Sally Priesand

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Sally Priesand is the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the United States and a pioneering figure in Reform Judaism and women’s religious leadership.


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instanceOf Reform rabbi
person
pioneer of women’s religious leadership
rabbi
associatedWith American Reform Jewish community
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfOrdination United States of America
familyName Priesand
fieldOfWork Jewish religious leadership
Reform Judaism
gender female
givenName Sally
hasGenderBarrierBroken ordination of women as rabbis in the United States
hasHonor recognition as a pioneer of women’s religious leadership
hasRole first woman rabbi ordained in the United States
influenced subsequent generations of women rabbis
knownAs first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Reform Judaism
name Sally Priesand
notableFor being the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States
pioneering women’s leadership in Reform Judaism
occupation rabbi
religious leader
religion Judaism
Reform Judaism
sphereOfActivity American Judaism
women’s religious leadership
trailblazerFor women in Jewish religious leadership
women rabbis in the United States

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Reform Judaism
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Sally Priesand
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