Ray Frank
Ray Frank · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Known as the 'girl rabbi of the golden West,' the first Jewish woman to preach formally from a pulpit in the United States, expanding women's religious leadership.
1861, San Francisco, California, USA — 1948, Oakland, California, USA
Oakland and the U.S. West Coast
Ray Frank is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Known as the 'girl rabbi of the golden West,' the first Jewish woman to preach formally from a pulpit in the United States, expanding women's religious leadership.
Ray Frank, known as 'the Girl Rabbi of the Golden West,' was the first Jewish woman to preach formally from an American pulpit, after an acclaimed 1890 High Holy Days sermon in Spokane. A committed Jew, she lectured across the West and helped open religious leadership to women, though she never sought ordination. She is a landmark figure in the story of women's spiritual authority in Judaism.
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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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Known as the 'girl rabbi of the golden West,' the first Jewish woman to preach formally from a pulpit in the United States, expanding women's religious leadership.
Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia
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