Prayer Services
Touro Synagogue, the home of Congregation Jeshuat Israel, has approximately 125 member families. The congregation holds religious services and conducts lifecycle events including Bar/Bat Mitzvot and weddings and sponsors educational, social and cultural programs. All services and religious activities are under the direction of Rabbi Dr. Marc Mandel.
Services are held the year around on Friday nights and Saturday mornings and on all Jewish holidays. Services are orthodox using the Nusach Sephard prayerbook. There is separate seating for men and for women during services.
We request visitors to dress appropriately. On Shabbat and Jewish holidays, men must wear long pants, however ties and jackets are not required. Women may wear slacks. For weekdays services casual attire, including shorts, is permitted. No sleeveless or torn clothing is permitted for services at any time. Shawls are available at the ladies entrance. We reserve the right to require appropriate attire to enter the synagogue for services.
Please turn of all phones before entering the synagogue. The use of electronic devices is not permitted on Shabbat or Jewish holidays. No photographs may be taken in the synagogue.
Touro Synagogue does not hold regular weekday services during the winter season. Weekday shacharit and minchah-maariv services are held in the summer from July 1 through September 3. For further information about minyanim, please contact Rabbi Mandel at 401-847-4794 ext. 203 or email rabbimandel@tourosynagogue.org.
For more information about observant visiting at Touro Synagogue and Newport, please click here.
For more information about the Touro eruv click here. If you are planning to use the eruv during your visit, please contact Rabbi Mandel at 401-847-4794 ext. 203 or email RabbiMandel@tourosynagogue.org for its current status
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Community Passover Seder
Friday Night, April 19
For more information, please
call 401-847-4794, ext. 201
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We Welcome You To Join Us For
Kiddush And Conversation
Each Shabbat Following Services
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Spring Services
March - June
Friday Night
March April May June
6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm
Saturday Morning
8:45 am
Weekday morning and evening services begin on July 1.
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Passover Services
Thursday Evening
April 18
After 8:10pm
Bedikat Chometz
(Search for Chometz)
Friday
April 19
Last Time for Eating Chometz - 10:00am
Last Time for Burning Chometz - 11:25am
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00pm
Saturday
April 20
Shacharit - 8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00 pm
Sunday
April 21
Shacharit - 8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00 pm
CholHamoed
Monday - Thursday
April 22-25
Shacharit - 8:00 am
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00 pm
Friday
April 6
Shacharit - 8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00 pm
Saturday
April 27
Services - 8:45 am
Yizkor - 10:00 am (approximately)
Mincha-Maariv - 7:00 pm
Havdallah - 8:24 pm
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Shavuot Services
Saturday
June 8
Mincha-Maariv - 8:00 pm
Sunday
June 9
Shacharit - 8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv - 8:00 pm
Monday
June 10
Services - 8:45 am
Yizkor - 10:00am (approximately)
Mincha-Maariv - 8:00 pm
Havdallah - 9:09pm
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Tisha B'Av Services
Saturday
August 10
Mincha - 7:30 pm
Fast Begins - 7:51 pm
Maariv and Reading of Eichah - 8:45 pm
Sunday
August 11
Shacharit and Kinot - 8:00 am
Mincha-Mariv - 7:30 pm
Fast Ends - 8:30 pm
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Summer Services
July 1 - September 1
Saturday Morning
8:45 am
Sunday - Friday & Saturday Night
July 1 - July 27
8:00 am & 8:00 pm
July 28 - August 17
8:00 am & 7:30 pm
August 18 - September 1
8:00 am & 7:15 pm
There are no regularly scheduled weekday services during the winter.
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Fall Service
September 6 - October 31
Saturday Morning
8:45 am
Friday Night
September 6 and September 13
6:45 pm
September 20 and September 27
6:15 pm
October 4 -October 25
6:00pm
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High Holiday Services
Rosh HaShanah
Sunday, September 29
6:15 pm
Mincha-Maariv
Monday, September 30
Shacharit
8:30 am
Tashlich
5:15 pm
Mincha-Maariv
6:15 pm
Tuesday, October 1
Shacharit
8:30 am
Mincha-Maariv
6:15 pm
Havadallah
7:08 pm
Yom Kippur
Tuesday, October 8
Kol Nidre
6:15 pm
Wednesday, October 9
Shacharit 8:30 am
Yiskor 10:00 am (approximately)
Mincah 5:00 pm
Neila
6:00 pm
Fast Ends
6.56 pm
Sukkot
Sunday, October 13
5:45 pm
Monday, October 14
Shacharit
8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Tuesday, October 15
Shacharit
8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Chol Hamoed
Wednesday, October 16 and October 17
Shacharit
8:00 am
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Friday, October 18
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Shabbat Chol Hamoed
October 19
Shacharit
8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Shemini Atzeret
Sunday, October 20
Mincha
5:45 pm
Monday. October 21
8:45 am
Yizkor
10.00 am (approximately)
Simchat Torah
Monday, October 21
5:00 pm
Torah Parade and Dancing
Tuesday, October 22
Shacharit
8:45 am
Mincha-Maariv
5:45 pm
Havdallah 6:35 p
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Winter Services
October 4 - March 29
Friday Night
6:00 pm
March 15, 22 and 29
6:30 pm
Saturday Morning
8:45 am
There are no regularly scheduled weekday services during the winter.
