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Laver

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44103
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact
Fonds No.
SH-01; 138
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
138
Notes
Laver used in synagogue for priestly blessing.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Mezuzah

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44106
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact
Fonds No.
SH-01; 158
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
158
Physical Condition
Fair
Notes
Mezuzah (Heb. literally "doorpost") refers to one of the 613 commandments in Judaism which requires that a small parchment (klaf) inscribed with two sections from the Torah's Book of Deuteronomy (6:4-9 and 11:13-21) be affixed to each doorpost and gate in a Jewish home and business. A small case or box typically covers the parchment.
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Shofar and Talit

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44167
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact ; Ht:30 cm (approx.) x W:6 cm (approx.) : Hebrew
Fonds No.
SH-01; 389
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact ; Ht:30 cm (approx.) x W:6 cm (approx.) : Hebrew
Date
[ca. 1700-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
389
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Shofar with Hebrew inscription of the prayers recited at the blowing of the Shofar in synagogue. Hand-loomed talit donated by Rosalie Finestone.
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CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44053
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds No.
SH-01
Date
[1700-2002].
Scope and Content
The collection housed at the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim's Museum and Archives (and Library) numbers approximately 15,000 objects and approximately 6,500 Judaic books. The Museum collection includes Jewish liturgical and ritual objects, as well as secular and Israeli cultural objects. The Archiva…
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Fonds
Scope and Content
The collection housed at the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim's Museum and Archives (and Library) numbers approximately 15,000 objects and approximately 6,500 Judaic books. The Museum collection includes Jewish liturgical and ritual objects, as well as secular and Israeli cultural objects. The Archival holdings are comprised of an extensive collection of photographic and textual records, including a photographic collection documenting Jewish life in Canada and Europe, and textual records of institutional and personal provenance, comprised of correspondence, synagogue bulletins and other papers, official acts, and birth and wedding certificates. The Archives houses video and audio interviews with congregation members and staff as well as recordings of public lectures. The Shaar Hashomayim Archives also houses minute books, birth, marriage, and death registers of Montreal Jewry from 1857. Researchers wishing to learn more details about the minutes and registers portions of the collection must contact the synagogue directly. The Library holdings include a Judaic rare book collection. The Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives holdings are thematically divided into four categories of information: Archives, Decorative arts, Fine Arts, and Human History. The Archives division includes Prints and drawings, Manuscripts, Films and videos, Photographs, Sound recordings, Textual records, as well as Artifacts pertaining to Canadian Jewish life. The Decorative Arts collection includes Moroccan and Ethiopian Jewish folk art, American Jewish folk art, European Jewish folk art, ceramics, porcelain, pottery, glass, metalwork, silverwork, goldwork, textiles, and tapestries. The Fine Arts collection includes oil paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestry, sculpture, watercolor, lithographs, diverse collections of Jewish artists covering a range of subjects, i.e. Holocaust, portraiture, Biblical renditions etc. The Human History collection is related to Jewish communal and religious life in Canada and includes archaeological objects, ceremonial objects, costumes and accessories, currency, furniture and furnishings, household objects and domestic technology, film, photographs, video, manuscripts, medals, memorabilia, religious and liturgical objects.
Date
[1700-2002].
Fonds No.
SH-01
History / Biographical
The Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, which is the second oldest synagogue in Canada as well as the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue, was founded in Montreal in 1846 by English, German and Polish Jews. Having been members of the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, they decided that they wanted to be able to attend Ashkenazi services. Thus, the congregation began its life in a rented room on St. James Street, and after several moves, it obtained land at Kensington Avenue and Côte St. Antoine in Westmount in 1920. This new synagogue was completed in 1922, and the congregation has worshipped at this location ever since. Throughout its early history, the congregation continued to have ties with the Spanish and Portuguese congregation, but in 1918 the name Congregation Shaar Hashomayim was incorporated and it in turn separated from the former. After the Second World War a school was added to the congregation and because so many families had joined the synagogue it was further expanded in 1967. Though Orthodox by charter, the congregation is Conservative.Additional historical information about the Congregation can be seen in the attached PDF document (5179K.)
Notes
General note:The items shown on this website were digitized in 2001 for the Canadian Jewish Virtual Museum and Archives project (CJVMA) funded by CHIN (The Canadian Heritage Information Network). They were previously displayed on a website located at www.cjvma.org. All the displayed items from this collection are copyright the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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18th Century Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44283
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:10.3 cm : Hebrew
Fonds No.
SH-01; 578
Date
[17- ]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:10.3 cm : Hebrew
Date
[17- ]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
578
Creator
Artist: J. Schroder
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Spice box engraved with "Havdallah" prayer; removable top. Hallmarked "12 IS." Presented by Mr. and Mrs. M. Fruchter.
Places
Poland
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Jewish Ceremonial and Religious Artifacts

