After years of work and waiting, an Eritrean family from Israel is reunited in Montreal with the help of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
The Aukbu family, refugees from Eritrea, are Christian but they are celebrating a miracle worthy of Hanukkah with the Montreal synagogue that has made their resettlement in Canada possible. Congregation Shaar Hashomayim welcomed Shewit and Molu, their daughters Salim, 12, and Bat El, 8, and six-month-old son Abiyel, who they will be sponsoring for a […]
Deep diving into Shaar Hashomayim’s hidden history of Montreal with archivist Hannah Srour
At the beginning of 2021, as Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal sat empty due to COVID restrictions, its past president Claire Berger saw an opportunity to advance a project that began a year earlier: sorting through the effects of the Shaar’s longtime spiritual leader, Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat. It was during that time that she noticed […]
Montreal federation and agencies step up coronavirus safeguards
Federation CJA and its agencies stepped up their COVID-19 safeguards and many synagogues reconsidered their intention to hold Shabbat services.
[Updated] Montreal federation takes precautions against the coronavirus
Montreal’s Federation CJA announced that it is implementing a “three-week rule” regarding the scheduling of community programming.
