Trending Rabbis in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed rabbis this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Jesus Christ.
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Ranked
217,437
Total Views (this year)
1
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
72,090
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2
Paul the Apostle
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
32,172
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3
Meir Kahane
Rabbi, writer and far right American-Israeli politician (1932–1990)
9,942
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4
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
8,335
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5
Moshe ben Maimon
Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
8,066
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6
Sabbatai Zevi
Sephardic Rabbi
4,271
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views
7
Baal Shem Tov
Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)
2,929
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8
Jackie Mason
American comedian (1928-2021)
2,693
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9
Hillel the Elder
Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
2,459
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views
10
Jacob Frank
Polish-Jewish religious leader
2,360
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views
11
Gamaliel
first-century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin
2,256
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12
Rashi
French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)
2,215
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views
13
Gaon of Vilnius
Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797)
2,210
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views
14
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983
1,856
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15
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Czech rabbi
1,820
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views
16
Akiva ben Joseph
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
1,803
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views
17
Yitzhak Kaduri
Iraqi-born, Israeli Sephardic Haredi rabbi
1,680
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18
Isaac Luria
Ottoman rabbi in Egypt and Palestine
1,567
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views
19
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Polish-American rabbi, philosopher, and civil rights activist (1907-1972)
1,540
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20
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim, opponent of Zionism (1887–1979)
1,390
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views
21
Susan Silverman
American reform rabbi
1,365
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22
Jonathan Sacks
British rabbi (1948–2020), Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013) and Member of the House of Lords L
1,354
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23
Shimon bar Yochai
Jewish rabbi author of the Zohar
1,321
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views
24
Tzvi Kushelevsky
talmudic scholar and teacher
1,258
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views
25
Ephraim Mirvis
South African rabbi
1,236
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views
26
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Lithuanian Orthodox Rabbi and first Rebbe of Chabad (1745–1812)
1,186
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views
27
Abraham Isaac Kook
chief rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine (1865-1935)
1,140
views
views
28
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
Israeli rabbi and extremist (1966-2000)
1,137
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views
29
Abby Stein
Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist (1991-)
1,114
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views
30
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
American rabbi
1,093
views
views
31
Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto
rabbi
1,054
views
views
32
Nachman of Breslov
Hasidic rabbi (1772–1810)
1,047
views
views
33
Judah Halevi
Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141)
1,031
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34
Johanan ben Zakai
1st-century rabbi and an important Jewish sage
1,026
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35
Hugo Gryn
British rabbi (1930-1996)
1,024
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views
36
Abraham ibn Ezra
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
866
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37
Amichai Eliyahu
Minister of Heritage of Israel
851
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38
Isaac HaLevy Herzog
1st Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel (1888–1959)
841
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39
Nahmanides
13th century Catalonian rabbi and scholar
840
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views
40
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002)
836
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views
41
Yisroel Dovid Weiss
American rabbi and activist
835
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views
42
Eli M. Black
American businessman (1921–1975)
779
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43
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993)
760
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views
44
David Yosef
Israeli rabbi
754
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views
45
Harold Kushner
American rabbi (1935–2023)
723
views
views
46
Nathan of Gaza
prophet
716
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views
47
Solomon ibn Gabirol
11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
702
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views
48
Saadia Gaon
rabbi, translator, Jewish philosopher and theologian (0882-0942) active during the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt and Irak
698
views
views
49
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
Russian orthodox rabbi (1880–1950)
690
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views
50
Shlomo Carlebach
Jewish musician (1925–1994)
681
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views
51
Berl Lazar
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Orthodox rabbi
679
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views
52
Shlomo Riskin
American-Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi and educator
644
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53
Abraham Abulafia
Spanish Kabbalah teacher (1240-1291)
641
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54
Mordecai Kaplan
Lithuanian American rabbi (1881-1983)
635
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views
55
Yechiel Leiter
Israeli policy analyst
621
views
views
56
Moshe Feinstein
Great Orthodox Jewish Rabbi of the 20th century (1895–1986)
601
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views
57
Stephen Samuel Wise
American rabbi (1874–1949)
596
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58
Judah ha-Nasi
2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
594
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views
59
Baba Sali
Moroccan rabbi.
593
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60
Moshé de León
Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist (c. 1240 – 1305)
592
views
views
61
Elazar Shach
Lithuanian-Jewish Haredi leader (1898-2001)
588
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62
Moshe Ber Beck
Hungarian-born American rabbi and anti-Zionist campaigner. He was the leader of one of the Neturei Karta branches in the United States
551
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views
63
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Polish rabbi (1838–1933)
549
views
views
64
Ka'b al-Ahbar
7th-century Muslim scholar
548
views
views
65
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006)
537
views
views
66
Mordechai Eliyahu
Chief Rabbi of Israel (1983–1993)
530
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views
67
Dov Lior
Israeli rabbi
530
views
views
68
Moses Sofer
Austro-Hungarian rabbi
526
views
views
69
Shnayer Leiman
American scholar & university teacher (born 1941)
524
views
views
70
Rabbi Meir
Jewish rabbi
516
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71
Kalonymus ben Kalonymus
French poet
514
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72
Samson Raphael Hirsch
Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century (1808–1888)
513
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73
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Italian orthodox rabbi (1707-1746)
509
views
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74
Isaac Joseph
Israeli chief (Sephardi Jewish) rabbi
504
views
views
75
Isaac Abrabanel
Portuguese-Spanish Jewish businessman, exegete and philosopher (1437-1508)
500
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76
Aaron Teitelbaum
American rabbi
484
views
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77
Rbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Rbi Third Chabad Rebbe (1789–1866)
467
views
views
78
Moses Gaster
British-Romanian academic and rabbi
467
views
views
79
Leo Baeck
German-born rabbi, scholar and theologian (1873–1956)
458
views
views
80
Zalman Leib Teitelbaum
American rabbi
456
views
views
81
Joseph ben Ephraim Karo
Spanish rabbi and author on Jewish law (1488–1575)
455
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views
82
Rabbi Levi Shemtov
American Rabbi
452
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views
83
Tovia Singer
American rabbi
445
views
views
84
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel
spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
442
views
views
85
Eugenio Pio Zolli
Chief rabbi of Rome, Italy, during World War II; later converted to Catholicism (1881-1956)
438
views
views
86
Manis Friedman
American rabbi
432
views
views
87
Samuel Eliyahu
Israeli rabbi
426
views
views
88
Abraham Geiger
Prussian rabbi and scholar (1810–1874)
418
views
views
89
Jacob Emden
German rabbi and talmudist (1697–1776)
412
views
views
90
Onkelos
author of an edition of the Targum
409
views
views
91
Aryeh Kaplan
American rabbi and physicist (1934–1983)
408
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92
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and Kabbalist
407
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93
Chaim Kanievsky
Haredi rabbi in Israel
407
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94
Menasseh Ben Israel
Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher
405
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95
Elisha ben Abuyah
Rabbi of end of Second Temple period
403
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96
Philip Berg
American astrologer and astrological writer
402
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97
Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz
Israeli rabbi (1878-1953)
401
views
views
98
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi
401
views
views
99
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev
Ukrainian rabbi.
399
views
views
100
David Lau
former Chief Rabbi of Israel
396
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