Knowledge

List of the oldest synagogues in the United States

Source πŸ“

41: 1371: 30: 1816: 52: 88: 1978: 1058: 1167: 609: 257: 1296: 849: 691:, in San Francisco. Both were founded in 1851. The two synagogues were founded simultaneously because the city's Jews could not agree on whether to follow the prayer customs of the Polish or German Jews. Emanu-El was therefore, founded as the congregation of the German Jews and Sherith Israel as the congregation of the Polish Jews. 1806:(The Temple) in Nashville, had its beginnings in the late 1840s when a group of Jewish residents met for religious services. The synagogue lists its beginning year as 1851, when a benevolent society purchased cemetery property. It began as Khal Kodesh Mogen David and received a charter on March 2, 1854. 809:, is the oldest congregation in the state. It was formed from the merger in 1957 of the Orthodox Adas Kodesch Congregation, which was established in 1885, and the Chesed Shel Emeth Congregation. It is usually referred to simply as Adas Kodesch and is billed as "The First Synagogue in the First State". 1076:
Shaare Tefilah (Gates of Prayer) in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the oldest surviving synagogue building in the state. Architect J. Thiele designed the brick structure to replace an earlier building, but construction was delayed by the Civil War. The synagogue was dedicated in 1865. The building is
252:
This list includes only buildings originally built as synagogues that are still standing. Some continue in use as Jewish houses of worship; others have been adaptively reused. Fewer than 100 purpose-built synagogues constructed prior to 1900 remain standing. A portion of these are highlighted
864:
in Pensacola each has claims to being the oldest Jewish congregation in Florida. The Jacksonville congregation was meeting for prayer by 1867, but appears to have incorporated later than Pensacola which dedicated its first building in 1876, well before Jacksonville's 1882 building. The current
62:
Synagogues may be considered "oldest" based on different criteria such as oldest surviving building or oldest congregation. Some older synagogue buildings have been in continuous use as synagogues, while others have been converted to other purposes, and a few, such as the
1413:, the fourth Jewish congregation founded in New Jersey, was established in New Brunswick on October 11, 1859 where it still functions today as the oldest temple in Middlesex county as well as the oldest synagogue in New Jersey to still be located in its city of origin. 652:
Emanu-El dedicated the first synagogue in the Arizona Territory on October 3, 1910, in Tucson. The congregation stopped holding services there in 1949. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and currently houses the Jewish Heritage Center of the
1263:. It is the oldest surviving synagogue in the state, and the only building of this architectural style. It was built in 1892 by a community of Jewish immigrants from German states and Alsace-Lorraine. Due to declining population, the congregation closed in 1986. 878:
is the oldest synagogue in β€œThe Nation's Oldest City”, St. Augustine, Florida. The congregation was chartered in 1908. The current synagogue building was dedicated in 1923. It is the oldest Florida synagogue building continuously used as a synagogue since
921:
formed the Honolulu Jewish Community. In 1939, in cooperation with the Jewish Welfare Board, a small chapel on Young Street was leased and converted into a Jewish Community Center (JCC), which also served as Honolulu's first permanent
632:, the oldest congregation in Alabama, was formally organized on January 25, 1844. Their first synagogue was Emanuel Street Synagogue, dedicated on December 27, 1846. The current Springhill Avenue Temple is their fifth location. 195:
There are a few references to an Ashkenazi Beth Elohim in Charleston prior to 1791, although this may have been a subgroup within the Sephardic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim rather than a fully independent congregation
2624: 1379:
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun of the Town of Paterson, incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on December 22, 1847. The congregation was later named The Barnert Temple in honor of a past-president and former
724: 527: 832:, was built in 1876, after the congregation split from Washington Hebrew Congregation over the issue of organ music during services. Originally located at 6th and G Streets, the dedication was attended by 243:, was founded in 1828. In 1881, it merged with the Sephardic Nefutzoth Yehudah (Congregation Dispersed of Judah) to form Touro Synagogue in New Orleans. The congregation joined the Reform movement in 1891. 574: 935:, Boise, Idaho (1895–96). The synagogue was built for Beth Israel, founded in 1895. In the 1980s, the congregation was formed as a merger of Congregation Beth Israel and Ahavath Israel, founded in 1912. 898:
of Augusta, Georgia, was organized in 1846, and its 1869 building is still present on Telfair Street in downtown Augusta and is currently being restored as the future home of the Augusta Jewish Museum.
562: 3446: 904:
of Brunswick, Georgia, was established in 1886, and its 1889–90 building was designed by renowned Jewish architect Alfred S. Eichberg. Beth Tefilloh has been continuously active since its founding.
3654: 1948:
The state's first synagogue, Temple Emamu-El in Spokane, was built in 1892 and later demolished. The congregation later merged with Keneseth Israel to form the present-day Temple Beth Shalom.
1546: 1470:
was established in 1838. The Orthodox congregation is also known as the Greenwich Village Synagogue and had a weekly Shabbat minyan at 53 Charles Street, New York, NY until 2020.
1334: 1073:, is the oldest congregation in the state. Touro Synagogue traces its origins back to Shanarai-Chasset (Congregation Gates of Mercy), which was founded in New Orleans in 1828. 3439: 761:'s 1884 building was restored as a synagogue and Jewish pioneer museum in 2008. The original congregation dissolved before 1914. The Hebrew Cemetery was established in 1880. 109:, founded circa 1658, in Newport, Rhode Island, is dated to sometime after the arrival of Jews in 1658 and prior to the 1677 purchase of a communal cemetery, now known as 1463: 2632: 1506: 1994:
is the oldest synagogue building in the state and the ninth-oldest in the country. It was moved to James Madison Park in 1970 and is now owned by the city of Madison.
3432: 1549:(B'ShERT), founded as Temple Beth Emeth in 1911, is the last remaining Reform congregation in Brooklyn between Prospect Park and the Atlantic Ocean (Coney Island). 688: 205: 67:, were shuttered for many decades. Some early established congregations have been in continuous existence, while other early congregations have ceased to exist. 901: 17: 1081:. The former synagogue had been converted to use as a storage facility; however, it was recently purchased and was converted to a 12-unit apartment building. 783: 694: 413: 2831: 1955:
was established. It is open for three daily prayers, on every Sabbath and all holidays. The congregation's original members hail from the country of Turkey.
1923: 1698:
in Philadelphia was founded in the 1740s. It was the fourth congregation founded in the future United States and the second oldest in continuous operation.
459: 1796:
First permanent Jewish congregation in Tennessee, Children of Israel, 1858 in Memphis. Originally known as Congregation B'nai Israel-Children of Israel,
1273: 625: 2008: 3544: 1717: 1187: 1130: 751:, built in 1900, is the city's oldest synagogue, according to the synagogue itself. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 320: 3659: 3610: 3549: 1945:
is It is the oldest synagogue in Washington state. It is in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The congregation was founded in 1891
1803: 1605: 3154: 2388: 3480: 872:
building was built in 1888. It is the oldest Florida synagogue building still standing. It is now the Ocala Bible Chapel, a Christian congregation.
718: 533: 310: 1831: 1714:, founded in 1847, was the sixth Reform Jewish synagogue founded in the United States. (Rodeph Shalom is now Reform but was originally Orthodox). 1175: 425: 397: 2952:
Schwartz, C., 2007, An American Odyssey: American Religious Freedom and The Nathan Barnert Memorial Temple. Jersey City: KTAV Publishing House.
2906: 2856: 1987: 3475: 1580: 568: 419: 2814: 2776: 2492: 2333: 1565:. The congregation first held services in the homes of founding members until a building was purchased and designed by acclaimed architect 596: 2726: 2679: 1245:
marks the site of the first synagogue built in the state, Beth Israel, built in 1867. The building was destroyed by fire on July 10, 1874.
