Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg is the rabbi of Congregation Beth Am in Tampa, FL. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in May 2001, after studying at its New York campus. Raised in New Fairfield, CT, Rabbi Rosenberg majored in computer science at Brown University and worked for several years as a software engineer before entering rabbinical school. He served as an associate rabbi at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, Ontario, starting in 2001, before coming to Congregation Beth Am in 2007. A past chair of the Tampa Rabbinical Association, Rabbi Rosenberg has also served on the board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and is currently on the boards of the Hillel Academy of Tampa and the Tampa Jewish Federation. Rabbi Rosenberg and his wife Hillary are blessed with two children, Benjamin and Talia.

Ki Tisa

A Concrete Relationship with God

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Ana Bonnheim

February 21, 2017

In Parashat Ki Tisa, the Israelites wait for Moses to return from the mountaintop. Feeling insecure with a lack of leadership, they tell Aaron to create a Golden Calf.

Jewish Values

Social Media is No Place for the Real Work of Repentance

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

October 6, 2016

I have a hard time believing that, however good the intentions may be, typing "Please forgive me if I hurt you" into our browsers can create change.

Can a Reform Jew believe the Torah is the word of God?

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

In answer to your question, "Can a Reform Jew believe that God gave the Torah at Sinai?" I think that the most honest answer is, "Yes, but..." Let me start with that "but.

The Flood Didn't Flood

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

January 14, 2013

"I hate to break it to you, but Noah’s Flood is not a real thing."

I love an article that starts that way. At the risk of being unkind, it really amazes me that we live in a world in which a large number of people believe that the story of The Flood is literall

Jewish Music

Organ Music in Synagogue: Yea or Nay?

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

December 21, 2012

I hate organ music.

Well, I don't mind it so much at sporting events. But, generally speaking, I'm not really a fan of the sound of an organ. And, when it comes to praying in a synagogue, I'm really not a fan. I feel more or less the same way about it than I