The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/touro-synagogue/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Touro Synagogue | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/touro-synagogue/ 32 32 Congregation at oldest US synagogue can stay for now, says judge https://www.timesofisrael.com/congregation-at-oldest-us-synagogue-can-stay-for-now-says-judge/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:39:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2826883 But yearslong legal dispute over 250-year-old historic Rhode Island building and a set of ceremonial bells worth millions appears far from over

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]]> NY congregation aims to oust worshipers at Rhode Island’s Touro, oldest US synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-congregation-aims-to-oust-worshipers-at-rhode-islands-touro-oldest-us-synagogue/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:04:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2694788 Move is latest in long battle between New York City's Shearith Israel and Newport-based Congregation Jeshuat Israel for control of historic building and valuable Torah decorations

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]]> US Supreme Court declines to take up fight over America’s oldest synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-declines-to-take-up-fight-over-americas-oldest-synagogue/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:04:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2039149&preview=true&preview_id=2039149 Manhattan's Shearith Israel declared rightful owner of Rhode Island's Touro Synagogue after ownership dispute stemming from the Revolutionary War

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]]> Fight over the oldest synagogue in the US heads to the Supreme Court https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-fight-over-the-oldest-synagogue-in-the-us-heads-to-the-supreme-court/ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:41:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871832 Congregation Jeshuat Israel files appeal after court rules that Shearith Israel of NY is rightful owner of Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island

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]]> Newport congregation renews battle for artifacts at oldest US synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/newport-congregation-continues-battle-for-artifacts-at-oldest-us-synagogue/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:10:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1689094 Jeshuat Israel calls for federal court to rehear case granting custody of ornaments at Touro to NY's Shearith Israel

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]]> Losing side wants review in fight over oldest US synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/losing-side-wants-review-in-fight-over-oldest-us-synagogue/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:12:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1674026 Local community challenges ruling putting Rhode Island building, and $7.4 million decorative silver bells it houses, under control of NY-based congregation

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]]> Who owns America’s oldest synagogue? It’s a 350-year-old argument https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-owns-americas-oldest-synagogue-its-a-350-year-old-argument/ Sun, 06 Aug 2017 01:48:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1671382 Touro, built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island, looms large in US Jewish history; it has also come to signify the tension between Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews

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]]> Appeals court decides fate of oldest synagogue in US https://www.timesofisrael.com/appeals-court-decides-fate-of-nations-oldest-synagogue/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:10:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1670274 Federal judges rule that Rhode Island building, and $7.4 million decorative silver bells it houses, under control of NY-based Jewish congregation

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]]> Unread copy of 16th-century multilingual Psalms, loathed by Columbus’s son, up for auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/unread-copy-of-16th-century-multilingual-psalms-loathed-by-columbuss-son-up-for-auction/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:41:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1576931 Also on the block at NY sale next week, first printing of a George Washington speech to Congress with a shout-out to the Rhode Island Jewish community

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]]> Kaine visits Touro Synagogue, takes aim at Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/kaine-visits-touro-synagogue-takes-shot-at-donald-trump/ Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:37:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1447764 Democratic VP candidate tours oldest shul in US, 226 years to the day after Washington pledged support for religious freedom there

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]]> Nine iconic sites that celebrate American Jewish history https://www.timesofisrael.com/nine-iconic-sites-that-celebrate-american-jewish-history/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 01:21:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1420599 A July 4 look at Jews' impact on the US, from synagogues to delis, ritual baths to cemeteries, and even a mill house

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]]> Congregation to file appeal in fight for oldest US synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/congregation-to-file-appeal-in-fight-for-oldest-us-synagogue/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 06:42:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1410119 Shearith Israel of New York and Touro Synagogue in Newport also battling for control of precious ceremonial bells

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]]> Oldest US synagogue to remain in hands of congregants https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-us-synagogue-to-remain-in-hands-of-congregants/ Mon, 16 May 2016 18:45:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1393263 Judge awards Rhode Island's Congregation Jeshuat Israel control of Touro, rejecting ownership claims by NY Congregation Shearith Israel

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]]> Trial over US’s oldest synagogue, $7.4m Torah bells, draws to close https://www.timesofisrael.com/trial-over-uss-oldest-synagogue-7-4m-bells-ends/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 03:58:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1252976 Judge says there is 'no smoking gun' in battle over Touro Synagogue's 'rimonim,' hasn't specified date for decision

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]]> A bitter battle for control of oldest US synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-bitter-battle-for-control-of-oldest-us-synagogue/ Sun, 31 May 2015 22:24:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1191147 Legal dispute threatens 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, which has hosted presidents Washington, Eisenhower and Kennedy

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