Congregation Shaar Hashomayim

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Orthodox Jewish congregation religious organization synagogue

Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is a historic and prominent Orthodox Jewish synagogue and community in Westmount, Quebec, known as one of the oldest and largest traditional congregations in Canada.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim canonical	4
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim synagogue	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4868437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Context triple: [Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, ownedBy, Congregation Shaar Hashomayim]

A. Temple Beth David
Temple Beth David is a Jewish synagogue serving the local community in Commack, New York.
B. Congregation Mikveh Israel
Congregation Mikveh Israel is one of the oldest and most historically significant Sephardic Jewish congregations in the United States, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C. North Shore Congregation Israel
North Shore Congregation Israel is a modernist synagogue in Glencoe, Illinois, renowned for its striking, light-filled design by architect Minoru Yamasaki.
D. Congregation Beth Shalom
Congregation Beth Shalom is a prominent Conservative Jewish synagogue serving the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
E. Kehila Kedosha Janina
Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Target entity description: Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is a historic and prominent Orthodox Jewish synagogue and community in Westmount, Quebec, known as one of the oldest and largest traditional congregations in Canada.

A. Temple Beth David
Temple Beth David is a Jewish synagogue serving the local community in Commack, New York.
B. Congregation Mikveh Israel
Congregation Mikveh Israel is one of the oldest and most historically significant Sephardic Jewish congregations in the United States, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C. North Shore Congregation Israel
North Shore Congregation Israel is a modernist synagogue in Glencoe, Illinois, renowned for its striking, light-filled design by architect Minoru Yamasaki.
D. Congregation Beth Shalom
Congregation Beth Shalom is a prominent Conservative Jewish synagogue serving the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
E. Kehila Kedosha Janina
Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orthodox Jewish congregation ⓘ religious organization ⓘ synagogue ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
denomination	Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
follows	Halakha ⓘ
hasBuildingType	synagogue building ⓘ
hasClergyType	assistant rabbis ⓘ cantor ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
hasCommunityRole	center of Jewish communal life in Westmount ⓘ
hasGenderPractice	separate seating for men and women ⓘ
hasGovernance	board of directors ⓘ
hasMembershipType	family memberships ⓘ individual memberships ⓘ
hasMusicTradition	cantorial music ⓘ liturgical choir ⓘ
hasReligiousCalendar	Jewish calendar ⓘ
hasTheology	traditional Jewish law observance ⓘ
heritage	historic congregation ⓘ
locatedIn	Montreal metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Montreal region Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada Westmount, Quebec ⓘ linked to: Westmount, Quebec, Canada
locatedInTimeZone	America/Montreal ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest traditional congregations in Canada ⓘ being one of the oldest traditional Jewish congregations in Canada ⓘ
observesHoliday	Hanukkah ⓘ Passover ⓘ Purim ⓘ Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ
offersProgram	adult education ⓘ community events ⓘ religious education ⓘ youth programs ⓘ
offersService	Jewish holiday services ⓘ Shabbat services ⓘ daily prayer services ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Judaism ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
religiousFunction	community center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
rite	Ashkenazi ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