Religious

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Tosher Rebbe (Rebbe Meshulim Feish Lowy) – Beit HaMidrash Ohel Elimelech D’Hasidei Tosh

Rebbe Meshulim Feish Lowy (1921-), also known as the Tosher Rebbe, was born in the village of Tosh (Nyírtass) in Hungary. Descended from a dynasty...

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Tosher Rebbe (Rebbe Meshulim Feish Lowy) – Beth Israel and Samuel Congregation

Rebbe Meshulim Feish Lowy (1921-), also known as the Tosher Rebbe, was born in the village of Tosh (Nyírtass) in Hungary. Descended from a dynasty...

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Yom Kippur Ball – St. Joseph Hall (Société de l’Union Saint-Joseph de Montréal)

On October 9, 1905, a Yom Kippur Ball was held at St. Joseph Hall on St. Catherine Street in Montreal. An association of young Jewish...

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Kosher Meat War – Montreal Jewish Community Council Poultry Slaughtering House

Taking place during the formative years of Montreal’s Jewish community, the “Kosher Meat War” posed a critical challenge to the newly created Va’ad Ha’Ir (Jewish...

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Kosher Meat War – Consumer’s League Butcher Shop

Taking place during the formative years of Montreal’s Jewish community, the “Kosher Meat War” posed a critical challenge to the newly created Va’ad Ha’Ir (Jewish...

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Kosher Meat War – Reverand Getsel Laxer – Residence

Taking place during the formative years of Montreal’s Jewish community, the “Kosher Meat War” posed a critical challenge to the newly created Va’ad Ha’Ir (Jewish...

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Kosher Meat War – Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg – Residence

Taking place during the formative years of Montreal’s Jewish community, the “Kosher Meat War” posed a critical challenge to the newly created Va’ad Ha’Ir (Jewish...

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Puper Rav – Rabbi Yaakov Yitzhak Neumann of Montreal’s Belz Community

Hasidism, a form of ultra-Orthodox Judaism, developed in eighteenth-century Eastern Europe as a spiritual backlash against overly meticulous religious approaches. Hasidic sects were quickly established,...