About Rabbi Thomashow

Temple Isaiah welcomed Rabbi Karen Thomashow as Senior Rabbi on July 1, 2023. Rabbi Thomashow is a spiritual leader who can inspire, motivate, and innovate, not only because of her great intellect and integrity, but because of her deep and genuine caring and compassion. She sees her role as a rabbi as being "a partner, a catalyst for growth, a companion, and a maker of meaning."

Prior to joining Temple Isaiah, Rabbi Thomashow spent her 15-year rabbinic career at two of North America's most renowned congregations. She comes to Isaiah from Wise Temple in Cincinnati, where she served as Associate Rabbi for nine-and-a-half years. Prior to that she was Assistant and then Associate Rabbi at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto.