Rabbi Carey Brown grew up in Minneapolis, MN and received her
undergraduate degree with honors in Sociology and Jewish Studies from
Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She studied in the rabbinical
program at the New York school of the Hebrew Union College Jewish
Institute of Religion where she received the degree of Master of Arts in
Hebrew Letters in 2004 and rabbinic ordination in 2005.
During her student tenure at HUC-JIR, Rabbi Brown had the honor of
serving as a student rabbi in several congregations, including: Beth Israel in Indiana, PA, Bet Shalom in Minnetonka, MN, Rodef Shalom in
Bombay, India, and Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, NY.
Since 2005, Rabbi Brown has served as Assistant and Associate Rabbi of
Temple Isaiah. In 2007-08, Rabbi Brown was selected to participate in the national STAR-PEER leadership program for recently-ordained rabbis across the denominational spectrum.
Rabbi Brown and her husband, Gregg Gardner, live in Arlington with their daughter, Yael.