Alan Rosenbaum

Alan Rosenbaum covers a wide variety of stories for the Jerusalem Post, ranging from the popular Veterans/New Arrivals column in the Friday Magazine, to feature particles, promotional pieces, and coverage of Jpost Conferences. Before embarking on his journalism career, Alan was vice president of the Davka Corporation for 30 years, which pioneered the development of Hebrew and Judaic software.. Alan holds a bachelors’ degree in political science from Northeastern Illinois University, a master’s degree in administration from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, and received rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois. Born and raised in Chicago, he has lived in Israel since 1996.

ITIM FOUNDER Rabbi Seth Farber stands outside the Supreme Court after the 2022 hearing, with Rabbanit Shlomit Piamenta (3rd L), Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz (4th L), and ITIM staff members.

From exclusion to examination: Women gain access to rabbinic path

RABBI EFRAIM DUCHMAN of Colel Chabad’s New York office inspects the baby formula in the Colel Chabad Slager Logistics Center in Be’er Tuvia

Nourishing hope: The impact of food nutrition on the working poor

RABBI CHAIM LEVINE (3rd R) and Yaniv Leidner (3rd L) at the Iron Brother 2022 Challenge

From battlefield to brotherhood


Gabriel Groisman: Championing Israel’s Voice on the World Stage

Gabriel Groisman bridges business, advocacy, and diplomacy—fighting antisemitism, opposing BDS, and empowering Israeli innovation across US policy channels.

 Groisman interviewing Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, daughter of US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee

'The Sunflower House': A Nazi past discovered under the floor - review

The Sunflower House is a well-written story of love amid the harsh reality of the difficult conditions faced by the protagonists.

 A NAMING ceremony conducted by SS members at a Lebensborn home in Rheinhessen, Germany, c. 1936-1944.

‘It’s amazing to see what education can do’

The Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation has opened new vistas for Israeli students of Ethiopian descent at the Hebrew University.

 FROM L) Gideon Pollack, Jonathan Goodman, Finkelstein, and Jeff Hart at a Hebrew University event. The four were involved in fundraising for the Walk in their Shoes campaign.

Fighting hate on every front

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has partnered with ‘The Jerusalem Post’ to track worldwide antisemitism on a special online portal

The 2024 MAYORS SUMMIT Against Antisemitism, in Beverly Hills

A Global Rabbi in the Capital of Power

Rabbi Levi Shemtov brings Jewish tradition to Washington’s elite and advocates for Israel and the Jewish people on the world stage

 Rabbi Levi Shemtov, accompanied by US President Donald Trump, and other religious  leaders, speaks at a National Day of Prayer event at the White House in May

The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth

Yitzhak Treister's great-uncle helped nudge New Zealand toward the ‘yes’ that changed history.

 YITZHAK TREISTER

Lydia: A lifeline for PTSD sufferers and their families

An AI-powered assistant offers emotional, practical, and bureaucratic support for every step of the healing journey.

 YULIA FRIDMAN (L) & CHEN SHAKLIAR: "Our idea was to develop an app that would accompany people on their journey of living with PTSD".

Grammy-Winning Violinist Miri Ben-Ari Makes History

Israeli superstar becomes first artist to headline NBA Finals Game 7 halftime show

 Miri Ben-Ari playing at halftime of Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on June 22, 2025

From ceasefire to crossroads: Can America and China forge a new era in the Middle East?

Only Washington and Beijing have the global clout to achieve a bold package deal, cleansing the Middle East of terrorism, securing the release of the hostages, and ending the Israel-Iran showdown.

Adv. Sharga Biran, President of the Institute for Structural Reforms

‘Israel fights for us all’: Evangelical pastor calls IDF the shield of Western civilization

Earlier this month, Stearns had traveled to Israel with 46 pastors from the United States, whose return flight departed before Israel’s preemptive attack on Iran.

 "Israel is fighting the war and paying the greater price so that we in America and the West can be safer," says evangelical Bishop Robert Stearns.