Lia Bass

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Lia Bass
Personal life
Born
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Religious life
Religion Judaism
Denomination Conservative 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]

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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. 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Diane (December 2009). "A Message of Progress". Northern Virginia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19.
  2. 1 2 Spark Experience. "A Taste of Brazil Flavors Passover". Jewish Food Experience.
  3. 1 2 3 "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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