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High Holy Days 2025 - 5786

We look forward to being together in community at Gates of Heaven for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and hope you will be joining us in person or on live stream. May the New Year 5786 bring good health and sweetness to us all!

To attend the High Holy Day Services in-person: Tickets are required for entry. Member and requested guest tickets will be mailed. At two weeks ahead, we plan to hold requested tickets at the Will Call table inside the Entry; extra tickets are still available upon request. Click here to register for guest tickets.

Add names to the 2025 Book of Memory

We will prepare the 2025 Book of Memory for the October 2, 2025 Yizkor Service. If you would like to add names to the listing in the Book of Memory, please use the following form. 2025 Book of Memory

High Holy Days 2025/5786 Planned Schedule of Services

* denotes ticket is required for these services
  • Selichot: Saturday, September 13, 6:30 PM, Selichot Program, 8:00 PM  Selichot Services.
  • * Erev Rosh Hashanah: Monday, September 22, 8:00 PM
  • * Rosh Hashanah Children's Programs (K-6): Tuesday, September 23, 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are times when parents, grandparents, and significant others need time to reflect without worrying about children. Preschool aged children (3-5) will be well taken care of by the professional staff of the Niskayuna Co Op in room 9. And children from kindergarten through 6th grade will have their own program on Rosh Hashanah. Age-appropriate activities take place on Rosh Hashanah morning from 9:45 am -1:00 pm.

  • * Rosh Hashanah Morning Services: Tuesday, September 23, 10:00 AM

  • Rosh Hashanah Family Experience: Tuesday, September 23, 3:00 PM, followed by walk to Central Park for Tashlich

  • Second Day of Rosh Hashanah Program: Wednesday, September 24, 10:00 AM, Collins Park, Clifton Park - contact Kevin to register
  • Memorial Plaque Dedication during Shabbat services, Friday, September 26, 7:00 PM
  • Cemetery Memorial Service: Sunday, September 28, 12:30 PM, followed by burial of damaged sacred texts and objects in our congregation genizah. All are welcome to attend the memorial service & genizah burial.
  • * Yom Kippur Study Session: Thursday, October 2, 1:00 PM
  • * Kol Nidre Service: Wednesday, October 1, 8:00 PM
  • * Yom Kippur Childrens Programs (K-6): Thursday, October 2, 9:45 AM
    • Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are times when parents, grandparents, and significant others need time to reflect without worrying about children. Preschool aged children (3-5) will be well taken care of by the professional staff of the Niskayuna Co Op in room 9. And children from kindergarten through 6th grade will have their own program on Yom Kippur. Age-appropriate activities take place on Yom Kippur morning from 9:45 am -1:00 pm.

  • * Yom Kippur Morning Service: Thursday, October 2, 10:00 AM

  • * Yom Kippur Family Experience: Thursday, October 2, 2:00 PM
  • * Yom Kippur Afternoon Service: Thursday, October 2, 3:00 PM
  • * Yizkor/Memorial Service: Thursday, October 2, 4:30 PM
  • * Ne'ilah/Concluding Service: Thursday, October 2, 5:30 PM
  • *Break-the-Fast: Sponsored by CGOH Brotherhood in the Sisterhood-David Hatkoff Room following Ne'ilah

2025 Additional Holiday Services & Programming

  • Help build our congregation sukkah: Sunday, October 5, 9:30 AM, CGOH parking lot
  • Family Sukkah Decorating, Sukkot Dinner & Sukkot Services: Monday, October 6, Decorating and Dinner at 5:30 PM & 6:30 Service follows (dinner sign up below)
  • Sukkot Service: Tuesday, October 7, 9:00 AM, Sisterhood-David Hatkoff Room
  • Simchat Torah Service & Consecration: Monday, October 13 at 6:00 PM, Sanctuary
  • Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor Service: Tuesday, October 14 at 9:00 AM, Sisterhood-David Hatkoff Room

SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH-  2024/5785

 

Family Sukkah Decorating, Sukkot Dinner, and Service
 
Monday, October 6, Decorating time & Dinner at 5:30 PM  &
6:30 service
 
$10.00 per person
$20.00 per family
 
Pizza Dinner
Simchat Torah Services
 
 
 
Monday, October 13, 6:00 PM
 
Celebrate God's gift of Torah. We'll encircle the sanctuary with an open Torah scroll and read from it. We'll dance and sing and celebrate the special gift of Torah.
Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Memorial Service
 
 
Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 AM
 
Sisterhood-David Hatkoff Room and live stream

 

Wed, April 30 2025 2 Iyar 5785