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Founded over 170 years ago in 1854, Congregation Gates of Heaven is a reform synagogue in Schenectady, New York, a member synagogue of the Union for Reform Judaism, and the oldest Jewish congregation in Schenectady. We are the spiritual home of over 300 member families, including over 100 students in Gates Quest, our re-imagined supplemental school.
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Coming up at CGOH
Sunday, November 2, 9:30 AM, Brotherhood Breakfast Meeting, Neil Yetwin, Jewish Historian, will be our speaker. He will talk about Mordecai Myers, the first and only Jewish mayor of Schenectady, as well as the early history of the Schenectady Jewish community. You can join virtually at 9:50 AM when Neil will speak after everyone gets their food.
Join us for weekly programming:
Community and Coffee Wednesdays at 1:00 PM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Talmud Study Thursdays at 12:00 PM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Torah Study Saturdays at 9:00 AM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Sun, November 2 2025
11 Cheshvan 5786
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Chai School - 8th grade & up- High School Program
Ignite: Conversation & Connection
Spark your identity. Shape your future.
A monthly space to explore Jewish values, leadership, and life.
Ever wonder if someone’s really listening to you? What actually makes a best friend? How do you stay chill when everything feels chaotic? And what does being Jewish in America even mean right now?
At Ignite, we talk about real stuff that matters—friendship, identity, stress, belonging—through games, debates, and conversations that aren’t boring. It’s a space to speak your mind, hear new perspectives, and figure things out together.
Come for the fun. Stay for the deep stuff.
ON THESE SUNDAYS 10:30 AM -12:30 PM
October 26, November 23, December 21, January 25, March 22, April 26
10:30-11:20 Period 1
11:20-11:40- Bagels/Community Time
11:40-12:30- Period 2
Tuition: $36 per year
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B'Mitzvah projects
Lola Echandy's project is to make Thanksgiving baskets for Captains. There is a collection box in the entry at CGOH.
Brooke Lam's project. Brooke is fundraising for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in honor of Samantha Goetz. Thank you so much!
There are three ways to contribute:
1. Donate money.
https://secure2.convio.net/mskcc/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=4282&px=5682280
2. Collecting items for Patient Care Packages. We are collecting personal hygiene items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, etc.) in the CGOH lobby for bags to bring to MSK patients.
3. Donate an item for the Sloan Kettering Pediatric Unit. Below is a link for the MSK Kids Amazon wish list, pre-approved for the MSK Kids floor.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1G60C8UL4UCVV...
