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- 48 Hamilton Terrace, London, N.W.8, England, England 1
- 81, Wentworth Street, London, E. 1., England, England 1
- 1371 St. Catherine Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1
- 5363 Hutchison Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1
- Amsterdam, Holland, Holland 1
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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]
- 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]
- 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.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
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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]
- 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.
- Archival / Genealogical
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- 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- ]
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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]
- 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
Images
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]
- 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]
- 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- ]
- 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- ]
- 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
- Repository
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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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- ]
- 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
- 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
Images
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]
- 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).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
Images
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
- 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]
- 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
Images
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]
- 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
- Archival Descriptions
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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
- 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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- 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
- 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
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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Bill
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44442
- Collection
- CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Document : English
- Fonds No.
- SH-01; 922
- Date
- 1846
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Document : English
- Date
- 1846
- Fonds No.
- SH-01
- Item No.
- 922
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- 2nd Session, 2nd Parliament, 9 Victoria,1846 Bill. An Act to amend the Act of Lower Canada therein mentioned, extending certain privileges to persons of the Jewish persuasion.
- Places
- Canada
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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