About us

The Jewish Community of Oporto fosters the creation and development of Jewish life and religion, and our structure meets all the conditions for the practice of Judaism according to Halacha in the north of Portugal. We have over one thousand members, of more than thirty nationalities, who have access to the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue, with minyan on all Shabbatoth and chagim, kiddush, mikvah, kosher food and a Jewish cemetery. The Jewish Community of Oporto is led by the Rabbinate of Oporto, recognized by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

We are also the European organization that most promotes Jewish culture, with a Jewish Museum and a Holocaust Museum, and we also produce films about the history of the Jews in Portugal and publish books. These initiatives are part of the local Jewish community’s strategy to foster Jewish culture and fight antisemitism.