Battle of the Synagogues: The Touro (NYC) Vs. Shearith (Newport, RI) Legal Saga Continues
Introducing first, in the red corner, hailing from Newport, Rhode Island, where there are a lot of Dunkin’ Donuts shops, and praying at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue, brick-for-brick the oldest synagogue in the United States… Congregation Jeshuat Israel!
Last month, a federal judge finally delivered a 106-page ruling that grants the congregation control over its own destiny, deeming it the trustee of Touro and the rightful owner of a pair of rimonim, valued at $7.4 million… Ladies and gentlemen, your Heavyweight Congregation of the Woooorrlllldddd, Jeshuaaaaat “Hey, That’s Mine” Israellllll.