# Sally Priesand

> Sally Jane Priesand is America's first female rabbi ordained by a rabbinical seminary, and the second formally ordained female rabbi in Jewish history, after Regina Jonas. Priesand was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion on June 3, 1972, at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati. After her ordination she served first as assistant and then as associate rabbi at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, and later led Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls, New Jersey from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. She is featured in numerous books including Rabbis: The Many Faces of Judaism and Fifty Jewish Women who Changed the World.

*First female ordained rabbi in America*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1946-06-27
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Присанд, Салли](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8)
- [سالى برييساند](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Salli Prisand](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salli_Prisand)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533207)

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