Montreal - The Cote Des Neiges Synagogue Is Closing After 45 Years

Montreal - The Cote des Neiges synagogue known officially as Congregation Chevra Shaas, Adath Jeshurun, Hadrath Kodesh, Shevet Achim, Chaverim Kol Yisrael d'bet Abraham, is closing after 45 years at the corner of Lavoie and Bourret Aves.
That name is the product of years of mergers among smaller congregations, each of which was once a house of worship in the older Jewish neighbourhoods. As immigrants poured in, the community and its congregations moved westward, from the east end and downtown to the St. Urbain St. area made famous by Mordecai Richler and then to Cote des Neiges and Snowdon.
But the area is changing. Jewish families have moved, leaving only about 150 members in the synagogue with an average age over 70.
With the sale of the building and today's closing ceremonies, the 10 Torah scrolls will be carried to the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation on nearby St. Kevin Ave. Most congregants from the closed synagogue will will become members at the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation and run their own services in the Ashkenazic (European) style in a separate sanctuary.