Meet the Young Alumni

Sam Landsman

Sam Landsman is a proud camper from 2002 – 2008, and an Oded in 2009. He was one of the loudest voices when the camp sang together, especially during Shabbat.

It’s no surprise that while he works as a civil engineer for the City of Bothell, WA during the day, Sam moonlights as a musician and songleader, leading the JConnect Band which focuses on Jewish music and communal singing in Seattle. Sam also leads the undergraduate Friday night Shabbat Services at Hillel UW. He has even released two albums – Transport (2015) and Learning By Doing (2021). He is a proud alum of University of Washington, UC Berkeley, and of course CSS.

Though he started his CSS journey more than two decades ago, Sam can still be found at Schechter, serving on the Young Alumni committee and leading services for retreats like our Young Alumni Weekend and Ruach, always carrying the Joy in Judaism through every song.