3233: 2553: 1846: 1682: 825: 612: 437: 3404: 789: 3308: 2881: 2696: 2250: 2291: 1701: 1027: 895: 701:, tracing its history back to September 2, 1852, making it the first synagogue owned by a congregation west of the Mississippi River. 453: 371: 2742: 2529: 3258: 3025: 2662: 1097: 326: 2759: 167:, was founded in 1846. In 1881, it merged with the Ashkenazic congregation Shanarai-Chasset (Congregation Gates of Mercy) to form 3509: 2039: 1965: 1859: 1204: 829: 441: 229: 113:. In much of the nineteenth century, no Jews lived in Newport, and the ownership of the building and synagogue were entrusted to 2931: 2236: 1997: 1021: 2793: 2267: 102:, founded in 1654, in New York City, is the oldest congregation in the United States. Its present building dates from 1896–97. 1536: 1084: 684: 3051: 1404:
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun was founded in 1848. Originally located in Newark, it is currently located in Short Hills, NJ.
1394: 677: 465: 1837: 1824: 1748:, founded c.1658, is the oldest Jewish house of worship in North America that is still standing. It was built in 1759–63. 1711: 1558: 1283: 861: 839:
on June 9, 1876. The building has been relocated several times due to redevelopment and now sits at 3rd and F Streets NW.
786:
were both incorporated in 1843, the year the Connecticut legislature first permitted public worship by Jews in the state.
491: 475: 1952: 1797: 1758: 1456:, founded 1825, the second Jewish congregation in New York City and the ninth in the United States, now located on the 992: 932: 914: 754: 704: 580: 501: 365: 288: 132: 44: 1843:
Congregation Beth Israel (Austin, TX) founded 1876. First congregation to receive a charter from the Texas Leislature.
3133: 2138: 1311: 869: 431: 3605: 3589: 3539: 2835: 2645: 1720:'s building was constructed in 1856 and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue in Pennsylvania that is still in use. 1005: 40: 2196: 1157:, and its current building was constructed in 1865–67. It is the oldest continuously operating Maryland synagogue. 3470: 1184:
constructed its 1884–85 building, now a church, that is now the oldest synagogue still standing in Massachusetts.
1429:
Congregation Montefiore, Las Vegas, N.M. was the first Jewish congregation in New Mexico; it was founded in 1884
1407:
Har Sinai Temple was founded in 1857. Originally located in Trenton, it is currently located in Pennington, NJ.
2029: 1662: 833: 819: 3333: 2697:
Shangarai Chasset: Gates of Mercy Synagogue: First permanent Jewish House of Worship in the State of Louisiana
2370: 3573: 3561: 3175: 1942: 1665:. Founded prior to statehood, they acquired their first building in 1912. The congregation disbanded in 2004. 1493: 1453: 1381: 1120: 1066: 986: 539: 403: 168: 680:, founded 1851. Congregation has been in continuous existence, housed in four different locations over time. 2439: 1439: 1103: 282: 157: 114: 99: 55: 3504: 3162: 2034: 1893: 1800:
was formed by 36 German Jewish families in 1853 and chartered by the state of Tennessee on March 2, 1854.
771: 208:, founded in 1795, is usually considered the oldest existing Ashkenazi congregation in the United States. 3566: 3487: 2479: 1762: 1695: 1584: 1401:
is the oldest surviving synagogue building in New Jersey, although it is no longer used as a synagogue.
1388: 889: 545: 447: 387: 314: 292: 126: 120: 91: 3499: 2316: 1899: 1552: 1473: 1358: 1351: 955: 339: 138: 3629: 3622: 1913: 1907: 1191: 146: 1207:
is the oldest extant synagogue building in the state (1881); the congregation was founded in 1857.
3617: 3556: 3492: 2570: 1510: 1370: 507: 481: 3000: 3424: 1929: 1790: 1562: 1181: 1136: 1070: 1011:
B'nai Israel Congregation, Keokuk, Iowa. First permanent Jewish house of worship in Iowa, 1877.
712: 698: 377: 333: 298: 240: 164: 2357: 2112: 2070: 2019:
Mt. Sinai Congregation, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the oldest synagogue in Wyoming, built in 1910.
1745: 1641: 1483: 1146: 1078: 590: 359: 304: 272: 1523: 1242: 1235: 1150: 806: 278: 199: 153: 2288: 2205: 2197:
Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues
8: 1880: 1631: 1630:, is not only the oldest congregation in Ohio, it is the oldest congregation west of the 1555:, 1886–87, Manhattan, was the first grand house of worship built by Eastern European Jews 1423: 1398: 1221: 1045: 1031: 775: 758: 586: 495: 469: 223: 29: 1815: 952:. The oldest congregation of these was Kehillat Anshe Maariv, which was founded in 1847. 3456: 2763: 1991: 1917: 1903: 1786: 1644:, also in Cincinnati (1860), is the oldest synagogue structure west of the Alleghenies. 1477: 1276:, 1837, is the oldest congregation in Missouri and the oldest congregation west of the 1154: 741: 521: 485: 407: 349: 343: 260: 142: 3129: 2939: 2447: 2134: 1658: 1467: 1277: 1217: 945: 3358: 2801: 2625:
Oldest Synagogue in Indiana Celebrates 100th Anniversary; Special Sermons Scheduled
2275: 2126: 2088: 1627: 1623: 1514: 1248: 959: 836: 748: 511: 381: 215: 211: 51: 87: 3123: 2295: 1977: 1741: 1619: 1500: 1487: 1457: 1443: 1252: 1107: 875: 629: 552: 268: 219: 64: 33: 2762:". The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi). April 28, 2006. Archived from the 1775:
Mount Zion Congregation, Sioux Falls, possibly the oldest congregation, ca. 1903
642:
Congregation Beth Sholom was first organized on September 5, 1958, in Anchorage.
2349: 2312: 2104: 2062: 1863: 1592: 1588: 1566: 1490:, Manhattan, is the oldest synagogue building still standing in New York State. 1384: 1305: 857: 391: 110: 106: 1426:, founded in 1897, is the oldest continuing Jewish organization in New Mexico. 3648: 2471: 2451: 1669: 1100:, formally organized in 1888, is the oldest congregation in Bangor and Maine. 233: 81: 2663:
B'nai Israel Congregation – First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Iowa
1057: 737: 517: 180:
Until 1795, all documented congregations in the United States followed the
2962: 2512: 2413: 1241:
An historic marker on the corner of South Street and South Main Street in
1166: 3072: 3052:"Daytonian in Manhattan: The Quiet Little Synagogue at 53 Charles Street" 2371:
History – How Beautiful is Our Heritage: 160 years and Still Going Strong
1876: 1866:
was the first permanent Jewish house of worship in Utah, founded in 1883.
1357:
Temple Israel, first permanent Jewish house of worship in New Hampshire,
1260: 1256: 1008:
of Davenport was formed as B'nai Israel Congregation on October 21, 1861.
664: 3383: 2440:"White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Bomb Colorado Synagogue" 1540: 608: 3187: 2612: 1926:
was founded in 1882. Its building is the oldest synagogue in the state.
1374:
Building at 637 Garden Street, Hoboken, in Hudson County, built in 1883
1286:
has continuously operated in the same location and building since 1883.
962:
is a Reform congregation founded in 1859 and continuing to the present.
556: 353: 256: 2975: 2727:
New Orleans Know-It-All: Where is the Oldest Synagogue in New Orleans?
2530:"Yes, That Was D.C.'s Oldest Synagogue Moving Down The Street (Again)" 1730:
Sha'are Zedeck, built in 1952, is the oldest synagogue in Puerto Rico.
2001: 1705: 1635: 1447: 1324:
Temple Israel of Omaha is the oldest congregation in Nebraska (1871).
1295: 1140: 779: 721:'s 1889 building is the second oldest extant synagogue in California. 198:
The first Ashkenazic rite synagogue in the US was founded in 1761 in
188: 181: 1906:, founded in 1789 was the oldest congregation until its merger with 1190:, built in 1906, is the oldest synagogue building still standing in 2374: 1543:, founded 1856 as the first synagogue in Brooklyn or on Long Island 1527: 1124: 995:
was founded in 1849. Its 1867 building is the oldest in the state.
708: 117:. The building was reopened for the use of Ashkenazi Jews in 1883. 1920:, founded in 1841, is the oldest Reform congregation in Virginia. 1834:
is the oldest synagogue building in Texas. It was rebuilt c.1890.
1591:
and one of the earliest Reform synagogues (built 1875–76) in the
1087:, the city's oldest Reform congregation, was established in 1870. 969: 949: 80:
All of the oldest congregations in the new world were founded by
3454: 2389:"Trinidad's Temple Aaron Looks to the Past to Secure Its Future" 2218: 1531: 1519: 3334:"Gates of Heaven Synagogue | Jewish Federation of Madison" 3208: 3125:
Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity
2237:
Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity
1932:, founded in 1876 under the leadership of Major Alexander Hart. 1450:, is the oldest congregation in New York and the United States. 1354:, founded in 1891, is the oldest congregation in New Hampshire. 973: 965: 848: 184: 2714:
New Orleans Architecture, Volume 1: The Lower Garden District.
2587: 2476:
The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook
2058: 2056: 2054: 727:'s 1889 building is the oldest extant synagogue in California. 3655:
Lists of oldest buildings and structures in the United States
3149: 3147: 3145: 1840:, founded in 1874, is the oldest congregation in South Texas. 3283: 2124: 2051: 1827:, founded in 1854, is the oldest congregation in the state. 918: 3359:"Find a Park – Madison Parks – City of Madison, Wisconsin" 3142: 3097: 1238:
in 1843, making it the oldest congregation in Mississippi.
47:, Charleston, South Carolina (founded 1749, built 1840–41) 3409:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
3313:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
3263:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
3238:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
3030:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
2911:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
2886:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
2861:
www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org
1587:
was organized in 1872. It is the oldest congregation in
1410: 36:, Newport, Rhode Island (founded c. 1658, built 1759–63) 1672:, making it the oldest active congregation in Oklahoma. 1340:
Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in 1931.
1024:, founded 1842, is the oldest congregation in Kentucky. 206:
Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
163:
Nefutzoth Yehudah (Congregation Dispersed of Judah) in
135:, Charleston, South Carolina, was founded in the 1740s. 1704:
in Philadelphia was founded in 1795 and is the oldest
1133:, founded 1851, remaining Orthodox since its founding. 1123:, incorporated in 1830, is the oldest congregation in 802: 171:. The congregation joined the Reform movement in 1891. 2798:
Goldring-Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
784:
Congregation Beth Israel (West Hartford, Connecticut)
707:, founded in 1875, oldest Jewish congregation in the 414:
Congregation Beth Israel (West Hartford, Connecticut)
3384:"History | Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun" 2571:
A History of Jews in Hawaii & the Kalakaua Torah
2083: 2081: 2079: 1924:
Congregation Beth Israel (Charlottesville, Virginia)
1879:("Lovers of Justice"), the first synagogue built in 1466:(variously spelled Darech Emunah and Darech Amino), 683:
The two next oldest congregations in California are
460:
Congregation Beth Israel (Charlottesville, Virginia)
2519:. Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. 2133:. Vol. 2. New York: Proseworks. p. 487. 1718:Congregation Beth Israel (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) 1131:Congregation Shearith Israel (Baltimore, Maryland) 695:Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, California) 321:Congregation Beth Israel (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) 239:Shanarai-Chasset (Congregation Gates of Mercy) in 58:, New York, New York (founded 1654, built 1896–97) 2819:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2781:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2747:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2701:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2684:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2667:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2558:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2497:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2411: 2363: 2338:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2255:Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation 2076: 972:and was originally called Gemeinde Rodef Sholom. 94:, Savannah, Georgia (founded 1733, built 1876–78) 3646: 3121: 2373:". Congregation B'nai Israel. Archived from the 1793:, is the oldest synagogue building in Tennessee. 1061:Shaare Tefilah, New Orleans, Louisiana (1860–65) 719:Congregation Beth Israel (San Diego, California) 534:Congregation Beth Israel (San Diego, California) 145:, was founded in 1789. In 1898, it merged with 3001:"ABQjournal: Congregation Albert City's Oldest" 2794:Site of Mississippi's First Synagogue Dedicated 2004:was founded in 1856 and is still running today. 1143:, is the oldest synagogue building in Maryland. 865:synagogue building in Pensacola opened in 1933. 792:'s 1875–76 building is the oldest in the state. 2932:"Who We Are | Barnert Temple - Franklin Lakes" 2131:The Encyclopedia of American Religious History 1668:Temple B'nai Israel was formed in May 1903 in 1606:B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery 1178:, founded in 1843, is the oldest congregation. 917:dates back to 1938 when 35 Jewish families on 311:Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York, New York 222:(1824) is the oldest congregation west of the 3440: 2716:(New Orleans: Pelican Publishing, 1990): 129. 2302:. National Museum of American Jewish History. 