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Analia Bortz | |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Rabbi Mario Karpuj |
Alma mater | OR-ZSE, Hungary |
Occupation | Rabbi and bio-ethicist Founder co-Director Center for Ethics, The Vatican-Universidad Abarvanel- Seminario Rabinico LatinoAmericano |
Synagogue | Congregation Or Hadash Founder Rabbi Emerita Congregation Or Hadash |
Analia Bortz (born February 1967)[1] is a medical doctor with postdoctoral studies in bioethics. She became the first female Latin American rabbi when ordained in Jerusalem at the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in 1994.[2][3] In 2003, she and her husband, Rabbi Mario Karpuj, founded Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs, Georgia. In 2018 Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz was chosen as 1 of the most influential women in the world by the BBC. In 2023 Rabbi Dr. Bortz became the Founding co-director at the Center for Ethics at the Vatican and the University Abarvanel- Seminario Rabinico LatinoAmericano. In February 2024 Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz launched the first Center for Ethics at the Vatican, in collaboration with Pope Francis, and Monseñor Vicenzo Paglia.