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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is an Ashkenazi synagogue in Westmount, Quebec.[1]

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  1. 53 relations: Arthur Saul Super, Ashkenazi Jews, By-law, Canadian Jewish Studies, CBC Arts, Celine Dion, Charles Bronfman, Choir, Chris Martin, Facebook, Great Synagogue of London, Hazzan, High Holy Days, History of the Jews in England, History of the Jews in Germany, History of the Jews in Poland, Informal wear, Jewish holidays, Joseph Cohen (politician), Judaism, Leo Kolber, Leonard Cohen, List of choral synagogues, Lyon Cohen, Maharat, Marvin Kwitko, Maxwell M. Kalman, McGill College Avenue, Mile End, Montreal, Morning dress, Museum of Jewish Montreal, Nusach Ashkenaz, Oldest synagogues in Canada, Peter Gabriel, Quebec, Saint Jacques Street, Sam Steinberg, Shabbat, Sheila Finestone, Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal, Tailcoat, Thanks for the Dance, The Gazette (Montreal), Top hat, Tower of Song (song), Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, Tzniut, Victoria Kaspi, Westmount, Wilfred Shuchat, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. 20th-century synagogues in Canada
  3. Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Quebec
  4. English-Canadian culture
  5. English-Jewish diaspora
  6. German-Canadian culture in Quebec
  7. German-Jewish diaspora
  8. Polish-Canadian culture
  9. Polish-Jewish culture in Canada
  10. Synagogues completed in 1922
  11. Synagogues in Montreal
  12. Unaffiliated synagogues in Canada

Arthur Saul Super

Arthur Saul Super (1 July 1908 - 28 July 1979) was a British-born rabbi and journalist.

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Ashkenazi Jews

Ashkenazi Jews (translit,; Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim, constitute a Jewish diaspora population that emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium CE. They traditionally spoke Yiddish and largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution.

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By-law

A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), also known in the United States as bylaws, is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority.

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Canadian Jewish Studies

Canadian Jewish Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal and an official publication of the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies.

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CBC Arts

CBC Arts (Radio-Canada Arts) is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that creates and curates written articles, short documentaries, non-fiction series and interactive projects that represent the excellence of Canada's diverse artistic communities.

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Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer.

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Charles Bronfman

Charles Bronfman, (born June 27, 1931) is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Chris Martin

Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, producer and philanthropist.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Great Synagogue of London

The Great Synagogue of London was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom. Congregation Shaar Hashomayim and Great Synagogue of London are Ashkenazi synagogues.

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Hazzan

A hazzan (lit. Hazan) or chazzan (translit, plural; translit; translit) is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who leads the congregation in songful prayer.

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High Holy Days

In Judaism, the High Holy Days, also known as High Holidays or Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim; יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm) consist of.

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History of the Jews in England

The history of the Jews in England goes back to the reign of William the Conqueror.

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History of the Jews in Germany

The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (circa 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

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History of the Jews in Poland

The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years.

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Informal wear

Informal wear or undress, also called business wear, corporate/office wear, tenue de ville or dress clothes, is a Western dress code for clothing defined by a business suit for men, and cocktail dress or pant suit for women.

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Jewish holidays

Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Yamim Tovim (Good Days, or singular יום טוב, in transliterated Hebrew), are holidays observed by Jews throughout the Hebrew calendar.

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Joseph Cohen (politician)

Joseph Cohen, (August 12, 1891 – September 24, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and politician.

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Judaism

Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.

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Leo Kolber

Ernest Leo Kolber, (January 18, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and Senator, serving from 1983 to 2004.

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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist.

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List of choral synagogues

Choral synagogues (Khorshul) were built in Eastern Europe, from Hungary to Russia.

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Lyon Cohen

Lyon Cohen (born Yehuda Leib Cohen; May 11, 1868 – August 17, 1937) was a Polish-born Canadian businessman and a philanthropist.

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Maharat

Yeshivat Maharat is a Jewish educational institution in The Bronx, New York, which is the first Orthodox yeshiva in North America to ordain women.

