Visit & Pray at Touro Synagogue

Join us for Shabbat Services at Touro Synagogue!

Congregation Shearith Israel welcomes you to visit Touro Synagogue and to pray with the congregation in residence, Congregation Ahavath Israel. 

Congregation Ahavath Israel is the Orthodox Jewish community privileged to call Touro Synagogue—the oldest standing synagogue in the United States—its spiritual home.

Ahavath Israel is a warm, welcoming local Newport Congregation rooted in Torah tradition, committed to halakha, and inspired by the historic legacy of religious freedom and Jewish perseverance that Touro represents.

Whether you’re a local resident, a visitor to Newport, or a student of Jewish heritage, you are warmly invited to participate in Shabbat prayers in a setting rich with American and Jewish history.

For Shabbat & holiday prayer times, as well as information regarding Shabbat meals while visiting, go to thetourosynagogue.org. 

Touro Tours

No first-time visit to Newport is complete without a guided tour of Touro Synagogue.

Details, schedule, and admission pricing for public and private tours can be found at thetourosynagogue.org. 

NEW: We are planning a few Small Group Visits to Touro this Summer and Fall

A few of us are planning to visit Newport, pray at Touro with Congregation Ahavath Israel, share shabbat meals, and otherwise enjoy a congenial weekend together.

If you would like to join a small group at Touro on any of the following dates, please contact touro@shearithisrael.org. Please include your best phone number and if you’d like to learn about accommodations options.

Dates:

• June 20-21 (plus: Flower Show)
• July 11-12 (plus: Classical Music and Hall of Fame Tennis events)
• July 31-August 1 (plus: Jazz Festival)
• September 5-6 (Labor Day weekend)
• October 17-18
• November 7-8