Shearith Israel or Sherith Israel (
Hebrew
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: שארית ישראל "Remnant of Israel"), may refer to the following
Jewish
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synagogues:
Canada
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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal, a Sephardic-Orthodox synagogue, also known as Shearith Israel
United States
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Congregation Shearith Israel
The Congregation Shearith Israel (Hebrew: קהילת שארית ישראל ''Kehilat She'arit Yisra'el'' "Congregation Remnant of Israel") – often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the Unit ...
, a Sephardic-Orthodox synagogue, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, in New York City.
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Congregation Shearith Israel (Baltimore, Maryland), a historic (1851) congregation in Baltimore founded by
Abraham Rice
Abraham Joseph Rice (born Abraham Reiss) (c. 18001862) was the first ordained rabbi to serve in a rabbinical position in the United States.
Rice was born in 1800 or 1802 at Gochsheim, near Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia. An injury in infancy left ...
, the first ordained rabbi in the United States.
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Congregation Shearith Israel (Wharton, Texas), a defunct synagogue
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Congregation Sherith Israel (Nashville, Tennessee), an Orthodox synagogue
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Congregation Sherith Israel (San Francisco, California)
Congregation Sherith Israel ("loyal remnant of Israel") is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States. It was established during California’s Gold Rush period and reflects the ambitions of early Jewish settlers to San Francisco. Today it ...
, a Reform synagogue
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Sherith Israel Temple (Cincinnati, Ohio)
The Sherith Israel Temple is a former Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 624 Ruth Lyons (broadcaster), Ruth Lyons Lane (originally Lodge Street), in the backstage entertainment district in downtown C ...
, an historic building previously used as a synagogue
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