Analia Bortz

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Analia Bortz
Personal
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Buenos Aires
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Rabbi Mario Karpuj
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires, MD Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano, semikhah Catholic University of Valparaiso, PhD 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.