420:Temple of Israel (Wilmington, North Carolina) 3405:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 3309:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 3259:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 3234:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 3026:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 2907:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 2882:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 2857:"American Jewish History, markers, articles" 2743:Bangor, Maine: Congregation Beth Israel 1897 2240:. The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd. 2004. 1832:Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas) 725:Temple Beth Sholom (San Leandro, California) 528:Temple Beth Sholom (San Leandro, California) 426:B'nai Israel Synagogue (Baltimore, Maryland) 247: 123:of Savannah, Georgia, was organized in 1733. 1683:Congregation Beth Israel (Portland, Oregon) 1044:Temple B'nai Jeshurun, founded in 1859, in 892:of Savannah, Georgia was organized in 1733. 575:Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) 398:Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston, Texas 129:of Philadelphia was organized in the 1740s. 3447: 3433: 3155:"Ardmore, Oklahoma - Temple Emeth Records" 3122:Stolzman, Henry; Stolzman, Daniel (2004). 1981:Gates of Heaven, Madison, Wisconsin (1863) 1943:Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath 1930:Temple House of Israel, Staunton, Virginia 1299:Temple Emanu-El, Helena, Montana (1890–91) 1048:, is the oldest congregation in the state. 790:Temple Beth Israel (Hartford, Connecticut) 597:Temple B'nai Sholom (Huntsville, Alabama) 563:Temple Beth Tefilloh (Brunswick, Georgia) 438:Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C. 175: 2815:Temple Beth Israel – Jackson, Mississippi 2777:Temple B'Nai Israel: Natchez, Mississippi 2230: 2228: 2190: 2188: 2186: 2184: 2182: 2180: 2178: 2176: 2174: 2172: 2170: 1896:, Alexandria, VA was established in 1859. 852:Temple Beth-El, Pensacola, Florida (1933) 663:Congregation B'nai Israel was founded in 569:B'nai Israel Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 454:Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky) 75: 3660:Lists of synagogues in the United States 2760:B'Nai Israel to Unveil Historical Marker 2168: 2166: 2164: 2162: 2160: 2158: 2156: 2154: 2152: 2150: 1976: 1847:B'nai Abraham Synagogue (Brenham, Texas) 1814: 1369: 1294: 1165: 1056: 847: 607: 476:Temple Beth El, Jefferson City, Missouri 442:Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum 327:Sherith Israel Temple (Cincinnati, Ohio) 255: 86: 50: 39: 28: 2963:http://tbj.org/about-us/temple-history/ 2631:. February 27, 1948. Archived from the 2040:List of synagogues in the United States 1966:Temple Shalom (Wheeling, West Virginia) 1708:congregation in the Western Hemisphere. 1205:Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 828:'s original building, now known as the 813: 70: 14: 3647: 3049: 2517:Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum 2437: 2225: 1022:Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom 948:merged several older congregations in 896:Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue 830:Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum 372:Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue 18:Oldest synagogues in the United States 3428: 2513:Illustrated History of 1876 Synagogue 2507: 2505: 2386: 2147: 1819:B'nai Israel, Galveston, Texas (1870) 1537:Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes 1085:Temple Sinai (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1077:located at 709 Jackson Avenue in the 2129:; Shattuck Jr., Gardiner H. (1996). 1395:Congregation Adas Emuno (New Jersey) 1304:Congregation B’nai Israel Temple in 678:Temple Israel (Stockton, California) 84:and followed the Sephardic liturgy. 2712:Wilson, Samuel and Bernard Lemann. 2646:Temple Emanuel celebrates 150 years 2438:Waller, Allyson (15 October 2020). 1998:Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun 1838:Temple Beth-El (San Antonio, Texas) 1825:Temple Beth Israel (Houston, Texas) 1712:Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel 1559:Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel 366:Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana) 24: 3176:Jewish Synagogues in Oklahoma City 2502: 2251:Shaarai Shomayim (Gates of Heaven) 2234:Stolzman, Henry; Stolzman, Daniel 1953:Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation 1759:Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue 1638:congregation in the United States. 1098:Congregation Beth Israel of Bangor 993:Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana) 705:Temple Sinai (Oakland, California) 332:Shaare Tefilah (Gates of Prayer), 289:Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue 133:Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue 45:Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue 25: 3671: 1752: 1573: 1547:Beth Shalom v'Emeth Reform Temple 1312:Temple Emanu-El (Helena, Montana) 989:of Fort Wayne was formed in 1848. 976:is now located in Northbrook, IL. 876:First Congregation Sons of Israel 581:Ahavath Beth Israel, Boise, Idaho 1959: 1344: 1337:, Reno, Nevada, founded in 1922. 1161: 502:Ohavi Zedek, Burlington, Vermont 432:Union Temple, Brooklyn, New York 362:, Cumberland, Maryland (1865–67) 3397: 3376: 3351: 3326: 3301: 3276: 3251: 3226: 3201: 3188:"Temple Israel – Temple Israel" 3180: 3169: 3115: 3090: 3065: 3043: 3018: 2993: 2968: 2955: 2946: 2924: 2899: 2874: 2849: 2824: 2807: 2786: 2769: 2752: 2736: 2719: 2706: 2689: 2672: 2655: 2638: 2617: 2605: 2580: 2563: 2546: 2522: 2485: 2465: 2431: 2405: 2380: 2343: 2326: 2305: 2281: 1968:, congregation founded in 1849. 1883:, started by 18 people in 1885. 1769: 1734: 1689: 1663:Jewish congregation in Oklahoma 1599: 1387:. In 1987, the congregation to 1251:(Acts of Loving Kindness) is a 1170:Temple Israel, Boston (1884–85) 822:, congregation founded in 1852. 3159:www.americanjewisharchives.org 2493:Ohabe Shalom – Lovers of Peace 2289:Stone Avenue Temple: Tucson AZ 2260: 2243: 2211: 2118: 2098: 2030:Oldest synagogues in the World 1724: 1284:Temple Beth El, Jefferson City 1234:B'nai Israel was organized in 1228: 1106:is the oldest congregation in 820:Washington Hebrew Congregation 765: 697:is the oldest congregation in 626:Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim 542:, Bloomington, Illinois (1889) 307:, New York, New York (1849–50) 13: 1: 2045: 2007:Anshai Lebowitz founded 1908 1936: 1417: 1365: 1121:Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 1034:, is the oldest in the state. 