Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir
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The Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir is a renowned Jewish liturgical choir based at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal, known for its traditional cantorial and choral music and for collaborating with artists such as Leonard Cohen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4867929 — 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: Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir Context triple: [You Want It Darker, featuresEnsemble, Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir]
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New York Community Choir
New York Community Choir is a gospel ensemble known for its soulful, uplifting choral performances that have been widely sampled in hip-hop and R&B music.
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B.
Gulbenkian Choir
The Gulbenkian Choir is a prominent Portuguese choral ensemble renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and high artistic standards, based in Lisbon under the auspices of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Etz Hayyim Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Chania, Crete, restored after World War II and serving as both a place of worship and a center for Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.
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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.
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E.
Tzur Hadassah
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- 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: Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir Target entity description: The Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir is a renowned Jewish liturgical choir based at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal, known for its traditional cantorial and choral music and for collaborating with artists such as Leonard Cohen.
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A.
New York Community Choir
New York Community Choir is a gospel ensemble known for its soulful, uplifting choral performances that have been widely sampled in hip-hop and R&B music.
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B.
Gulbenkian Choir
The Gulbenkian Choir is a prominent Portuguese choral ensemble renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and high artistic standards, based in Lisbon under the auspices of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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C.
Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Etz Hayyim Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Chania, Crete, restored after World War II and serving as both a place of worship and a center for Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.
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D.
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.
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E.
Tzur Hadassah
Tzur Hadassah is a community settlement in the Judean Hills of central Israel, located southwest of Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical choir
ⓘ
choir ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Canadian Jewish community
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Canadians
|
| associatedWith |
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
ⓘ
Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| basedAt | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim ⓘ |
| basedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| city | Westmount ⓘ |
| collaboratedOn |
live performances with Leonard Cohen
ⓘ
recordings with Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| denomination | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| follows | Ashkenazi liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audio recordings
ⓘ
live performance ⓘ |
| hasRepertoire |
liturgical settings by Jewish composers
ⓘ
traditional synagogue chants ⓘ |
| hasReputation | renowned within Jewish liturgical music circles ⓘ |
| hasType | male choir ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
Aramaic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quebec
ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| notableFor |
association with Leonard Cohen
ⓘ
preservation of traditional synagogue music ⓘ traditional cantorial and choral style ⓘ |
| partOf | religious life of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim ⓘ |
| performsAt |
High Holy Day services
ⓘ
Jewish festivals ⓘ Shabbat services ⓘ |
| performsFunction |
accompanying the cantor in services
ⓘ
leading congregational singing ⓘ |
| performsGenre |
Jewish liturgical music
ⓘ
cantorial music ⓘ choral music ⓘ |
| performsOn |
Jewish holidays
ⓘ
Passover ⓘ Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ Simchat Torah ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| primaryVenue | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim sanctuary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| specializesIn | traditional Ashkenazi synagogue music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir Description of subject: The Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir is a renowned Jewish liturgical choir based at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal, known for its traditional cantorial and choral music and for collaborating with artists such as Leonard Cohen.
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