A formally trained mezzo-soprano, Ellen has sung with elite regional choirs Kol Echad Chorale and Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale. She has been studying with top vocal coach Cantor Nathan Lam and is an associate member of the American Conference of Cantors, studying for certification as a Reform cantor.
In May 2003, Ellen earned a master's degree in Judaic studies at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, having acquired a solid foundation in Bible, rabbinics, Jewish history, and Jewish philosophy. She has been a lecturer, teacher, and guest darshanit at synagogues, JCCs, and other venues across the U.S. on Jewish topics and is available to be a speaker or scholar-in-residence for your organization. To learn more about the venues at which Ellen has spoken and the topics she has addressed, click .
Ellen lives in Culver City, California, with her husband, Spencer Gill, who works in motion picture postproduction, and their dog, Molly. When she is not learning music, writing, reading books to review, singing, or studying Hebrew, her favorite activities are reading for pleasure, watching episodic dramas or old movies on television, cooking, and petting Spencer and the dog.
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