Touro Synagogue, Reform synagogue in Uptown New Orleans, United States

Touro Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue at 4238 St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans. Its sanctuary, designed by Emile Weil at age 29 with George Glover in the Byzantine Revival style, is covered by a dome 71 feet wide. A religious school building by Nathan Kohlman was added next door in 1928.

The congregation took shape in 1881 when two older communities that dated back to 1828 and 1846 joined together. The name comes from Judah Touro, a 19th-century supporter of Jewish and Christian organizations in New Orleans.

The name Touro honours Judah Touro, a benefactor of both the Ashkenazi Shangarai Chasset congregation and the Sephardic Nefutzot Yehudah congregation, and of Catholic and Protestant charities as well. The merged congregation joined the Union for Reform Judaism in 1891 and worships in the Reform tradition. The Hebrew names of the two founding congregations, Gates of Mercy and Dispersed of Judah, are recalled in the community's history.

The building is most accessible and welcoming when visited during regular community gatherings and services held throughout the week. Visitors should check ahead about what activities or tours might be happening on the days they plan to visit.

The 1908 sanctuary was designed by Emile Weil, then 29 years old, with George Glover, in the Byzantine Revival style; its dome measures 71 feet across. The congregation had moved into a Carondelet Street building after the 1881 merger and dedicated this St. Charles Avenue home on 1 January 1909.