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Founded 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.
 
We’re a caring family united in social action, prayer, education, and social activities. We encourage you to engage with Judaism on your own level, on your own terms. Gates of Heaven welcomes members of all backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. Our members consist of Jews each with unique experiences within Judaism, young and older adults, married and unmarried, Jews by birth and Jews by choice, and members of the LBGTQ+  community.
 
Our Gates are open to all.
 
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January

Friday, January 3, 2025, 5:45 PM, Jammies & Jeans RSVP here

January 5, 2025 9:30 AM Brotherhood Breakfast/Speaker,  "If the Walls Could Talk", Alden (Joe) Doolittle is entering his third generation as a storyteller and producer. He has applied his humorous, good-natured style with audiences throughout upstate New York. He loves to tell personal and family stories and has developed many historically based tales about the early history of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys and the Erie Canal. Joe is also co-producer of Story Circle at Proctors, a resident company offering a variety of programs at the Theater and throughout the region, including Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion, the annual Tellabration at Proctors and Story by Story on Public Access TV.

Sunday, January 5, 2025 1:00 PM, Sisterhood Book Group Pot Luck Luncheon, home of Mindy Holland, My Life in France, Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme.

Monday, January 6 at 7:00 PM, First United Methodist Church, 603 State St, Schenectady

Tuesday, January 7, 12:00 to 12:30 PM, Zoom class- click the flyer below to RSVP

Thursday, January 16, 7:30 PM on Zoom, click below to sign up.

Monday, January 20: Office closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Friday, January 24: Soup Shabbat
5:00 PM Shabbat Services, 6:00 PM Hearty Soup Meal, 7:00 PM Speaker: Dr David Harris
RSVP here to attend and/or make soup

Join us for weekly programming:

Zenobics Tai Chi                 Mondays at 6:30 PM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Community and Coffee      Wednesdays at 1:00 PM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Talmud Study                      Thursdays at 12:00 PM Zoom / Hatkoff Room
Shabbat Services                Fridays at 7:00 PM Livestream / Main Sanctuary
Torah Study                         Saturdays at 9:00 AM Zoom / Hatkoff Room 
Thu, January 2 2025 2 Tevet 5785