From the archives: Synagogue rose from push toward Reform Judaism

This story was first published on Aug. 6, 2011, in the Montreal Gazette.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the members of the St. Constant Street Synagogue was held.
The Gazette, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1882
The synagogue on St. Constant St., now renamed du Bullion, was the predecessor of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount. It traced its roots at least as far back as 1846, and was the first synagogue for Ashkenazi Jews in North America. Its rituals were Orthodox, and for many years its members