by Jewish Original | Jun 19, 2025 | 2020 Posts, All Posts, Jewish History, Judaism in America, Key Jewish Figures, North American Jewry, Rabbinic
Historical Milestone: First Jewish Sermon in America, 1773 On this day in Jewish history, May 28th, 1773 (6th Sivan 5533), Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Carigal, a Talmudic scholar and Jewish emissary, preached the first official Jewish sermon in America at the Newport...