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Sammy Rosenbaum

Rabbi. Musician. Community Builder. Songwriter. Educator.



Currently based in Los Angeles, Rabbi Sammy Rosenbaum is an award-winning songwriter, musician, and community builder. He describes his music as “liturgically inspired indie funk.” Sammy has released two records, "We Are The Ones" and "Lift.” Sammy has performed and taught his music in over 50 communities around the world. He has performed at SXSW, Treefort Music Festival, The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, The March of the Living in Poland and more. He has shared the stage with Peter Yarrow, David Broza, and Matisyahu. In 2012, he filmed a documentary series called "Rock Shabbat," in which he interviewed 85 Jewish musicians from around the country and explored the current state of American Jewish music.

Before moving to Los Angeles, he lived in Atlanta. While there, Sammy found his passion in music as a way to build Jewish community. He co-founded The Well, a musical Shabbat community comprised of over 400 active young professionals. Sammy composed original music for The Well and helped to curate a community built around prayer and meaning. Sammy helped to start, and was a resident in, Moishe House-Virginia Highlands, where he continued his work to build strong Jewish community for Atlanta's Jewish young adults. Sammy sat on the board of the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival for three years and helped to bring fresh and inspiring Jewish musical performances to the Atlanta area.

Sammy now works as the Assistant Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. He is also the rabbi of Temple Ner Shalom in San Luis Obispo, CA.