August 3, 1902
Regina Jonas Is Born
On this day, August 3, 1902, Regina Jonas was born in Berlin. In 1935 she became the first woman known to have been ordained as a rabbi.
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March 24, 1795
Zvi Hirsch Kalischer Is Born
On this day, March 24, 1795, Zvi Hirsch Kalischer was born in Lissa, in the Prussian province of Posen. He later argued for Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.
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May 28, 1773
Rabbi Carigal Preaches in Newport
On this day, May 28, 1773, Rabbi Raphael Hayyim Isaac Carigal preached a Shavuot sermon in Newport that became the first published American Jewish sermon.
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