Margie Cella

Rabbi Cella, in a second career, tells the story of converting to Judaism, with her husband and 2 children, and ultimate ordination at JTS, and also speaks on Bible and Talmud.

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Rabbi Margie Cella is a dynamic second career rabbi who, together with her husband and 2 young children converted to Judaism in 1982. Her Jewish journey gradually led to a deeper commitment to Torah study and observance, and ultimately to the Rabbinical School at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Her story is inspirational and cautionary. She is also well versed in Tanakh, Talmud and Halachah.

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Hindsight is 2020: Torah Lessons from a Turbulent Time

March, 2020: I embarked on a project of writing a daily Torah commentary, one for each aliyah of the weekly parsha. Taking a full year to complete the entire Torah cycle, it is both Torah and social commentary, reflecting the turbulent times in which it was written, and the pandemic overshadowing it all. I discuss the transformative experience of writing this work, published in November, 2023.

I Never Really Did Like Kool-Aid: My 50-Year Journey From Jesus to the Rabbinate

Listen to the story of my journey away from a Christian upbringing in search of a God I could believe in; that quest led to an 11-year involvement in a messianic doomsday cult, and ultimately to a discovery of Judaism, resulting in conversion. Dedication to study and synagogue involvement eventually led to rabbinic ordination following retirement. The story is both cautionary and inspirational.

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