Rabbi Marci N. Bellows was honored to join the Temple B'nai Torah community in the summer of 2009. A native of Skokie, Illinois, she earned a B.A. in Psychology from Brandeis University. While at the New York campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Rabbi Bellows earned a Masters in Hebrew Literature in 2003, wrote her rabbinical thesis on the topic, “Yisrael by Choice: Contemporary Understandings of the Psychosocial Aspects of Adopting a Jewish Identity,” and was ordained in 2004.

Rabbi Bellows served as a rabbinic intern in Brandon, FL; Edison, NJ, at the URJ's Commission on Social Action and for the Women of Reform Judaism. Between 2004-2009, Rabbi Bellows worked as both Adult Program Director and as Assistant Rabbi at Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York, NY.

Rabbi Bellows has been invited to lead and teach a variety of topics, including Guided Jewish Meditation, in a number or settings, including WRJ Assemblies, URJ Biennials, URJ Regional Biennials, and the URJ Adult Learning Retreat.  She has also studied voice and theatre for many years.