Lia Bass

Lia Bass
Personal life
Born
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma materJewish Theological Seminary of America
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationConservative Judaism

Lia Bass is a Brazilian-born American rabbi and the first Latin American female rabbi in the world.[1] She is also Northern Virginia's first female Conservative rabbi and the first woman from Brazil to be ordained as a rabbi.[2][3]

Early life and education

She was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 1994.[4][2][3]

Bass speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English and Hebrew.[1]

Career

In 2001, she became the rabbi of Congregation Etz Hayim in Arlington, Virginia,[1][3] serving until 2020.[5] In 2020 she founded and, as of Sept. 2022, runs the Jewish Institute for Lifelong Learning & Innovation, based in Arlington, Virginia.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cohen, Diane (December 2009). "A Message of Progress". Northern Virginia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19.
  2. ^ a b Spark Experience. "A Taste of Brazil Flavors Passover". Jewish Food Experience.
  3. ^ a b c "Rabbi". etzhayim. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19.
  4. ^ "Spring 2012 Letters". cjvoices.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "About Us". Eitz Chayim. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Founder & Spiritual Leader". Jewish Institute for Lifelong Learning & Innovation. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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