Rabbi Dara Frimmer
Senior Rabbi
E-mail: [email protected]
Dara Frimmer serves as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Isaiah since July 2018.
Her educational background is in Feminist Studies and Religious Studies. She received a BA from Stanford University in 1998 and a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2001.
During her years in NYC, Dara completed her second unit of hospital chaplaincy, taught “Introduction to Judaism” at the 92nd Street Y, and led trips to Latin America with American Jewish World Service. As a rabbinic intern, she served two years at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, NY. In 2005 she was selected as the Marshall T. Meyer Rabbinic Fellow at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun where she taught, led services, and helped to grow Tze’irim, the 20’s-30’s group.
Since joining the Isaiah community in 2007 as Assistant Rabbi, Dara is engaged in every aspect of congregational and life cycle events, with a focus on social justice issues, Israel, and religious education. She is active with many local organizations committed to social justice including: American Jewish World Service, Bend the Arc, One LA-IAF and RAC-CA.
In her free time, Dara can be found shopping at the local farmer’s market or pretending to follow Wisconsin sports teams.