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Irene Muzás

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Rabbi
Irene Muzás
Personal life
Born1974 (age 51–52)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
EducationAutonomous University of Barcelona
International University of La Rioja
University of Potsdam
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationConservative Judaism
Jewish leader
PositionRabbi
SynagogueAtid synagogue of Barcelona

Irene Muzás Calpe (born 1974) is a Spanish philologist. In 2022 she was ordained the first woman rabbi in Spain.

Early life and education

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Muzás was born in 1974 in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She graduated in English language and literature from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where she also completed a postgraduate degree in English Literature, and has further studied classical philology at the University of Barcelona and east Asian culture and society at the Open University of Catalonia.[1][2] She also got a master's degree in education from the International University of La Rioja.[3] She has worked as translator and English and Latin language teacher.[2][4]

Ordination

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She converted to Judaism in 2013, after having been fascinated by Judaism for years, studying Hebrew and attending a course on Jewish history and customs at the University of Barcelona.[5][2] She joined the Atid community of Barcelona, from the Conservative Judaism denomination.[6][4]

On 23 October 2022, she was ordained as Spain’s first female rabbi at the Zacharias Frankel College of the University of Potsdam, Germany, after defending her thesis on Lilith for the Jewish theology master's degree.[6][7][5][8] In November 2022, Muzás took over as head of the Atid Synagogue in Barcelona following rabbi Stephen Berkowitz’s retirement.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Rabinato" [Rabbinate]. Atid synagogue (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Planes, Joan (22 October 2022). "La barcelonesa Irene Muzás Calpe será la primera mujer rabina en España" [Irene Muzás Calpe, from Barcelona, is set to become Spain’s first female rabbi]. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Una barcelonesa de 48 años será la primera mujer rabina de España" [A 48-year-old woman from Barcelona is set to become Spain’s first female rabbi]. The Objective (Spain) [es] (in Spanish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Montobbio Campa, Lucía (7 November 2022). "Irene Muzás, primera rabina catalana: "La principal lluita de la dona és normalitzar la seva presència"" [Irene Muzás, the first Catalan rabbi: ‘The main struggle for women is to normalise their presence.’]. Catalunya Religió [ca] (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Martínez, David (13 November 2022). "El camino de Irene para convertirse en la primera mujer rabina de España: "En Barcelona hay que ir con cautela con un kipá"" [Irene’s journey to becoming Spain’s first female rabbi: “In Barcelona, you have to be careful when wearing a kippah”]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Irene Muzás, la primera rabina catalana i una de les poques d'Europa, ordenada a Alemanya" [Irene Muzás, the first Catalan rabbi and one of the few in Europe, was ordained in Germany]. 3Cat (in Catalan). TV3. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lilith: la primera Eva, con Irene Muzas Calpe" [Lilith: the first Eve, with Irene Muzas Calpe]. Radio Sefarad. 13 January 2022. p. es. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Rourera, Mireia (22 October 2022). "Ordenen a Berlín la primera rabí catalana" [First Catalan rabbi ordained in Berlin]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Rourera, Mireia (26 November 2022). ""M'ha sorprès l'expectació per la meva ordenació"" ["I was surprised by the anticipation surrounding my ordination."]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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