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44230
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Art ; Ht:37.5 cm x W:9.3 cm : French
Fonds No.
SH-01; 511
Date
1724
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Art ; Ht:37.5 cm x W:9.3 cm : French
Other Title Information
Engraving
Date
1724
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
511
Creator
Artist: Bernard Picart
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Probably image #10 from volume I, no. 4 in a collection by the artist. Studies of "lulav," "etrog," "shofar," "mezuzzah," "matzah," hanging Shabbat lamp, "tallit." Descriptions of objects in French in legend under images.
Places
Unknown
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Office de Sim'hat Torah (rite Portugais)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44229
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Art ; Ht:16 cm x W:21.1 cm : French
Fonds No.
SH-01; 510
Date
1725
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Art ; Ht:16 cm x W:21.1 cm : French
Other Title Information
Engraving
Date
1725
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
510
Creator
Artist: Bernard Picart
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
"Dessiné d'après nature et gravé par B. Picart - Office de Sim'hat Torah (rite Portugais)."
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Kiddush cup (251)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44094
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : silver ; Ht:7.2 cm x W:approx. 5 cm : Hebrew
Fonds No.
SH-01; 105
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : silver ; Ht:7.2 cm x W:approx. 5 cm : Hebrew
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
105
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Small silver Kiddush cup with Hebrew inscription: "L'chvod Shabbat Kadosh"; repousse silver
Places
Unknown
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44096
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:17.7 cm x W:4.6 cm (base)
Fonds No.
SH-01; 107
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:17.7 cm x W:4.6 cm (base)
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
107
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Spice tower for Havdallah service; filigree; small latch
Places
Unknown
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Silver Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44098
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:18.9 cm x W:6.1 cm
Fonds No.
SH-01; 109
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:18.9 cm x W:6.1 cm
Date
[ca. 1800-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
109
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Georgian sugar shaker used as spice box; hallmarked
Places
Unknown
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Casket-shaped Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44267
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:4.2 cm
Fonds No.
SH-01; 562
Date
[18- ]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:4.2 cm
Date
[18- ]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
562
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Spice box, Italian filigree, in the shape of a casket with pomegranate on lid. Donated by Mrs. Edward Jacobs in honour of her grandson Ian Benjamin Copnick, Sept. 19, 1975.
Places
Italy (?)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Petal-shaped Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44268
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:13 cm
Fonds No.
SH-01; 563
Date
[18- ]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:13 cm
Date
[18- ]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
563
Physical Condition
Very good
Notes
Spice box in form of petals on vine with leaves. Hallmark "84" repeated on base of leaves, soldered by error. Permanent loan from Miss Ethel Gallaman, October 28, 1974.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
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Fish-shaped Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44281
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver, turquoise ; Ht:13.5 cm
Fonds No.
SH-01; 576
Date
[18- ]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver, turquoise ; Ht:13.5 cm
Date
[18- ]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
576
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Fish-shaped spice box with turquoise eyes, mobile scales and short chain. Head opens with hinge. Donated by Joe and Ida Berman.
Places
Middle East
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Bowl

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44203
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Pewter ; Ht:2.5 cm x W:18.6 cm diameter : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 478
Date
1802
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Pewter ; Ht:2.5 cm x W:18.6 cm diameter : English
Date
1802
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
478
Physical Condition
Fair
Notes
Shallow bowl used in Mr. Michael Guggenheim's home; hallmarked 1802; initials "BB."
Places
Munich, Germany, Germany
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Siddur

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44362
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book
Fonds No.
SH-01; 761
Date
[ca. 1825]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book
Date
[ca. 1825]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
761
Notes
Leather-bound siddur decorated with metal plaque with hands with spread fingers and a symbol of a lion, on the back there is a placque with the initials: "Mem Alef," closed with a lock, inscribed Dec. 14, 1825, caption(translated into English): Roedelsheim, printed in a privileged bookprinter von W. Heidenheim. 1825).
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Kiddush Cup

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44198
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:10 cm x W:3.5 cm (base)
Fonds No.
SH-01; 473
Date
1830
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:10 cm x W:3.5 cm (base)
Date
1830
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
473
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Hallmarked Vienna 1830
Places
Vienna, Austria, Austria
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Secretary's Copy of Laws

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44314
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : Paper ; Ht:18.5 cm x W:12 cm : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 695
Date
[ca. 1838]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : Paper ; Ht:18.5 cm x W:12 cm : English
Date
[ca. 1838]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
695
Physical Condition
Fair
Notes
By-Laws of the Congregation Kahal Kadosh Shearith Israel of Montreal
Places
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
Documents

SH-0695-By-LawsCongregationKahalKadoshShearithIsrael-1838

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Silver Spice Box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44086
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:25.5 cm x W:6 cm (base)
Fonds No.
SH-01; 90
Date
[ca. 1840-1900]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Artifact : Silver ; Ht:25.5 cm x W:6 cm (base)
Date
[ca. 1840-1900]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
90
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Silver spice box with five flags used for the Havdallah service.
Archival / Genealogical
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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By-Laws of the Congregation Kahal Kadosh Shearith Israel of Montreal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44452
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : b&w ; Ht:18 cm x W:11.4 cm : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 936
Date
July 3, 1838
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : b&w ; Ht:18 cm x W:11.4 cm : English
Date
July 3, 1838
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
936
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Includes: Chap. I. of Election of Officers; Chap. II. of the Prayers; Chap. III. of the Parnass; Chap. IV. of Board of Trustees; Chap. V. to Promote Solemnity and Order; Chap. VI. of Seats; Chap. VII. of Offerings; Chap. VIII. of Baking Passover Bread; Chap. IX. of the Fees; Chap. X of the Register for Names of Dead; Chap. XI. of the Burial Ground. 8 pages; represented by B. Hart, President, and A. H. David, M.D. Secretary; printed by James Starke & Co.
Places
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Archival / Genealogical
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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An Act to amend the Act of Lower Canada therein mentioned, extending certain privileges to persons of the Jewish persuasion

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44437
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document ; Ht:29 cm x W:23.5 cm : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 916
Date
June 9, 1846
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document ; Ht:29 cm x W:23.5 cm : English
Other Title Information
Act
Date
June 9, 1846
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
916
Physical Condition
In need of conservation
Notes
This document enabled the Congregation of German and Polish Jews to be independent from the Congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews. It states that the Congregation "shall elect among themselves a President, Treasurer, Secretary and three Trustees." It is noted that with the said representatives, the Congregation would be treated as a corporation.
Places
Lower Canada, Canada
Archival / Genealogical
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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