About
About Us
East Side Jews Director - Rabbi Carey Brown
Carey Brown is Associate Rabbi of Temple Sholom. She lives in East Van with her husband, Gregg, and two kids, ages 7 and 5. Carey is a native of Minneapolis, MN and spent six years as a rabbi in the Boston area before making the big move to Canada in 2011.
East Side Jews Board
President - Sarah Freedman
Sarah Freedman is the President of the East Side Jews board. She and her husband have 3 young children. In her spare time, she works as a pediatrician.
Programming Chair - Hartley Odwak
Elana lives in East Van with her husband Gary and two daughters, Ava and Nahla. As a passionate believer in the power of community in raising a family, she is happy to put her social skills to work as Recruitment Coordinator for ESJ.
East Side Jews is an initiative of Temple Sholom, with the support of
the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.