Congregation Shaar Hashomayim | |
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קהילת שער השמים | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Traditional Judaism |
Rite | Ashkenazi |
Leadership | Rabbi Adam Scheier, Cantor Gideon Zelermyer |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 450 Kensington Avenue Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
Geographic coordinates | 45°29′06″N 73°35′54″W / 45.4849°N 73.5982°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1846 |
Completed | September 17, 1922 |
Capacity | 1,800 (main sanctuary), 260 (chapel)[1] |
Website | |
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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]