987:Congregation Achduth Vesholom 671: 540:Moses Montefiore Congregation 450:, Savannah, Georgia (1876–78) 1972: 1779: 1622:(1824), originally known as 1440:Congregation Shearith Israel 1211: 1104:Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh 1052: 974:Temple Beth-El of Northbrook 966:Temple Beth-El of Northbrook 747:Temple Emanuel Synagogue in 301:, Baltimore, Maryland (1845) 283:United States Virgin Islands 263:, Cincinnati, Ohio (1865–66) 158:United States Virgin Islands 149:, which was founded in 1841. 115:Congregation Shearith Israel 100:Congregation Shearith Israel 56:Congregation Shearith Israel 7: 3077:Greenwich Village Synagogue 3050:Miller, Tom (Jul 1, 2011). 2482:. June 30, 1996. pp. 76–80. 2035:Oldest synagogues in Canada 2023: 1894:Beth El Hebrew Congregation 1887: 1648: 1499:Orach Chaim, founded 1879, 1496:was constructed in 1870–72. 1433: 1411:Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple 1318: 1267: 1198: 1114: 1015: 939: 796: 772:Congregation Mishkan Israel 731: 657: 603: 10: 3676: 3098:"Congregation Orach Chaim" 2800:. 2006. Archived from the 2013: 1870: 1804:Congregation Ohabai Sholom 1702:Congregation Rodeph Shalom 1696:Congregation Mikveh Israel 1520:Congregation Ahavas Israel 1458:Upper West Side, Manhattan 1290: 1274:United Hebrew Congregation 980: 890:Congregation Mickve Israel 883: 843: 646: 619: 548:, Ligonier, Indiana (1889) 448:Congregation Mickve Israel 388:Congregation Berith Sholom 315:Congregation Chasam Sopher 293:Charleston, South Carolina 127:Congregation Mikveh Israel 121:Congregation Mickve Israel 92:Congregation Mickve Israel 3598: 3582: 3532: 3525: 3463: 3455:Lists of superlatives of 2592:Congregation Anshai Emeth 2387:Grant, Kim (2020-12-10). 1988:Gates of Heaven Synagogue 1900:Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome 1676: 1553:Eldridge Street Synagogue 1474:Temple Society of Concord 1464:Congregation Darech Amuno 1350:Temple Adath Yeshurun of 1328: 1038: 956:Congregation Anshai Emeth 908: 778:) was founded in 1840 in 636: 615:, Washington, D.C. (1876) 374:, Augusta, Georgia (1869) 340:Gates of Heaven Synagogue 248:Oldest existing buildings 187:. However, many included 139:Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome 2272:Congregation Beth Sholom 2204:, 84.1, 1996, p. 11–27. 1914:Congregation Beth Ahabah 1908:Congregation Beth Ahabah 1810: 1507:Congregation Anshe Emeth 1091: 926: 826:Adas Israel Congregation 147:Congregation Beth Ahabah 2418:templeemanuelpueblo.net 2412:Temple Emanuel Pueblo. 2334:Arkansas Jewish History 2202:American Jewish History 2115:, 2004. pp. 18ff, 56ff. 1853: 1798:Temple Israel (Memphis) 1612: 1511:Congregation Beth Emeth 1220:, organized in 1856 in 1153:was founded during the 999: 968:was founded in 1871 in 870:United Hebrews of Ocala 803:Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth 508:Congregation Beth Emeth 482:Prince Street Synagogue 466:Congregation Adas Emuno 176:Ashkenazi congregations 2725:Ponchartrain, Blake. " 1982: 1820: 1634:and the second oldest 1563:Port Chester, New York 1375: 1300: 1182:Temple Israel (Boston) 1171: 1137:Lloyd Street Synagogue 1071:New Orleans, Louisiana 1062: 853: 713:San Francisco Bay Area 699:Sacramento, California 616: 334:New Orleans, Louisiana 299:Lloyd Street Synagogue 264: 241:New Orleans, Louisiana 236:, was founded in 1825. 165:New Orleans, Louisiana 95: 76:Sephardi congregations 59: 48: 37: 3363:www.cityofmadison.com 3338:www.jewishmadison.org 2965:accessdate=2011-05-17 2680:Temple B'Nai Jeshurun 2644:Baker, Deirdre Cox. " 2474:; Raphael, Marc Lee. 2377:on September 2, 2012. 2358:Yale University Press 2125:Queen II, Edward L.; 2113:Yale University Press 2071:Yale University Press 1980: 1830:The 1870 building of 1818: 1785:The 1882 building of 1661:was the oldest known 1642:Sherith Israel Temple 1541:Kane Street Synagogue 1484:Angel Orensanz Center 1373: 1314:was built in 1890–91. 1298: 1169: 1079:Lower Garden District 1060: 860:in Jacksonville, and 851: 782:. Mishkan Israel and 611: 593:, New Jersey (c.1898) 305:Angel Orensanz Center 273:Newport, Rhode Island 259: 90: 54: 43: 32: 2629:Jewish News Archives 2274:. Archived from the 2219:"Alliance Synagogue" 2127:Prothero, Stephen R. 1765:was started in 1749. 1513:, was founded 1885, 1397:'s 1883 building in 1030:'s 1877 building in 902:Temple Beth Tefilloh 814:District of Columbia 807:Wilmington, Delaware 279:St. Thomas Synagogue 200:Easton, Pennsylvania 160:was founded in 1796. 154:St. Thomas Synagogue 71:Oldest congregations 3457:religious buildings 2980:Congregation Albert 2832:"National Register" 2650:The Quad City Times 2321:Jewish Encyclopedia 2206:2019 article update 1881:Burlington, Vermont 1860:B'nai Israel Temple 1632:Allegheny Mountains 1608:was founded c.1888. 1424:Congregation Albert 1046:Leavenworth, Kansas 1032:Owensboro, Kentucky 1028:Temple Adath Israel 933:Ahavath Beth Israel 776:Hamden, Connecticut 759:Leadville, Colorado 587:Rosenhayn Synagogue 496:Leadville, Colorado 470:Hoboken, New Jersey 378:B'nai Sholom Temple 224:Allegheny Mountains 218:, now known as the 3005:www.abqjournal.com 2635:on April 19, 2013. 2554:Pensacola, Florida 2444:The New York Times 2369:Panneton, Judie. " 2294:2008-09-07 at the 1983: 1849:, founded in 1885. 1821: 1787:Temple Adas Israel 1685:, founded in 1858. 1539:commonly known as 1478:Syracuse, New York 1376: 1308:was built in 1903. 1301: 1172: 1147:B'er Chayim Temple 1110:, founded in 1904. 1063: 854: 742:Trinidad, Colorado 617: 522:Trinidad, Colorado 486:Newark, New Jersey 408:New York, New York 360:B'er Chayim Temple 350:Plum Street Temple 344:Madison, Wisconsin 265: 261:Plum Street Temple 143:Richmond, Virginia 96: 60: 49: 38: 3642: 3641: 3638: 3637: 3290:. 14 January 2015 2936:barnerttemple.org 2733:February 8, 2010. 2652:. April 14, 2011. 2472:Olitzky, Kerry M. 2278:on July 26, 2011. 