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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
קהילת שער השמים
The synagogue in 2023
Religion
AffiliationTraditional Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
LeadershipRabbi Adam Scheier,
Cantor Gideon Zelermyer
StatusActive
Location
Location450 Kensington Avenue
Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Geographic coordinates45°29′06″N 73°35′54″W / 45.4849°N 73.5982°W / 45.4849; -73.5982
Architecture
Date established1846; 178 years ago (1846)
CompletedSeptember 17, 1922 (1922-09-17)
Capacity1,800 (main sanctuary), 260 (chapel)[1]
Website
shaarhashomayim.org
View of the synagogue from Sherbrooke Street
View of the synagogue from the top of the hill

Congregation Shaar Hashomayim (Hebrew: קְהִילַת שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם) is an Ashkenazi synagogue in Westmount, Quebec. Incorporated in 1846, it is the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in Canada and the largest traditional synagogue in Canada.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Facilities and Rentals". Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Congregation Shaar Hashomayim". Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. 2012. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Shuchat, Wilfred. "History of the Congregation". Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012.

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