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Marvin Kwitko

Marvin Leo Kwitko, FACS, FICS, FRCS, KStJ (March 3, 1931 – August 20, 2002) was a Canadian ophthalmologist who pioneered in cataract surgery and laser eye surgery.

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Maxwell M. Kalman

Maxwell Myron Kalman (May 30, 1906 – November 27, 2009) was a Canadian architect, real estate developer, and philanthropist.

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McGill College Avenue

McGill College Avenue (officially in avenue McGill College) is a street in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Mile End, Montreal

Mile End is a neighbourhood and municipal electoral district in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Morning dress

Morning dress, also known as formal day dress, is the formal Western dress code for day attire, consisting chiefly of a morning coat, waistcoat, and formal trousers for men, and an appropriate gown for women.

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Museum of Jewish Montreal

The Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) (Musée du Montréal juif (MMJ)) is an online and mobile museum that collects, maps, and presents the history and experiences of the Montreal Jewish community through exhibits, walking tours and through online and mobile technology.

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Nusach Ashkenaz

Nusach Ashkenaz is a style of Jewish liturgy conducted by Ashkenazi Jews.

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Oldest synagogues in Canada

Synagogues may be considered "oldest" based on different criteria, and can be oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, or oldest in the sense of oldest congregation.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Saint Jacques Street

Saint Jacques Street (officially in rue Saint-Jacques), or St.

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Sam Steinberg

Samuel Steinberg, (December 25, 1905 – May 24, 1978) was a Hungarian-born Canadian businessman, investor and philanthropist.

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Shabbat

Shabbat (or; Šabbāṯ) or the Sabbath, also called Shabbos by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday.

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Sheila Finestone

Sheila Abbey Finestone (January 28, 1927 – June 8, 2009) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for Mount Royal and Senator from Montarville, Quebec.

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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal

The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal, also known as Shearith Israel, is an Orthodox synagogue, located at 4894 Avenue Saint-Kevin in Snowdon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Congregation Shaar Hashomayim and Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal are 20th-century synagogues in Canada and synagogues in Montreal.

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Tailcoat

A tailcoat is a knee-length coat characterised by a rear section of the skirt (known as the tails), with the front of the skirt cut away.

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Thanks for the Dance

Thanks for the Dance is the fifteenth and final studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released posthumously through Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings on November 22, 2019.

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The Gazette (Montreal)

The Gazette, also known as the Montreal Gazette, is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network.

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Top hat

A top hat (also called a high hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat.

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Tower of Song (song)

"Tower of Song" is a song written by Leonard Cohen that appears on his 1988 album I'm Your Man.

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Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen was a concert, which was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on November 6, 2017 as a tribute to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen marking the first anniversary of his death.

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Tzniut

Tzniut (צְנִיעוּת,,; "modesty" or "privacy") describes the character trait of modesty and discretion, as well as a group of Jewish laws pertaining to conduct.

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Victoria Kaspi

Victoria Michelle Kaspi (born June 30, 1967) is a Canadian astrophysicist and a professor at McGill University.

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Westmount

Westmount is an affluent municipality on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada.

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Wilfred Shuchat

Wilfred G. Shuchat (9 June 1920 – 27 December 2018) was a Canadian scholar and rabbi.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter.

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You Want It Darker

You Want It Darker is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released on October 21, 2016, by Columbia Records, 17 days before Cohen's death.

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You Want It Darker (song)

"You Want It Darker" is a song by Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen, released on September 21, 2016, Cohen's 82nd birthday.

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See also

20th-century synagogues in Canada

Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Quebec

English-Canadian culture

English-Jewish diaspora

  • Congregation Shaar Hashomayim

German-Canadian culture in Quebec

German-Jewish diaspora

Polish-Canadian culture

Polish-Jewish culture in Canada

Synagogues completed in 1922

Synagogues in Montreal

Unaffiliated synagogues in Canada

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_Shaar_Hashomayim

Also known as Shaar Hashamayim (Montreal), Shaar Hashomayim (Montreal), Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Shaar Hashomayim Choir, Shaarey Shomayim (Montreal).

, Willie Nelson, You Want It Darker, You Want It Darker (song).