2194:Gordon, Mark W., 1522:, founded 1886, 1494:Central Synagogue 1468:Greenwich Village 1382:Mayor of Paterson 1278:Mississippi River 1218:Mount Zion Temple 946:KAM Isaiah Israel 551:Tifereth Israel, 404:Central Synagogue 191:members as well. 16:(Redirected from 3667: 3611:Eastern Orthodox 3550:Eastern Orthodox 3530: 3529: 3449: 3442: 3435: 3426: 3425: 3420: 3419: 3417: 3415: 3401: 3395: 3394: 3392: 3390: 3380: 3374: 3373: 3371: 3369: 3355: 3349: 3348: 3346: 3344: 3330: 3324: 3323: 3321: 3319: 3305: 3299: 3298: 3296: 3295: 3280: 3274: 3273: 3271: 3269: 3255: 3249: 3248: 3246: 3244: 3230: 3224: 3223: 3221: 3219: 3205: 3199: 3198: 3196: 3194: 3184: 3178: 3173: 3167: 3166: 3161:. Archived from 3151: 3140: 3139: 3119: 3113: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3094: 3088: 3087: 3085: 3083: 3069: 3063: 3062: 3060: 3058: 3047: 3041: 3040: 3038: 3036: 3022: 3016: 3015: 3013: 3011: 2997: 2991: 2990: 2988: 2986: 2972: 2966: 2959: 2953: 2950: 2944: 2943: 2938:. Archived from 2928: 2922: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2903: 2897: 2896: 2894: 2892: 2878: 2872: 2871: 2869: 2867: 2853: 2847: 2846: 2844: 2843: 2834:. Archived from 2828: 2822: 2811: 2805: 2790: 2784: 2773: 2767: 2756: 2750: 2740: 2734: 2723: 2717: 2710: 2704: 2693: 2687: 2676: 2670: 2659: 2653: 2642: 2636: 2621: 2615: 2609: 2603: 2602: 2600: 2598: 2584: 2578: 2567: 2561: 2550: 2544: 2543: 2541: 2540: 2526: 2520: 2509: 2500: 2489: 2483: 2469: 2463: 2462: 2460: 2458: 2435: 2429: 2428: 2426: 2424: 2409: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2393:History Colorado 2384: 2378: 2367: 2361: 2354:American Judaism 2347: 2341: 2330: 2324: 2309: 2303: 2300:Jewish Postcards 2285: 2279: 2264: 2258: 2247: 2241: 2232: 2223: 2222: 2215: 2209: 2192: 2145: 2144: 2122: 2116: 2109:American Judaism 2102: 2096: 2085: 2074: 2067:American Judaism 2060: 1624:K.K. Bene Israel 1581:Temple of Israel 1561:, founded 1887, 1530:, also known as 1515:Albany, New York 1476:, founded 1839, 1442:, founded 1654, 1249:Gemiluth Chessed 837:Ulysses S. Grant 749:Pueblo, Colorado 744:, built in 1889. 512:Albany, New York 382:Quincy, Illinois 356:, Ohio (1865–66) 216:Cincinnati, Ohio 212:K.K. Bene Israel 21: 3675: 3674: 3670: 3669: 3668: 3666: 3665: 3664: 3645: 3644: 3643: 3634: 3594: 3578: 3521: 3459: 3453: 3423: 3413: 3411: 3403: 3402: 3398: 3388: 3386: 3382: 3381: 3377: 3367: 3365: 3357: 3356: 3352: 3342: 3340: 3332: 3331: 3327: 3317: 3315: 3307: 3306: 3302: 3293: 3291: 3282: 3281: 3277: 3267: 3265: 3257: 3256: 3252: 3242: 3240: 3232: 3231: 3227: 3217: 3215: 3207: 3206: 3202: 3192: 3190: 3186: 3185: 3181: 3174: 3170: 3153: 3152: 3143: 3136: 3120: 3116: 3106: 3104: 3096: 3095: 3091: 3081: 3079: 3071: 3070: 3066: 3056: 3054: 3048: 3044: 3034: 3032: 3024: 3023: 3019: 3009: 3007: 2999: 2998: 2994: 2984: 2982: 2974: 2973: 2969: 2960: 2956: 2951: 2947: 2930: 2929: 2925: 2915: 2913: 2905: 2904: 2900: 2890: 2888: 2880: 2879: 2875: 2865: 2863: 2855: 2854: 2850: 2841: 2839: 2830: 2829: 2825: 2812: 2808: 2804:on May 8, 2012. 2791: 2787: 2774: 2770: 2766:on May 8, 2012. 2757: 2753: 2741: 2737: 2724: 2720: 2711: 2707: 2694: 2690: 2677: 2673: 2660: 2656: 2643: 2639: 2622: 2618: 2610: 2606: 2596: 2594: 2586: 2585: 2581: 2575:Temple Emanu-El 2568: 2564: 2551: 2547: 2538: 2536: 2528: 2527: 2523: 2510: 2503: 2490: 2486: 2480:Greenwood Press 2470: 2466: 2456: 2454: 2436: 2432: 2422: 2420: 2410: 2406: 2397: 2395: 2385: 2381: 2368: 2364: 2350:Sarna, Jonathan 2348: 2344: 2331: 2327: 2310: 2306: 2296:Wayback Machine 2286: 2282: 2265: 2261: 2248: 2244: 2233: 2226: 2217: 2216: 2212: 2193: 2148: 2141: 2123: 2119: 2105:Sarna, Jonathan 2103: 2099: 2093:Touro Synagogue 2086: 2077: 2063:Sarna, Jonathan 2061: 2052: 2048: 2026: 2016: 1975: 1962: 1939: 1890: 1873: 1856: 1813: 1782: 1772: 1755: 1742:Touro Synagogue 1737: 1727: 1692: 1679: 1651: 1620:Rockdale Temple 1615: 1602: 1576: 1532:Greenpoint Shul 1501:Upper East Side 1488:Lower East Side 1444:Upper West Side 1436: 1420: 1368: 1347: 1335:Temple Emanu-El 1331: 1321: 1293: 1270: 1253:Moorish Revival 1231: 1214: 1201: 1164: 1117: 1094: 1067:Touro Synagogue 1055: 1041: 1018: 1002: 983: 942: 929: 915:Temple Emanu-El 911: 886: 846: 816: 799: 768: 734: 674: 660: 649: 639: 622: 606: 553:Alliance Colony 269:Touro Synagogue 250: 220:Rockdale Temple 178: 169:Touro Synagogue 78: 73: 65:Touro Synagogue 34:Touro Synagogue 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3673: 3663: 3662: 3657: 3640: 3639: 3636: 3635: 3633: 3632: 3627: 3626: 3625: 3615: 3614: 3613: 3602: 3600: 3596: 3595: 3593: 3592: 3586: 3584: 3580: 3579: 3577: 3576: 3571: 3570: 3569: 3559: 3554: 3553: 3552: 3547: 3536: 3534: 3527: 3523: 3522: 3520: 3519: 3518: 3517: 3512: 3510:United Kingdom 3507: 3497: 3496: 3495: 3485: 3484: 3483: 3478: 3467: 3465: 3461: 3460: 3452: 3451: 3444: 3437: 3429: 3422: 3421: 3396: 3375: 3350: 3325: 3300: 3275: 3250: 3225: 3200: 3179: 3168: 3165:on 2009-02-20. 3141: 3134: 3114: 3102:orachchaim.org 3089: 3064: 3042: 3017: 2992: 2967: 2954: 2945: 2942:on 2014-09-14. 2923: 2898: 2873: 2848: 2823: 2806: 2785: 2768: 2751: 2735: 2718: 2705: 2688: 2671: 2654: 2637: 2616: 2604: 2579: 2562: 2545: 2521: 2501: 2484: 2464: 2430: 2404: 2379: 2362: 2342: 2325: 2313:Currick, M. C. 2311:Adler, Cyrus; 2304: 2280: 2259: 2242: 2224: 2210: 2146: 2139: 2117: 2097: 2075: 2073:, 2004. p. 19. 2049: 2047: 2044: 2043: 2042: 2037: 2032: 2025: 2022: 2021: 2020: 2015: 2012: 2011: 2010: 2005: 1995: 1974: 1971: 1970: 1969: 1961: 1958: 1957: 1956: 1949: 1946: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1933: 1927: 1921: 1911: 1897: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1884: 1872: 1869: 1868: 1867: 1864:Salt Lake City 1855: 1852: 1851: 1850: 1844: 1841: 1835: 1828: 1812: 1809: 1808: 1807: 1801: 1794: 1781: 1778: 1777: 1776: 1771: 1768: 1767: 1766: 1754: 1753:South Carolina 1751: 1750: 1749: 1736: 1733: 1732: 1731: 1726: 1723: 1722: 1721: 1715: 1709: 1699: 1691: 1688: 1687: 1686: 1678: 1675: 1674: 1673: 1666: 1650: 1647: 1646: 1645: 1639: 1614: 1611: 1610: 1609: 1601: 1598: 1597: 1596: 1589:North Carolina 1575: 1574:North Carolina 1572: 1571: 1570: 1567:Philip Johnson 1556: 1550: 1544: 1534: 1517: 1504: 1497: 1491: 1481: 1471: 1461: 1454:B'nai Jeshurun 1451: 1435: 1432: 1431: 1430: 1427: 1419: 1416: 1415: 1414: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1392: 1389:Franklin Lakes 1385:Nathan Barnert 1367: 1364: 1363: 1362: 1355: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1341: 1338: 1330: 1327: 1326: 1325: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1315: 1309: 1306:Butte, Montana 1292: 1289: 1288: 1287: 1281: 1269: 1266: 1265: 1264: 1246: 1239: 1230: 1227: 1226: 1225: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1208: 1200: 1197: 1196: 1195: 1185: 1179: 1163: 1160: 1159: 1158: 1144: 1134: 1128: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1111: 1101: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1082: 1074: 1054: 1051: 1050: 1049: 1040: 1037: 1036: 1035: 1025: 1017: 1014: 1013: 1012: 1009: 1006:Temple Emanuel 1001: 998: 997: 996: 990: 982: 979: 978: 977: 963: 953: 941: 938: 937: 936: 928: 925: 924: 923: 910: 907: 906: 905: 899: 893: 885: 882: 