Shaare Zedek Congregation (Montreal)

For other uses, see Shaare Zedek (disambiguation).

Shaare Zedek Congregation
Shaare Zedek Logo
Basic information
Location	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Conservative rite
Status	Active
Leadership	Rabbi
Website	www.shaarezedek.ca

Shaare Zedek Congregation is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Founded in 1953 as the Jewish Congregation of Western N.D.G the synagogue was established to meet the needs of those Jewish families moving to western Montreal and to set up a Hebrew elementary school.

At first, both school and services were housed in temporary locations until land was purchased and a building constructed. The new building, on Chester in N.D.G., was ready in 1954; it was further expanded in 1962. In 1955, the school became affiliated with the United Talmud Torahs of Montreal and is now rented as a day care center. Started as an Orthodox synagogue, the congregation changed to the Conservative rite in 1955. The facade of the synagogue, added in 1985, depicts the Ten Commandments in blue neon lights.

In the sanctuary, Torah is read to the congregation from the bimah and the Torah scrolls are stored in the aron kodesh on the east wall. The congregation face towards the east, and Jerusalem, in praying. The ornamentation features symbols such as Stars of David, signs of the zodiac and natural forms. ^[1]

External links

• Shaare Zedek Congregation website

References

1. ^ PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007839 "Canadian Encyclopedia". http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007839. Retrieved November 16, 2011.