Julie Eichberg Rosewald was an American opera singer. She is considered the first female cantor in the United States, serving San Francisco's Temple Emanu-El from 1884 until 1893.

A hazzan or chazzan is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who leads the congregation in songful prayer. In English, this prayer leader is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.