. June Hersh

Bio Author/Speaker celebrating Culinary History, Culture and Community. Honoring Holocaust survivors, preserving Jewish food memory. Eat Well-Do Good *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @junehersh + Follow Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Primrose Madayag Knazan

Bio 📖 LESSONS IN FUSION🏆 @mbbookawards🎭 PRECIPICE🏆Canadian Jewish Playwright Competition🍽️ @pegonaplate foodblog⬇️ Media, reviews, book info *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @primrosemk + Follow Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Barbara Bietz

Bio Children's Book Author, Blogger, EducatorRepresented by Rising Bear Literary Blog: JewishBooksforkids.com *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @barbarabietz + Follow Instagram Followers 968 Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Yakir Dayan

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yakir.dayan + Follow Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Kate Friedman

Bio Spawn of @CrazyJewishMom/ @KimFriedmanNYC Advice 🎥&📝:👉@AskMomAndSpawn👈NYTimes Bestselling *****@gmail.com😻@TheFoundingMeowers Instagram Handle @katefriedmansiegel + Follow Instagram Followers 80.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Danya Ruttenberg

Bio Rabbi /award-winning author of 8 books📚 Truth, transformation, & collective liberation💥for smart folks of all sorts: LifeIsASacredText.com🌱 *****@lifeisasacredtext.com Instagram Handle @rabbidanyaruttenberg + Follow Instagram Followers 31.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Caroline Kusin Pritchard

Bio Reader, writer and kveller of books📚: THE KEEPER OF STORIES, THE DAY THE BOOKS DISAPPEARED, WHERE IS POPPY and more!🎙️: @kidlithappyhour *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @carolinepritchardwrites + Follow Instagram Followers 15.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Elliot J. Cosgrove

Bio Rabbi: Park Avenue Synagogue🎧 Podcast: Common Faith on SiriusXM📖 Author: For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish TodaySubstack: Off The Pulpit Instagram Handle @elliot_cosgrove + Follow Instagram Followers 10.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Dr Lee Kofman

Bio 👉I help writers to write their best & be inspired.Exophonic, trilingual author of 9 books, incl The Writer Laid Bare & @ruptured_book A proud Jew. Instagram Handle @leekofman + Follow Instagram Followers 4.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Brooke

Bio she’s got a book for every situation🌸📍nyc✡️ jewish reader & reviewer Instagram Handle @brooke.is.booked + Follow Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Matthew A Schultz

Bio Jew, Rabbi. Author. Instagram Handle @matthew_a_schultz + Follow Instagram Followers 1.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Aleah Gornbein

Bio Just a Jewish publicist reading Jewish YA books so I can yell about them 📖📍NYC // לבי במזרח ✡️*opinions my own* *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jewishyabooks + Follow Instagram Followers 856 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact