Touro Synagogue (New Orleans)

Touro Synagogue
Touro Synagogue building, in 2006
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Katie Bauman
  • Rabbi Todd Silverman
  • Cantor Kevin Margolius
  • Rabbi David Goldstein (Emeritus)
StatusActive
Location
Location4238 St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
CountryUnited States
Touro Synagogue (New Orleans) is located in New Orleans
Touro Synagogue (New Orleans)
Location in New Orleans, Louisiana
Geographic coordinates29°55′34″N 90°06′02″W / 29.926188°N 90.100521°W / 29.926188; -90.100521
Architecture
Architect(s)
TypeSynagogue
StyleByzantine Revival
Date established1881 (as a congregation)
Completed1909
Specifications
Capacity800 worshippers
Dome(s)One
Dome dia. (outer)71 feet (22 m)
MaterialsBrick; terracotta; ceramic tiles
Website
tourosynagogue.com

Touro Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 4238 St. Charles Avenue, in Uptown New Orleans Louisiana. It was named after Judah Touro, the son of Isaac Touro, the namesake of the country's oldest synagogue, Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. The New Orleans Touro Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States and the oldest in the country outside the original Thirteen Colonies.