Top 35 Jewish Book Influencers in 2025

1. Kate Friedman

Bio Spawn of @CrazyJewishMom/ @KimFriedmanNYC Advice 🎥&📝:👉@AskMomAndSpawn👈NYTimes Bestselling Author****@gmail.com😻@TheFoundingMeowersInstagram Handle @katefriedmansiegelInstagram Followers 82.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact Are you a creator? Submit your profile to get listed and be discovered by brands in your niche!Submit

2. Shmuley Boteach

Bio “America's Rabbi", International Best-selling author, broadcaster, relationships expert, Champion of Israel and Human Rights, Anti-Genocide Activist. ****@shmuley.comInstagram Handle @rabbishmuleyInstagram Followers 84.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

3. Steve Leder

Bio Rabbi @wilshireboulevardtemple. NY Times Bestselling author. #thebeautyofwhatremains, #ForYouBook, & more. Order in my link in bio! 📚 ****@storydmedia.comInstagram Handle @steve_lederInstagram Followers 43.7KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

4. Ben M Freeman

Bio Author: Jewish Pride (2021). Reclaiming Our Story (2022). The Jews: An Indigenous People out now.Instagram Handle @benmfreemanInstagram Followers 40.8KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Danya Ruttenberg

Bio Rabbi & author. New📚ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR ✨ spirituality + justice newsletter: LifeIsASacredText.com 🌱 Collective liberation or bust. 💥 She/Her. ****@lifeisasacredtext.comInstagram Handle @rabbidanyaruttenbergInstagram Followers 31.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

6. Abby Stein

Bio Activist, parent, author (#BecomingEve), speaker, Rabbi (5785 @kolotchayeinu team) & educator, and queer girl of trans experience. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @abbychavasteinInstagram Followers 29.5KType MicroGender 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.comInstagram Handle @thatjewishmomentInstagram Followers 20.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. Amanda

Bio 🌈💙✡️📍Brooklyn, NY@matzahbooksoup 2025📚: 89/150📖: Single Player🎧: Dream On, Ramona Riley ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @its.amandas.bookshelfInstagram Followers 21.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. 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.comInstagram Handle @shasarnaInstagram Followers 18.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Lilli

Bio #litbylillireviews Book reader, tea drinker, teacher ✡️ @matzahbooksoup co-host📚 helping you find your next read ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @litbylilliInstagram Followers 16.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

11. Caroline Kusin Pritchard

Bio Reader, writer and kveller of books📚: THE KEEPER OF STORIES, GITTY AND KVETCH, WHERE IS POPPY and more!🎙️: @kidlithappyhour ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @carolinepritchardwritesInstagram Followers 14.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

12. Rebecca Keren

Bio 🔥 Rabbi & Author NY/Hmptns/MIA/🇮🇱/🇬🇧 Getting ✡️ with fabulous families📕Confessions of a Female Rabbi: Relevant Religion in an On-Demand 🌎Instagram Handle @myhotrabbiInstagram Followers 13.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Jean Meltzer

Bio 📚Intl Bestselling Author🌟Inquiries: ****@JeanMeltzer.com✡️Founder #TheJewishJoyBookClub #TheJewishJoyBox #JewishJoyCon 📅#8heartbreaks ➡️10.21Instagram Handle @jeanmeltzerInstagram Followers 13.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

14. 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.comInstagram Handle @lisabarr18Instagram Followers 9.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Kayla Plutzer

Bio Bookworm📖 Jewish Educator📚 TpT CreatorCR: ROOMMATING by Meredith Schorr “The Queen of YA” - @getlitwithlianna📧 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kaylareadsbooksInstagram Followers 7.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Elliot Kukla

Bio Rabbi and writer in @nytimes @latimes @them @teenvogue @truthout @britishvogue @time ****@elliotkukla.comInstagram Handle @elliotkuklaInstagram Followers 7.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

17. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Bio Rabbi Shmuly is an Author, Educator, & Activist and wants to join you to build a World on Wisdom & Kindness! 🕊✌️🌱🌍 ****@rabbishmuly.comInstagram Handle @rabbi_shmulyInstagram Followers 6.1KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

18. Karin Horen

Bio ✨ Mindset Transformation coach💫 From overwhelm → clarity & confidence📍Speaker |Author | 2 x Cancer Survivor📩 DM to ELEVATE your mindset now ⬇️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @karin_horenInstagram Followers 6.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

19. Avremi Zippel

Bio utah’s first homegrown rabbi • bestselling author • public speaker • advocate for sexual violence survivors • order ‘not what i expected’ 👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @utahrabbiInstagram Followers 5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

20. Dara Levan

Bio 🎧 Host/founder Every Soul Has a Story®📚 Author of IT COULD BE WORSE ✍️ Writer💜 Speaker 🎶 @interlochenarts 🌴 Floridian ****@everysoulhasastory.comInstagram Handle @dara.levanInstagram Followers 3.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

21. Menachem Creditor

Bio Author, Teacher, Hope-AmplifierInstagram Handle @rabbicreditorInstagram Followers 4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

22. Elliot J. Cosgrove

Bio Rabbi - Park Avenue SynagogueOrder my book, For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today; link in bio.Instagram Handle @elliot_cosgroveInstagram Followers 4.7KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

23. Brooke

Bio she’s got a book for every situation🌸📍new york city🪬✡️ jewish reader & reviewer📖 currently reading: mockingjay📚 14/50 books in 2025Instagram Handle @brooke.is.bookedInstagram Followers 3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Dr Lee Kofman

Bio 👉I help writers to write their best & remain inspiredAlso author of 8 books in 2 languages, incl. a writing book, The Writer Laid Bare. A proud Jew.Instagram Handle @leekofmanInstagram Followers 3.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Tori Gellman

Bio 📚 a little Teen Librarian who reads a lot 📕lover of YA and short story collections📖 Queer and JewishInstagram Handle @torithelibrarianInstagram Followers 2.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Matthew A Schultz

Bio Jew, Rabbi. Author.Instagram Handle @matthew_a_schultzInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

27. 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 @shirastutmanInstagram Followers 1.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Primrose Madayag Knazan

Bio 📖 LESSONS IN FUSION 🏆 @mbbookawards🎭 PRECIPICE 🏆 🇨🇦 Jewish Playwright Comp🍽️ @pegonaplate foodblog⬇️ Media, reviews, book info ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @primrosemkInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Talia Carner

Bio Author of 6 historical and heart-wrenching novels about social and historical issues. #taliacarner, #authortalia@taliacarner, @authortalia ****@aol.comInstagram Handle @talia.carnerInstagram Followers 1.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

30. June Hersh

Bio Author/Speaker celebrating Culinary History, Culture and Community. Honoring Holocaust survivors, preserving Jewish food memory. Eat Well-Do Good ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @junehershInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Barbara Bietz

Bio Children's Book Author, Blogger, EducatorRepresented by Rising Bear Literary Blog: JewishBooksforkids.com ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @barbarabietzInstagram Followers 927Type NanoGender Female
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32. Sim Kern

Bio NYT and USA Today bestselling author of GENOCIDE BAD and THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE. they/themInstagram Handle @sim_bookstagrams_badlyInstagram Followers 249.4KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

33. Yakir Dayan

Bio ✡Theorist, Scientist, MusicianAI Researcher, Entrepreneur, Writer. Creator of Quantum Holographic Network Theory (QHNT), Founder & CEO @greenuverse ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @yakir.dayanInstagram Followers 229.3KType MacroGender 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 🎗️ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jewishyabooksInstagram Followers 810Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact