ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Shabbat, 18 Adar, 5783 March 11, 2023
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Shabbat, 18 Adar, 5783 March 11, 2023 Parah Torah Reading Ki Tisa: Exodus 30:11 - 34:35 Parshat Parah: Numbers 19:1-22 Parah: Ezekiel 36:16-36 Jewish History First Jewish Governor (1801) When Governor of Georgia James Jackson resigned his post to serve as a US senator, the president of the Georgia Senate, David Emanuel, was sworn in as governor. March 3, 1801, was the first time that a Jewish person served as governor of a US state. Emanuel served the remaining eight months of Jackson's term, but did not seek re-election, opting instead to retire from politics. In 1812, Georgia named a new county in his honor: "Emanuel County." First US Jewish Periodical (1823) The inaugural edition of "The Jew," the first Jewish periodical in the United States, was published in March of 1823. It was published in New York City and edited by Solomon H. Jackson. The subtitle of the paper was “Being a defence of Judaism against all adversaries, and particula