Shaare Zedek Congregation is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Shaare Zedek Congregation | |
|---|---|
 Shaare Zedek logo | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Alan W. Bright |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5305 Rosedale Avenue, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec H4V 2H7 |
| Country | Canada |
  Location in Montreal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°28′02″N 73°38′56″W / 45.4671°N 73.6489°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
Founded in 1953 as the Orthodox Jewish[1] 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. The congregation changed to the Conservative rite in 1955.[1] The facade of the synagogue, added in 1985, depicts the Ten Commandments in blue neon lights.
In an unusual move for a conservative synagogue, in 2010 the congregation adopted a siddur endorsed by the Modern Orthodox Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.[1]