Shmuley Boteach
Shmuel "Shmuley" Boteach (born November 19, 1966 in Los Angeles) is an American Orthodox rabbi, politician and writer. He hosted a reality television series called Shalom in the Home on the TLC network.
2012 U.S. Congress run
[change | change source]Boteach ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. He received the support of then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in April.[1] Boteach won the Republican primary for New Jersey's 9th congressional district seat on June 5, and lost to 8th District Representative Bill Pascrell in the November election, by a margin of 73.6% to 25.4%.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[change | change source]Boteach is married to Debbie Boteach.[5] He became friends with Michael Jackson in the 1990s. He was Jackson's Rabbi for two years.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Yarrow, Allison (April 12, 2012). "America's Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Scores Eric Cantor's Endorsement". thedailybeast.com. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ↑ Young, Elise (June 6, 2012). "Pascrell Wins U.S. House Primary, Faces Boteach in N.J. – Businessweek". businessweek.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Dickter, Adam (November 6, 2012). "Pascrell Defeats Shmuley Boteach In Northern NJ Race". The Jewish Week. Gary Rosenblatt. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ↑ 2012 House Races, Politico. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Shmuley Boteach". IMDb.
- ↑ Boteach, Rabbi Shmuley (9 May 2012). "The Revolting Lie That Michael Jackson Was a Nazi Sympathizer".
Other websites
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