881: 880: 873: 866: 862:Temple Beth-El 858:Ahavath Chesed 845: 842: 841: 840: 823: 815: 812: 811: 810: 798: 795: 794: 793: 787: 767: 764: 763: 762: 752: 745: 733: 730: 729: 728: 722: 716: 702: 692: 689:Sherith Israel 681: 673: 670: 669: 668: 659: 656: 655: 654: 648: 645: 644: 643: 638: 635: 634: 633: 621: 618: 605: 602: 601: 600: 594: 584: 578: 572: 566: 560: 549: 543: 537: 531: 525: 515: 505: 499: 489: 479: 473: 463: 457: 451: 445: 435: 429: 423: 417: 411: 401: 395: 392:Troy, New York 385: 375: 369: 363: 357: 347: 337: 330: 324: 318: 308: 302: 296: 286: 276: 249: 246: 245: 244: 237: 230:B'nai Jeshurun 227: 209: 203: 196: 177: 174: 173: 172: 161: 150: 136: 130: 124: 118: 111:Touro Cemetery 107:Jeshuat Israel 103: 77: 74: 72: 69: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3672: 3661: 3658: 3656: 3653: 3652: 3650: 3631: 3630:Hindu temples 3628: 3624: 3621: 3620: 3619: 3616: 3612: 3609: 3608: 3607: 3604: 3603: 3601: 3597: 3591: 3588: 3587: 3585: 3581: 3575: 3574:Hindu ashrams 3572: 3568: 3565: 3564: 3563: 3562:Hindu temples 3560: 3558: 3555: 3551: 3548: 3546: 3543: 3542: 3541: 3538: 3537: 3535: 3531: 3528: 3524: 3516: 3515:United States 3513: 3511: 3508: 3506: 3503: 3502: 3501: 3498: 3494: 3491: 3490: 3489: 3486: 3482: 3481:United States 3479: 3477: 3474: 3473: 3472: 3469: 3468: 3466: 3462: 3458: 3450: 3445: 3443: 3438: 3436: 3431: 3430: 3427: 3410: 3406: 3400: 3385: 3379: 3364: 3360: 3354: 3339: 3335: 3329: 3314: 3310: 3304: 3289: 3285: 3279: 3264: 3260: 3254: 3239: 3235: 3229: 3214: 3210: 3204: 3189: 3183: 3177: 3172: 3164: 3160: 3156: 3150: 3148: 3146: 3137: 3135:9781864700749 3131: 3127: 3126: 3118: 3103: 3099: 3093: 3078: 3074: 3068: 3053: 3046: 3031: 3027: 3021: 3006: 3002: 2996: 2981: 2977: 2971: 2964: 2958: 2949: 2941: 2937: 2933: 2927: 2912: 2908: 2902: 2887: 2883: 2877: 2862: 2858: 2852: 2838:on 2013-02-20 2837: 2833: 2827: 2820: 2816: 2810: 2803: 2799: 2795: 2789: 2782: 2778: 2772: 2765: 2761: 2755: 2748: 2744: 2739: 2732: 2728: 2722: 2715: 2709: 2702: 2698: 2692: 2685: 2681: 2675: 2668: 2664: 2658: 2651: 2647: 2641: 2634: 2630: 2626: 2620: 2613: 2608: 2593: 2589: 2583: 2576: 2572: 2566: 2559: 2555: 2549: 2535: 2531: 2525: 2518: 2514: 2508: 2506: 2498: 2494: 2488: 2481: 2477: 2473: 2468: 2453: 2449: 2445: 2441: 2434: 2419: 2415: 2414:"Our History" 2408: 2394: 2390: 2383: 2376: 2372: 2366: 2360:, 2004. p. 73 2359: 2355: 2351: 2346: 2339: 2335: 2329: 2322: 2318: 2314: 2308: 2301: 2297: 2293: 2290: 2284: 2277: 2273: 2269: 2263: 2256: 2252: 2246: 2239: 2238: 2231: 2229: 2220: 2214: 2207: 2203: 2199: 2198: 2191: 2189: 2187: 2185: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2173: 2171: 2169: 2167: 2165: 2163: 2161: 2159: 2157: 2155: 2153: 2151: 2142: 2140:0-8160-3545-8 2136: 2132: 2128: 2121: 2114: 2110: 2106: 2101: 2094: 2090: 2084: 2082: 2080: 2072: 2068: 2064: 2059: 2057: 2055: 2050: 2041: 2038: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2027: 2018: 2017: 2009: 2006: 2003: 1999: 1996: 1993: 1989: 1985: 1984: 1979: 1967: 1964: 1963: 1960:West Virginia 1954: 1950: 1947: 1944: 1941: 1940: 1931: 1928: 1925: 1922: 1919: 1915: 1912: 1909: 1905: 1901: 1898: 1895: 1892: 1891: 1882: 1878: 1875: 1874: 1865: 1861: 1858: 1857: 1848: 1845: 1842: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1829: 1826: 1823: 1822: 1817: 1805: 1802: 1799: 1795: 1792: 1788: 1784: 1783: 1774: 1773: 1764: 1760: 1757: 1756: 1747: 1743: 1739: 1738: 1729: 1728: 1719: 1716: 1713: 1710: 1707: 1703: 1700: 1697: 1694: 1693: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1671: 1670:Oklahoma City 1667: 1664: 1660: 1656: 1653: 1652: 1643: 1640: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1617: 1616: 1607: 1604: 1603: 1594: 1590: 1586: 1582: 1578: 1577: 1568: 1564: 1560: 1557: 1554: 1551: 1548: 1545: 1542: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1529: 1525: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1509:now known as 1508: 1505: 1502: 1498: 1495: 1492: 1489: 1485: 1482: 1479: 1475: 1472: 1469: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1455: 1452: 1449: 1445: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1421: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1400: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1386: 1383: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1360: 1356: 1353: 1349: 1348: 1345:New Hampshire 1339: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1323: 1322: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1303: 1302: 1297: 1285: 1282: 1279: 1275: 1272: 1271: 1262: 1258: 1255:synagogue in 1254: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1240: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1223: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1193: 1189: 1188:Shaarai Torah 1186: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1176:Ohabei Shalom 1174: 1173: 1168: 1162:Massachusetts 1156: 1152: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1139:, located in 1138: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1109: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1086: 1083: 1080: 1075: 1072: 1068: 1065: 1064: 1059: 1047: 1043: 1042: 1033: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1020: 1019: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1003: 994: 991: 988: 985: 984: 975: 971: 967: 964: 961: 957: 954: 951: 947: 944: 943: 934: 931: 930: 920: 916: 913: 912: 903: 900: 897: 894: 891: 888: 887: 879:construction. 877: 874: 871: 867: 863: 859: 856: 855: 850: 838: 835: 831: 827: 824: 821: 818: 817: 808: 804: 801: 800: 791: 788: 785: 781: 777: 773: 770: 769: 760: 756: 755:Temple Israel 753: 750: 746: 743: 739: 736: 735: 726: 723: 720: 717: 714: 710: 706: 703: 700: 696: 693: 690: 686: 682: 679: 676: 675: 666: 662: 661: 651: 650: 641: 640: 631: 628:, located in 627: 624: 623: 614: 610: 598: 595: 592: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 573: 570: 567: 564: 561: 558: 554: 550: 547: 546:Ahavas Sholem 544: 541: 538: 535: 532: 529: 526: 523: 519: 516: 513: 509: 506: 503: 500: 497: 493: 492:Temple Israel 490: 487: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 467: 464: 461: 458: 455: 452: 449: 446: 443: 439: 436: 433: 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 415: 412: 409: 405: 402: 399: 396: 393: 389: 386: 383: 379: 376: 373: 370: 367: 364: 361: 358: 355: 351: 348: 345: 341: 338: 335: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 290: 287: 284: 280: 277: 274: 270: 267: 266: 262: 258: 254: 242: 238: 235: 234:New York City 231: 228: 225: 221: 217: 213: 210: 207: 204: 201: 197: 194: 193: 192: 190: 186: 183: 170: 166: 162: 159: 155: 151: 148: 144: 140: 137: 134: 131: 128: 125: 122: 119: 116: 112: 108: 105:Congregation 104: 101: 98: 97: 93: 89: 85: 83: 82:Sephardi Jews 68: 66: 57: 53: 46: 42: 35: 31: 27: 19: 3567:Temple tanks 3514: 3412:. Retrieved 3408: 3399: 3387:. Retrieved 3378: 3366:. Retrieved 3362: 3353: 3341:. Retrieved 3337: 3328: 3316:. Retrieved 3312: 3303: 3292:. Retrieved 3287: 3278: 3266:. Retrieved 3262: 3253: 3241:. Retrieved 3237: 3228: 3216:. Retrieved 3212: 3209:"The Temple" 3203: 3191:. Retrieved 3182: 3171: 3163:the original 3158: 3124: 3117: 3105:. Retrieved 3101: 3092: 3080:. Retrieved 3076: 3067: 3055:. Retrieved 3045: 3033:. Retrieved 3029: 3020: 3008:. Retrieved 3004: 2995: 2983:. Retrieved 2979: 2970: 2961:TBJ website 2957: 2948: 2940:the original 2935: 2926: 2914:. Retrieved 2910: 2901: 2889:. Retrieved 2885: 2876: 2864:. Retrieved 2860: 2851: 2840:. Retrieved 2836:the original 2826: 2818: 2809: 2797: 2788: 2780: 2771: 2754: 2746: 2738: 2730: 2721: 2713: 2708: 2700: 2691: 2683: 2674: 2666: 2657: 2649: 2640: 2628: 2619: 2607: 2595:. Retrieved 2591: 2582: 2574: 2565: 2557: 2548: 2537:. Retrieved 2533: 2524: 2516: 2496: 2487: 2475: 2467: 2455:. Retrieved 2443: 2433: 2421:. Retrieved 2417: 2407: 2396:. Retrieved 2392: 2382: 2365: 2353: 2345: 2337: 2328: 2320: 2307: 2299: 2283: 2271: 2262: 2254: 2245: 2235: 2213: 2201: 2195: 2130: 2120: 2108: 2100: 2092: 2066: 1770:South Dakota 1735:Rhode Island 1690:Pennsylvania 1655:Temple Emeth 1654: 1600:North Dakota 738:Temple Aaron 518:Temple Aaron 251: 179: 79: 61: 26: 3545:Evangelical 2089:Our History 1877:Ohavi Zedek 1791:Brownsville 1725:Puerto Rico 1503:, Manhattan 1486:, 1849–50, 1261:Mississippi 1257:Port Gibson 1229:Mississippi 766:Connecticut 665:Little Rock 613:Adas Israel 3649:Categories 3500:Synagogues 3294:2020-04-01 3213:The Temple 3128:. Images. 2842:2014-02-13 2539:2019-07-03 2457:16 October 2423:16 October 2398:2021-08-26 2046:References 1937:Washington 1763:Charleston 1628:Cincinnati 1585:Wilmington 1524:Greenpoint 1418:New Mexico 1366:New Jersey 1359:Portsmouth 1352:Manchester 1151:Cumberland 922:synagogue. 672:California 653:Southwest. 557:New Jersey 354:Cincinnati 3284:"HISTORY" 2452:0362-4331 2002:Milwaukee 1986:The 1863 1973:Wisconsin 1951:In 1914, 1780:Tennessee 1706:Ashkenazi 1636:Ashkenazi 1448:Manhattan 1212:Minnesota 1192:Worcester 1155:Civil War 1141:Baltimore 1053:Louisiana 834:President 780:New Haven 599:(1898–99) 591:Rosenhayn 583:(1895–96) 577:(1895–96) 571:(1890–91) 565:(1889–90) 524:(1888–89) 514:(1887–89) 422:(1875–76) 416:(1875–76) 410:(1870–72) 384:(1869–70) 336:(1860–65) 295:(1840–41) 275:(1759–63) 189:Ashkenazi 182:Sephardic 3623:Minarets 3606:Churches 3590:Churches 3540:Churches 3493:Minarets 3471:Churches 2802:original 2764:original 2633:original 2375:original 2317:Arkansas 2292:Archived 2276:original 2268:About Us 2024:See also 1918:Richmond 1910:in 1898. 1904:Richmond 1888:Virginia 1649:Oklahoma 1569:in 1953. 1528:Brooklyn 1434:New York 1319:Nebraska 1268:Missouri 1222:St. Paul 1199:Michigan 1125:Maryland 1115:Maryland 1108:Portland 1016:Kentucky 940:Illinois 797:Delaware 732:Colorado 709:East Bay 685:Emanu-El 667:in 1866. 658:Arkansas 604:By state 444:) (1876) 3618:Mosques 3599:Tallest 3583:Longest 3557:Mosques 3533:Largest 3526:By size 3488:Mosques 2731:Gambit. 2323:. 1906. 2014:Wyoming 1992:Madison 1871:Vermont 1746:Newport 1659:Ardmore 1399:Hoboken 1361:, 1910. 1291:Montana 1243:Jackson 1236:Natchez 981:Indiana 970:Chicago 950:Chicago 884:Georgia 844:Florida 647:Arizona 620:Alabama 253:below. 156:in the 3505:Canada 3476:Mexico 3464:Oldest 3414:Jan 1, 3389:Jan 1, 3368:Jan 1, 3343:Jan 1, 3318:Jan 1, 3268:Jan 1, 3243:Jan 1, 3218:Jan 1, 3193:Jan 1, 3132:  3107:Jan 1, 3082:Jan 1, 3073:"Home" 3057:Jan 1, 3035:Jan 1, 3010:Jan 1, 2985:Jan 1, 2976:"HOME" 2916:Jan 1, 2891:Jan 1, 2866:Jan 1, 2597:Jan 1, 2588:"Home" 2450:  2137:  1677:Oregon 1329:Nevada 1039:Kansas 960:Peoria 909:Hawaii 637:Alaska 630:Mobile 559:(1889) 536:(1889) 530:(1889) 504:(1885) 498:(1884) 488:(1884) 478:(1883) 472:(1883) 462:(1882) 456:(1877) 434:(1876) 428:(1876) 400:(1870) 394:(1870) 368:(1867) 346:(1863) 329:(1860) 323:(1856) 317:(1853) 313:, now 285:(1833) 185:minhag 1811:Texas 1593:South 1092:Maine 927:Idaho 440:(now 3416:2021 3391:2021 3370:2021 3345:2021 3320:2021 3288:THOI 3270:2021 3245:2021 3220:2021 3195:2021 3130:ISBN 3109:2021 3084:2021 3059:2021 3037:2021 3012:2021 2987:2021 2918:2021 2893:2021 2868:2021 2599:2021 2534:WAMU 2459:2020 2448:ISSN 2425:2020 2135:ISBN 1854:Utah 1740:The 1618:The 1613:Ohio 1579:The 1000:Iowa 919:Oahu 868:The 687:and 152:The 2817:". 2796:". 2779:". 2745:". 2699:". 2682:". 2665:". 2648:". 2627:". 2573:". 2556:". 2515:". 2495:". 2336:". 2319:". 2298:". 2270:". 2253:". 2091:". 2000:of 1990:in 1862:in 1761:in 1744:in 1657:in 1626:in 1583:in 1149:in 1069:in 805:in 740:in 232:in 214:in 3651:: 3407:. 3361:. 3336:. 3311:. 3286:. 3261:. 3236:. 3211:. 3157:. 3144:^ 3100:. 3075:. 3028:. 3003:. 2978:. 2934:. 2909:. 2884:. 2859:. 2729:" 2614:". 2590:. 2532:. 2504:^ 2478:, 2446:. 2442:. 2416:. 2391:. 2356:. 2352:. 2227:^ 2200:. 2149:^ 2111:. 2107:. 2078:^ 2069:. 2065:. 2053:^ 1916:, 1902:, 1789:, 1526:, 1446:, 1259:, 958:, 757:, 715:). 589:, 555:, 520:, 510:, 494:, 484:, 468:, 406:, 390:, 380:, 352:, 342:, 291:, 281:, 271:, 141:, 3448:e 3441:t 3434:v 3418:. 3393:. 3372:. 3347:. 3322:. 3297:. 3272:. 3247:. 3222:. 3197:. 3138:. 3111:. 3086:. 3061:. 3039:. 3014:. 2989:. 2920:. 2895:. 2870:. 2845:. 2821:. 2813:" 2792:" 2783:. 2775:" 2758:" 2749:. 2703:. 2695:" 2686:. 2678:" 2669:. 2661:" 2623:" 2611:" 2601:. 2577:. 2569:" 2560:. 2552:" 2542:. 2511:" 2499:. 2491:" 2461:. 2427:. 2401:. 2340:. 2332:' 2315:" 2287:" 2266:" 2257:. 2249:" 2221:. 2208:. 2143:. 2095:. 2087:" 1595:. 1480:. 1460:. 1391:. 1280:. 1224:. 1194:. 1127:. 774:( 711:( 226:. 202:. 20:)

Index

Oldest synagogues in the United States

Touro Synagogue

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue

Congregation Shearith Israel
Touro Synagogue
Sephardi Jews

Congregation Mickve Israel
Congregation Shearith Israel
Jeshuat Israel
Touro Cemetery
Congregation Shearith Israel
Congregation Mickve Israel
Congregation Mikveh Israel
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome
Richmond, Virginia
Congregation Beth Ahabah
St. Thomas Synagogue
United States Virgin Islands
New Orleans, Louisiana
Touro Synagogue
Sephardic
minhag
Ashkenazi
Easton, Pennsylvania
Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