Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky
Rabbi Claudio was born in Santiago, Chile. After high school he knew he wanted to dedicate his life to the Jewish community. He moved to Argentina where he studied at the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary of the Conservative Movement. Simultaneously he acquired his B.A. in Management for Non Profit Organizations.
In Jerusalem, at the Schecter Institute for Judaic Studies, Rabbi Claudio completed his studies and received Smicha (Rabbinical ordination) in 2002. He also completed a M.A. in Education and participated in the Seniors Educators Program of the Melton Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In 2003 Rabbi Claudio moved to Colombia, and in 2005 he became the rabbi of the Asociación Israelita Montefiore, a 200 family – member community. In Colombia his children Ami (18) and Yoel (14) were born.
Rabbi Claudio is passionately committed to Conservative Judaism and the Jewish community. He made a strong contribution to a pluralistic, egalitarian community in Bogota and involved himself in leadership, education, outreach, inter-faith and social justice.
After nine years in Colombia they decided to search for a North American Jewish community to call home. Their visit to Saskatoon proved an instant connection to both Saskatoon and Congregation Agudas Israel Synagogue. Here, Rabbi Claudio intends to dedicate himself to growing and enriching Jewish faith and culture in Saskatoon.