Loeb Visitors Center

12/31/2025

Sharing this post on behalf of our colleagues at TSF Newport (formerly, "Touro Synagogue Foundation"). Please read the post and follow their NEW page (link embedded in post text).

🔔 We have created this NEW page to reflect our organization’s new name, "TSF Newport" (previously "Touro Synagogue Foundation") Our website address has now changed to:
https://tsfnewport.org/ (previously "TouroSynagogue.org).
We hope with this rebrand to build excitement for fresh content as we move into the new year. Education remains the cornerstone of our mission. By focusing on education, we hope students of all ages will learn about the richness of this country’s past regarding First Amendment rights, thereby encouraging dialogue and understanding across diverse backgrounds and faiths. Stay tuned as we add information on how to learn about upcoming programming, tours, events, and more.

07/18/2025

😊“We All Smile in the Same Language”😊and other warm & wonderful BOOKS for KIDS are in stock at the Loeb Visitors Center gift shop. Stop in to see our unique selection of gifts while you’re in the neighborhood or during your visit to enjoy our interactive exhibits and presentations on the history of Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI and the establishment of religious freedom in the U.S.
Inquiries: [email protected] Phone: (401) 847-0070.
Location: 52 Spring Street, between Touro & Barney Streets.
Hours: Sun. through Thurs., 9:30 am-1:30 pm

06/27/2025

Your visit to the Loeb Visitors Center includes not just two floors of interactive exhibits and presentations on the history of Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI and the establishment of religious freedom in the U.S., but also one of Newport’s most unique shopping experiences—the perfect place for GIFTS for all occasions!
Location: 52 Spring Street, between Touro & Barney Streets. Phone: (401) 847-0070.
Hours: Sun. through Thurs., 9:30 am-2:00 pm

01/29/2025

Join us for our WINTER FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSE, Sun. Feb. 16, 10 am-2 pm
Start your visit here at the Loeb Visitors Center (52 Spring St.) and explore multimedia exhibits about Newport’s colonial Jewish community and the origins of religious freedom in the U.S. Then step inside Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI, one of the most architecturally distinguished buildings of 18th century America, where our knowledgeable guides will provide historical information and answer questions. End your visit with cookies & cider on the patio. $5 or FREE with a Newport Winter Festival Bracelet. Questions: [email protected]

08/13/2024

HONORING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Join us Sunday, August 18 at 1 pm EST via Facebook Live for the 77th Annual George Washington Letter Reading at Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI. Click to enlarge and read the event program graphic.
To learn more about the annual George Washington Letter Reading, please visit this webpage:
https://tourosynagogue.org/touro-synagogue-foundation/george-washington-letter-reading/
INQUIRES: [email protected]

01/08/2024

The public tour program at Touro Synagogue is on winter hiatus Jan-Feb, reopening for the 2024 Season in the spring. The synagogue and Loeb Visitors Center will be open Sun. Feb. 18 from 10 am-2 pm for a special Newport Winter Festival Open House.

While the site is closed, please enjoy our wonderful new History, Architecture & Religious Liberty Virtual Tour: https://hullfilm360.com/projects/touro/360tour/

(Photo of Touro Synagogue by Rabbi Stephen Belsky, taken just before sunset on Jan. 7, 2024, during Newport's first snowstorm of the season)
https://tourosynagogue.org/

11/22/2023

GIVING TUESDAY 2023 IS NOV. 28
Sharing this message on behalf of our Touro Synagogue Foundation colleagues:
We must continue to celebrate and embrace the free exercise of religion and “give to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” Every person has the right to practice their chosen religion freely and without fear. With your help, the Touro Synagogue Foundation will continue to teach and promote religious diversity and equality. To make a GivingTuesday gift in any amount, click this link to our secure Network for Good donation portal: https://www.nfggive.com/donation/05-0255359

09/15/2023

🍎Wishing everyone peace, happiness & good health in the new year!🐝

08/20/2023

REMINDER:
HONORING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PUBLIC SERVICE
Join us today at 1pm EST via Facebook live for the 76th Annual George Washington Letter Reading at Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI. Go to the Touro Synagogue page to access the live-stream and click to enlarge and read the event program graphic.
📜To learn more about the annual George Washington Letter Reading, please visit our webpage: https://www.loebvisitors.org/george-washingtons-letter/

INQUIRES: [email protected]

08/17/2023

HONORING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PUBLIC SERVICE
You are cordially invited to join us virtually for the 76th Annual George Washington Letter Reading at Touro Synagogue, Sun., Aug. 20 at 1pm (EST). The 1-hour program will be live-streamed on the Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI page.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Seixas Letter Reader:
Angela Johnson, Social Studies Teacher/2021-22 Newport Public Schools Teacher of the Year
- Washington Letter Reader:
Nellie Gorbea, former Secretary of State, R.I., Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity & Democracy, Salve Regina University
-Keynote Speaker:
David Cicilline, former U.S. Congressman, President & CEO, Rhode Island Foundation
⬇️See the comment below for full program details.
If you cannot join us live, the program video will be available on the Touro Synagogue website at a later date.
📜To learn more about the annual George Washington Letter Reading, please visit our webpage:
https://www.loebvisitors.org/george-washingtons-letter/
INQUIRES: [email protected]

07/03/2023

Visit us on 🇱🇷 Independence Day 🇱🇷 and enjoy Patriots Park if you have not done so in the past. The park honors 13 Early American Jewish patriots. Learn about these individuals — one from each of the original Colonies—by visiting this page on the Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI:
https://tourosynagogue.org/history/jews-in-early-america/ -honored-patriots-park

Note: entrance to the synagogue is by tour only. Tickets are sold at the Loeb Visitors Center, where you may explore 2 floors of interactive exhibits.

Photo by the late David M. Kleiman, courtesy of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom.

07/02/2023

🇺🇸 Beginning July 1, Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI, a National Historic Site, is open 6 days a week, with 8 daily tours (closed Saturdays). Visitors will learn the remarkable story of America's symbol of religious freedom from our knowledgeable and engaging guides. Explore 2 floors of interactive exhibits in the Loeb Visitors Center before or after your synagogue tour. Find out why Tripadvisor reviewers rate Touro Synagogue as #3 out of 99 "Things to Do in Newport," with 95% giving a rating of either “Excellent” or “Very Good." A not-to-be-missed Newport site!
Schedule & Ticket Info: https://tourosynagogue.org/plan-a-visit/hours-admissions/

Photo by Josh Edenbaum