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1. mikehall12382
   Member

   Hi,
   Going to be in Montreal in a couple of weeks.
   Has anyone ever been? Are there any good kosher Restaurants
   Any good family activities?
   Thanks....

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. Feif Un
   Proud Modern Orthodox

   I've been there a few times. I went to the BioDome, which was nice. For restaurants, I remember going to a Chinese place that's inside a strip mall. I also once went to a shawarma place there, but I don't remember the name. There are also a few pizza shops. I remember the one I went to is named Pizza Pita. The pizza there is different than NYC style pizza - smaller slices, with a slightly different taste to the sauce. I think it was a lot sweeter.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. shimmel
   with the moach in himmel

   You can go to mount royale , they have snow tubing, skating skiing, and sleighing. It's not far.. just a couple of minutes away and its loads of fun!

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. wants to be a WIY
   Blocked

   I know of quite a few "good family activities" in Montreal.
   Every time we go it is because of a "family activity".
   Simchos in the family and by Mechutanim, being with the Einiklich and their parents, spending quality time with a sibling.

   Posted 1 year ago #

5. Aishes Chayil
   Member

   Greatttttttttttt place!!!!
   lovely warm heimish community with sooo much hachnosas orchim.
   Great bakeries, pizzas, restaraunts, site seeing.
   Just bring warm clothing!

   Posted 1 year ago #

6. charliehall
   Member

   There are some great kosher Moroccan restaurants in Montreal. The city has two kashrut Vaads -- one Ashkenazic and one Sefardic. The Moroccan restaurants are naturally Sefardic.

   Take your family an hour north, go to a cross country ski area, get some lessons, and enjoy the best outdoor recreation ever invented. Great exercise, much less expensive, and safer than downhill skiing.

   Posted 1 year ago #

7. mikehall12382
   Member

   charliehall, i just did some research and found a chabad house in Mont Tremblant area, looks like fun

   Posted 1 year ago #

8. shimmel
   with the moach in himmel

   Mount tremblant is fantastic!! Fantastic! they have higher and very proffessional slopes!! I was there a year ago! We had the time of our life...

   Dont forget to dress VERY warm, its biting cold out there. And, you're out for a long time!

   We were wearing 2 pairs socks under good boots..thermal pants, thermal underwear, on that regular clothing, Sweatshirt waterproof gloves,hat, hood shawls and we werent overdressed..

   Posted 1 year ago #

9. blueberrymuffin
   Member

   You bet I know Montreal! Like some of you mentioned, there's the BioDome, sledding and snowtubing in several places (although most of the real major ones are an hour away from where the frum community lives) and plenty of beautiful malls. As for eateries, there's Pizza Pita, Dairy King, Yakimono Sushi, La Grill, Ernie's & Ellie's among others...

   Posted 1 year ago #

10. mikehall12382
    Member

    Sounds like Montreal has it all. Great community, food and indoor.outdoor fun for all...

    Posted 1 year ago #

11. blueberrymuffin
    Member

    Definitely - 100%!

    Posted 1 year ago #

12. BP Zaideh
    Blocked

    The "Askenazi" is not really exclusively Ashkaenazi there are 2 Sfardi Rabanim on their Beth Din
    Chavrei HaBeth Din of the ועד העיר MK Jewish Community Council of Montreal (JCCM) http://www.mk.ca/
    Av Beth Din: Rabbi Yonasan Binyomin Weiss (A Talmid of Klausenburger Rav ZT'L)
    Dayan Dovid Refoel Banon (Dayan of the Lubavitch & Kehila & Sepharadi)
    Dayan Berl Bell (Dayan of Kehilas Lubavitch)
    Dayan Ephraim Chaim Cremisi
    Dayan Hershel Kaufman
    Dayan Wolfe Ber Lerner (Belzer Dayan)
    Dayan Aryeh Posen
    Dayan Yoel Chonon Wenger (r'm in Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal, rov of Eitz Chaim)

    The official standards of the MK are approxiamtely those of the OU.
    There is a seperate השגחה headed by Belzer Dayan & ? which is "sort of" part of MK
    Their logo ?

    The Sefardi Vaad is Grand Rabbinat du Québec

    Posted 1 year ago #

13. charliehall
    Member

    BP,

    Thanks for the info!

    "Dont forget to dress VERY warm, its biting cold out there"

    The best skiing I've ever had was north of Montreal in 20 below zero weather. Perfect powder with not a hint of ice. And nobody else was on the trails. A great day to experience HaShem's universe. Of course, I had the right winter equipment -- don't do this if you don't know what you are doing.

    Posted 1 year ago #

14. mikehall12382
    Member

    any particular shul to daven at?

    Posted 1 year ago #

15. blueberrymuffin
    Member

    that depends on where you'll be staying...

    Posted 1 year ago #

16. mikehall12382
    Member

    downtown hotel

    Posted 1 year ago #

17. BP Zaideh
    Blocked

    Go to http://www.godaven.com/searchzip.asp
    If you know the Postal code for your hotel enter that
    otherwise H2V will give you the whole city
    They have links to google maps so you get an
    idea how close/far the shuls are

    Here is another resource http://www.kosherdelight.com/CanadaQuebecOrthodoxSynagogues.shtml

    try to contact the Shuls affiliated with Orgs you are familiar
    with IE Chabad has a few shuls with contact info
    There is at least one Young Israel (and quite a few Shtiblach)

    Posted 1 year ago #

18. BP Zaideh
    Blocked

    Here is another resource The Vaad Hair list by neighborhood.

    http://www.mk.ca/shuls.html

    Posted 1 year ago #

19. mikehall12382
    Member

    thanks, can't wait to get there and enjoy the city and up north!!

    Posted 1 year ago #

20. Trying to be helpful
    aka Joseph

    Bais Yaakov of Montreal publishes a
    community phone book

    This should be a terrific help. You will be able to
    contact local orgs & businesses

    Beth Jacob School Inc
    1750, avenue Glendale, Outremont, QC H2V 1B3, Canada
    514-739-3614

    In "heimishe" parlance

    "downtown" Outremont is the Chasidishe enclave I doubt you will
    find a Nusah Askenaz minyan

    "uptown" De Vimy is more of a mix. Somewhere between BP & Flatbush

    Ducharme & Cote St Luc I believe are Sefaradi & MO

    Posted 1 year ago #

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