Trending Rabbis in Germany this year
The 100 most-viewed rabbis this year on Wikipedia (Germany). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jacob Emden.
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Jacob Emden
German rabbi and talmudist (1697–1776)
1,160
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Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
909
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3
Paul the Apostle
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
883
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4
Sabbatai Zevi
Sephardic Rabbi
199
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5
Meir Kahane
Rabbi, writer and far right American-Israeli politician (1932–1990)
159
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6
Moshe ben Maimon
Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
137
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7
Jacob Frank
Polish-Jewish religious leader
101
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8
Leo Baeck
German-born rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873–1956)
98
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9
Yehudah Teichtal
American rabbi
90
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10
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
84
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11
Walter Homolka
German rabbi
60
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12
Meshullam Solomon
British Chief Rabbi
52
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13
Jacob Taubes
sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism (1923-1987)
50
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14
Rashi
French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)
42
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15
Shlomo Lewin
German publisher (1911–1980)
42
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16
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Czech rabbi
41
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17
Hillel the Elder
Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
40
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18
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
Israeli rabbi and extremist (1966-2000)
39
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19
Akiva Weingarten
American-born liberal rabbi, raised a Satmar Hasid, later based in Dresden and Basel
35
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20
Baal Shem Tov
Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)
34
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21
Regina Jonas
first woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1902–1944)
32
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22
Benjamin Murmelstein
Austrian rabbi (1905–1989)
29
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23
Andreas Nachama
German historian
29
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24
Nachman of Breslov
Hasidic rabbi (1772–1810)
28
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25
Elisa Klapheck
rabbi
26
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26
Akiva ben Joseph
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
23
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27
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Lithuanian Orthodox Rabbi and first Rebbe of Chabad (1745–1812)
23
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28
Gaon of Vilnius
Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)
22
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29
Moshe Arbel
Israeli politician
21
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30
Abraham Geiger
Prussian rabbi and scholar (1810–1874)
21
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31
Nahum Rabinovitch
Israeli rabbi
20
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32
William Wolff
German-British journalist and rabbi
20
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33
Berl Lazar
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Orthodox rabbi
20
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34
Jonathan Eybeschutz
European Rabbi and author (1690-1764)
19
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35
Jehoshua Ahrens
German orthodox rabbi
19
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36
Isaac Luria
Ottoman rabbi in Egypt and Palestine
19
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37
Amichai Eliyahu
Minister of Heritage of Israel
18
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38
Yitzhak Kaduri
Iraqi-born, Israeli Sephardic Haredi rabbi
18
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39
Samson Raphael Hirsch
Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century (1808–1888)
18
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40
Moshe Friedman
rabbi
18
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41
Ariel Toaff
Italian rabbi and historian (1942-)
17
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42
Zsolt Balla
Hungarian rabbi
17
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43
Heinrich Graetz
Prussian Jewish historian (1817 – 1891)
17
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44
Solomon ibn Gabirol
11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
16
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45
Gesa Ederberg
first female pulpit rabbi in Berlin
16
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46
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983
15
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47
Pinchas Goldschmidt
Russian rabbi
15
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48
Johanan ben Zakai
1st-century rabbi and an important Jewish sage
15
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49
Adolf Jellinek
Czech rabbi (1821–1893)
14
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views
50
Moses Sofer
Austro-Hungarian rabbi
14
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views
51
Abraham Isaac Kook
chief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865-1935)
14
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52
Samuel Marx
German Chief Rabbi (1775-1827)
14
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53
Gershom ben Judah
rabbi
14
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54
Abraham Abulafia
Spanish Kabbalah teacher (1240-1291)
14
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55
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and Kabbalist
14
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56
Shimon bar Yochai
Jewish rabbi author of the Zohar
13
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57
Ludwig Philippson
German rabbi (1811–1889)
13
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58
Leopold Zunz
German Reform Rabbi (1794-1886)
13
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59
Shlomo Aviner
Israeli rabbi
13
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60
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-American rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972)
13
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61
Joseph Carlebach
natural scientist, Orthodox rabbi (1883–1942)
13
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62
Mordechai Shlomo Friedman
American rabbi
12
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63
Nathan of Gaza
prophet
12
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64
Leo Trepp
German rabbi (1913–2010)
12
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65
Joel Berger
German rabbi
12
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66
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Yiddish-Hebrew writer (1836-1917)
11
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67
Abraham ibn Ezra
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
11
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68
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim, opponent of Zionism (1887–1979)
11
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69
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Italian orthodox rabbi (1707-1746)
11
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70
Yechiel Leiter
Israeli policy analyst
11
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71
Max Eschelbacher
German writer (1880-1964)
11
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72
Josel of Rosheim
German rabbi and community leader (c.1480–1554)
11
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73
Yitshak Ehrenberg
chief rabbi
11
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74
Shlomo Carlebach
Jewish musician (1925–1994)
11
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75
Eli M. Black
American businessman (1921–1975)
11
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76
Walter Rothschild
British liberal rabbi, author and musician
11
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views
77
Isaac HaLevy Herzog
1st Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)
11
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78
Arie Folger
11
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79
Samson Wertheimer
European rabbi (1658-1724)
10
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views
80
Isaac Ginsburgh
Israeli rabbi
10
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views
81
Julius Guttmann
German rabbi and theologian (1880-1950)
10
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82
Steven Langnas
Swiss rabbi
10
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83
Isaac Breuer
German Legal philosopher, Rabbi and anti-zionist (1883-1946)
10
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84
Gamaliel
first-century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin
10
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85
Meir ben Baruch
German rabbi and poet (c.1215–1293)
10
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86
Max Freudenthal
German rabbi (1868–1937)
9
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87
Judah ha-Nasi
2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
9
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88
Isaac Bernays
German rabbi (1792–1849)
9
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89
Wilhelm Klemperer
German rabbi
9
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views
90
Zvi Yehuda Kook
Religious zionist leader (1891–1982)
9
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91
Yoav Ben-Tzur
Israeli rabbi and politician
9
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92
Alexander Nachama
9
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93
Saadia Gaon
rabbi, translator, Jewish philosopher and theologian (0882-0942) active during the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt and Irak
9
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94
Joachim Prinz
German-American rabbi
9
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95
Asenath Barzani
Kurdish female rabbi, scholar and yeshiva head in Mosul, Iraq
8
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96
Schlomo Hofmeister
Austrian rabbi
8
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97
Erich Klibansky
German teacher (1900–1942)
8
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98
Eleazar of Worms
German rabbi
8
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99
Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
Spanish Rabbi in 13th century
8
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100
Salomon Carlebach
German politician, writer and rabbi (1845-1919)
8
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