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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Historic and influential Montréal-area Ashkenazi synagogue and congregation.
Sacred Place Overview
About Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Identity, documented context and sacred significance.
Historic and influential Montréal-area Ashkenazi synagogue and congregation. The congregation was founded in 1846 and has played a long-standing part in Jewish religious and cultural life in Montréal.
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Place TypeSynagogue
Religious TraditionJudaism
Tradition / DenominationAshkenazi traditional
LocationWestmount, Quebec, Canada
CountryCanada
Established / Period1846 (congregation)
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Religious TraditionJudaism
Tradition / DenominationAshkenazi traditional
History & Sacred Tradition
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Historical Record
The congregation was founded in 1846 and has played a long-standing part in Jewish religious and cultural life in Montréal.
Sacred Tradition
The synagogue follows traditional Ashkenazi Jewish prayer and religious observance.
Editorial Context
Congregational founding date should not be used as a construction date for the present building.
Worship & Visiting Information
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Jewish communal prayer
Torah reading
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- Last checked
- October 15, 2026
- Primary source
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim