In light of current high rates of Covid, we have decided that for the next two Shabbatot, our programme will be online only. This will ensure that we keep everyone safe while able to provide the best possible online services. Please join us online - details of how to join are below. There is a great deal of uncertainty about how we will be able to meet in January. We will update as soon as possible.
Office Opening Hours
The Alyth office will be staffed on 24, 29, 30 & 31 December from 10:00 - 16:00. The office will be closed on 25, 26, 27, 28 December and 1, 2, 3 January. The office will re-open on Tuesday 4 January. The Emergency Careline will be answered for urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalisation or bereavement.
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FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER
EREV SHABBAT 24 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US - ONLINE ONLY Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online from the Alyth Beit Tefillah. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 835 5631 4624, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 25 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US - ONLINE ONLY Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara from our Beit Tefillah. Unfortunately our Bar Mitzvah for this week has had to be postponed. We wish Noaz and his family a speedy recovery and look forward to celebrating with him later in the year.
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 889 9617 8314, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 26 DECEMBER
SUNDAY 26 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members. This week will take place offsite. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
WEDNESDAY 29 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. This is the last Wednesday Ma'ariv session. We extend the thanks of the whole Alyth community to Michael Simon who has led this project since March 2020 and all who have participated. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468). Please note that the Alyth office will be staffed from 10:00-16:00 on 29, 30 & 31 December. The Emergency Careline will be answered for urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalisation or bereavement.
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EREV SHABBAT 31 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US - ONLINE ONLY Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Cantor Tamara and Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online from the Alyth Beit Tefillah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 867 8075 1868, Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 1 JANUARY PRAY WITH US - ONLINE ONLY Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara from our Beit Tefillah. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 863 3651 2010, Passcode: 785089).
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Coming up in early January
There is a great deal of uncertainty about January, and whether we will be able to meet together in person. We will share more information as soon as we can. In the meantime, the following activities will be online in the first week or so of the year:
Tuesday 4 January New Year Shacharit Online (08:30) A special shacharit service to kick off 2022 with Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 896 6849 1374 Passcode: 785089)
Wednesday 5 January News, Views and Schmooze Online (11:00-12:00) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. This week's group will be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 837 1668 3440 Passcode: 187790)
Thursday 6 January Pardes Online (13:00) Over four weeks, join Rabbi Laura Janner Klausner in an exploration of Jewish texts about parenting and grandparenting - its joys, its tribulations, its challenges and its triumphs. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498)
Thursday 6 January Budapest Information Evening Online: For October 2022 (18:30 - 19:30) An opportunity for parents to find out more about the October 2022 Yr8 Budapest trip! Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 854 1354 0916 Passcode: 687224)
Saturday 8 January Shabbat Shiur Online: The 10 Plagues – More than a list (09:15) On seder night, we encounter the ten plagues as a simple list. However, the narrative in which they are found takes up six chapters of Exodus, read across two weekly portions, full of allusions, parallels and subtleties of language. Together we will look at rabbinic texts to help make greater sense of this difficult narrative. With Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287)
Saturday 8 January NEW: Poetry Service (10:30) As part of our new tefillah offerings for 2022, join Rabbi Elliott on Zoom for a reflective service that combines the traditional Shabbat liturgy with poetry from Jewish tradition and beyond. The plague of darkness is central to Parashat Bo, so the theme of this service will be darkness and bringing light into darkness, to link into Mental Health Awareness Shabbat. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 856 4764 8365 Passcode: 545723) And coming up later in the month:
Sunday 16 January Tu B'shvat Tea with a “grain” of difference! (16:00) From her recently published cookbook, Freekeh: Wild Wheat & Ancient Grains, recipes for healthy eating, Ruth will be presenting a delicious tea of grains and fruit to help us celebrate Tu B'shvat. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk This event will take place subject to Covid protocols in mid-January.
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Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022 Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022 Sunday 23 January (10:30) Please save the date for our AMC which will take place on Sunday 23 January at 10:30am. This meeting will now take place ONLINE only. The notice and papers for the meeting will go out via email in the last week of December.
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Rabbi Hannah's Sabbatical
Rabbi Hannah will be on sabbatical from this Erev Shabbat for two months, returning on Thursday 24 February. We wish her a good period of rest and restoration.
During her absence, please contact tamara@alyth.org.uk regarding Young Family provision, and elliott@alyth.org.uk regarding our Essentials programme. For any other queries, please contact the main synagogue office.
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
We once again find ourselves in a time when gathering together carries the potential for transmission of a dangerous virus.
We therefore need to reintroduce more stringent Covid protocols for our communal life over the next few weeks.
Until the New Year, all Alyth activities (including meetings with members of the professional team) will take place online with the exception of our Erev Shabbat and Shabbat morning services. These will remain hybrid with the option of in-person attendance for those who wish (this will be reviewed on a weekly basis). To reduce the risk of transmission within the professional team, only one member of clergy will be in the Beit Tefillah for the next three shabbatot.
For those attending in person, additional risk mitigation measures will be in place. Our covid protocols are now as follows:
1. Everyone attending a service will be asked on entry to show evidence of being fully vaccinated (including booster) or of a negative lateral flow test taken on the day. Vaccination status can be demonstrated using the NHS app (please use the Covid Pass for Travel which shows details of vaccinations). Lateral flow tests should be reported to the NHS. The text message or email from the NHS can then be shown on entry. Please do not bring the test with you.
2. You must not attend if: – feeling unwell, even with the symptoms of a cold – within the isolation period after having tested positive for Covid – asked to self-isolate or to quarantine
3. Masks or face coverings must be worn at all times in the Alyth building, including when singing.
4. We will continue to have windows fully open for all services
5. Capacity will be reduced in the Beit Tefillah to a maximum of one third capacity. This will allow for extra distancing between rows and additional spacing around the bimah and technical area.
6. Pre-booking is still required. It will end at 16:00 on Friday afternoon. Anyone not pre-booked will not be admitted into the synagogue grounds.
We continue to be able to join together online via Zoom or live streamed on our YouTube channel. Please join us from home over this holiday period, including supporting our B'nei Mitzvah over the next two shabbatot.
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FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Baby Den and Pre-Shabbat Story Time will not take place this week.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091). This is the last JMM of 2021. We resume on Friday 7 January.
EREV SHABBAT 17 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please note our Covid protocols above. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE To join online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 848 3038 0047, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 18 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott in our Beit Tefillah. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Saul van der Horst. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please note our Covid protocols above. Please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 875 3008 5353, Passcode: 785089). The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online. Please note that the Big Bang scheduled for 18 December will not now take place
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WEEK COMMMENCING 19 DECEMBER
SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members. This week online only. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE News, Views and Schmooze (13:00-14:00) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. This week's group will be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 837 1668 3440 Passcode: 187790)
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
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FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER
EREV SHABBAT 24 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please note our Covid protocols above. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 835 5631 4624, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 25 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh in our Beit Tefillah. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Noaz Godin-Heymann IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please note our Covid protocols above. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 889 9617 8314, Passcode: 785089).The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
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Save the dates
Tu B'shvat Tea with a “grain” of difference! 16 January (16:00) From her recently published cookbook, Freekeh, Wild Wheat & Ancient Grains, recipes for healthy eating, Ruth will be serving up a delicious tea of grains and fruit to help us celebrate Tu B'shvat. Please sign up byclicking hereand let us know if you have any dietary requirements by Monday 3 January. Donation - £5 This event will take place subject to Covid protocols in mid-January.
Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022 23 January (10:30) Please save the date for our AMC which will take place on Sunday 23 January at 10:30am. The notice and papers for the meeting will go out via email in the last week of December.
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Alyth's Weekend Away - 1 year to go! 2 - 4 December 2022
Pray with us, learn with us, be with us… laugh with us, relax with us, create with us, ramble with us, play table tennis with us, quiz with us, eat chocolate with us, meditate with us, read the newspapers with us, stay up late with us, design with us, revise in a quiet corner with us, drink coffee with us, connect with us, study Talmud with us, drink with us, dance with us, watch films with us, play with us, hide and seek with us, chill with us, play games with us, sing with us, make new friends with us, make memories with us... For more information, click hereor contact sam@alyth.org.uk Click hereto book your place.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
In light of yesterday's announcement of new Covid regulations, we have updated our Covid protocols for the coming weekend. Click here for full details. Please note that these protocols will also be reviewed and updated early next week. In particular, please note that Places of Worship are included in the legal requirement to wear masks in indoor settings from tomorrow, 10 December. If coming to the Alyth building, please remember to bring and wear a mask or face covering.
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. Please note our new Covid protocols, and let us know that you are coming using the links below.
Please note that the Big Bang scheduled for 18 December will not now take place. Parallel minyanim will restart on Shabbat morning 8 January.
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FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Hadracha Skills Weekend (Friday - Sunday) Now postponed. Participants - please see the email from the Youth and Education team.
EREV SHABBAT 10 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 824 7417 7665, Passcode: 78508). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 11 DECEMBER LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Shiur (09:15-10:15) “It was not you who sent me here, but God”: Divine Providence in the story of Joseph. In this week’s Torah portion, Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers. He reassures them that he will not take vengeance on them, stating that when they sold him into slavery, this was part of a grand divine plan. How does this idea sit with us? What other aspects of Jewish tradition speak to this idea of Divine Providence? Join Rabbi Elliott to explore these questions. This session will take place in the synagogue library with windows open, and can also be joined via Zoom. If coming in person, please make sure you let us know you are coming, and remember to dress appropriately. Click here to let us know you are coming. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Josh, with guitar, in our Beit Tefillah. Including the B’nei Mitzvah of Dylan Rae and Rosa Coury-Reid. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 0632 5108, Passcode: 785089).The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Repertoire Service (10:30) A special service led by Rabbi Elliott with piano accompaniment, in which we will sing together from Alyth’s choral repertoire. In the Youth Hall. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 835 5305 5921, Passcode: 503329). The Torah supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 12 DECEMBER
SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) We are delighted to welcome our weekly minyan led by Alyth members back to Alyth in person. Sunday Shacharit will also be online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society Conert (19:00) Join us for Alyth Choral Society's Concert for Peace Joy, Loss & Hope, in aid of The British Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. Tickets are £10/adult, under 16s go free. Click here for tickets and more information. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 810 2696 4348, Passcode: 785089).
MONDAY 13 DECEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793. This is the last Senior Club of 2021. We resume on Monday 10 January.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities.This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk. This is the last Monday Club of 2021. We resume on Monday 24 January.
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711). This is the last session of 2021. We resume on Tuesday 11 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials (20:00-22:00) This week (online): The formation of Judaism: Post Talmudic textual development. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group. This is the last Essentials of 2021. We resume on Tuesday 11 January.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes: Pre-Christmas Special with Rabbi Josh Grappling with the concept of Virgin Birth (13:00-14:00) The Tanakh contains plenty of stories of miracle births, to which the story of the virgin birth is clearly related. Together we will explore some of these stories, and will ask what is different about the foundational Christian story. How do later Jewish texts deal with the idea of virgin birth, and the figure of Mary? Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). This is the last Pardes session of 2021. We resume on Thursday 6 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638). This is the last Chavruta Project of 2021.
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FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat Chanukah and dance a special Maccabee beat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091). This is the last JMM of 2021. We resume on Friday 7 January.
EREV SHABBAT 17 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 848 3038 0047, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 18 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Hannah in our Beit Tefillah. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Saul van der Horst. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 875 3008 5353, Passcode: 785089). Please note that the Big Bang scheduled for 18 December will not now take place
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Save the dates
Tu B'shvat Tea with a “grain” of difference! 16 January (16:00) From her recently published cookbook, Freekeh, Wild Wheat & Ancient Grains, recipes for healthy eating, Ruth will be serving up a delicious tea of grains and fruit to help us celebrate Tu B'shvat. Please sign up byclicking hereand let us know if you have any dietary requirements by Monday 3 January. Donation - £5
Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022 23 January (10:30) Please save the date for our AMC which will take place on Sunday 23 January at 10:30am. The notice and papers for the meeting will go out via email in the last week of December.
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Alyth's Weekend Away - 1 year to go! 2 - 4 December 2022
Pray with us, learn with us, be with us… laugh with us, relax with us, create with us, ramble with us, play table tennis with us, quiz with us, eat chocolate with us, meditate with us, read the newspapers with us, stay up late with us, design with us, revise in a quiet corner with us, drink coffee with us, connect with us, study Talmud with us, drink with us, dance with us, watch films with us, play with us, hide and seek with us, chill with us, play games with us, sing with us, make new friends with us, make memories with us... We are so excited that it is 1 year to go until the Weekend Away! For more information, click hereor contact sam@alyth.org.uk Click hereto book your place.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
ALYTH'S WEEKEND AWAY: 1 YEAR TO GO See below for more details
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This Erev Shabbat (please note special start time) 6th night - Friday 3 December: Shabbat Chanukah (from 18:15) Join us this Erev Shabbat for a special Chanukiah lighting at which we will also celebrate the 70 young people who marked becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah with Alyth away from our bimah. Our service will begin at the special time of 18:15 with the lighting of the Chanukiah. Click here to let us know you are coming, and to book in for the Erev Shabbat Chanukah service.
Community lighting and havdalah
7th night - Saturday 4 December (18:00) A havdalah and candle lighting on the Alyth forecourt for all of the Alyth community, with doughnuts and Baileys. Click here to let us know you are coming. For other candle lightings over the next few days, please see below
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. Please let us know that you are coming using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) A special Baby Den for Chanukah. Chug-a-lug into Shabbat Chanukah and dance a special Maccabee beat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information. This is the last Ruach of term. We resume on Friday 14 January.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 6th night: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
EREV SHABBAT CHANUKAH 3 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 873 8374 1249, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT CHANUKAH MORNING 4 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah with Justin Wise from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Natasha Rosenfield. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 847 3903 1284, Passcode: 785089). The Torah Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
NEW - PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tefillateinu Lay-led service (10:30) Join us for our inaugural Tefilateinu service: a hybrid, lay-led Shabbat morning service. The sermon, Torah reading, and sections of liturgy will be led by members of our praying community, supported by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Please let us know if you would like to take part this week or in future services. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 5586 6221, Passcode: 902899). The Torah supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online. SHABBAT CHANUKAH AFTERNOON 4 DECEMBER
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Sensory Havdallah and Chanukiah Lighting (16:00) Join us for a special Sensory Havdalah and candle lighting beginning at 16:00. All babies (and their families) are welcome, especially those born in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Community Havdalah and Chanukiah Lighting (18:00) A community candle lighting and havdalah for all of the Alyth community. See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 5 DECEMBER
SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) We are delighted to welcome our weekly minyan led by Alyth members back to Alyth in person. Sunday Shacharit will also be online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk This is the last SMG of term. We resume on Sunday 16 January.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 8th night - Sunday 5 December (14:00) A special chanukiah lighting for those married or engaged since March 2020 A late lunch, lazy afternoon, and early Chanukiah lighting for couples who have been married or got engaged in the last 20 month. Starting at 14:00. Click here to let us know you are coming. BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk This is the last Academy of term. We resume on Sunday 9 January.
MONDAY 6 DECEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
BE WITH US ONLINE Book Club (18:30-19:30) This month's book is "The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua, click herefor more information about the book. January’s session is on Monday 10 January. The book will be The Passenger by Ulrich Boschwitz. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha and graduation dinner (18:00, dinner from 19:30) Please confirm whether you will be attending, and how many of you will be coming from your family by email to mike@alyth.org.uk This is the last Hadracha of term and of this course. Year 9 hadracha starts on Tuesday 4 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials (20:00-22:00) This week (online): The formation of Judaism: Rabbinic literature - Aggadah Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) New singers in all parts are welcome and there's still time to be part of the Choral Society concert on 12 December. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER BE WITH US ONLINE News, Views and Schmooze (13:00-14:30) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. All are welcome but these sessions must be pre-booked with lynette@alyth.org.uk.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 9 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes: Special Guest teacher Rabbi Dr Michael Hilton Why do Chanukah and Christmas both begin on the 25th of the Month?(13:00-14:00) Join Rabbi Dr Michael Hilton to explore primary sources for the dating of Chanukah and Christmas, and why he believes there is a link. This story takes us down many byways, including Antiochus setting himself up as a God, the winter solstice, Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity and the Roman festival of the rebirth of the sun. Who would have thought that a calendar date could be so interesting? Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON ThursWAY (16:00) Kids come play… brighten up your Thursday afternoon with some cosy vibes With Alyth Youth! Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information. BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. This is the last ACT of term. We resume on Thursday 13 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Hadracha Skills Weekend (Friday - Sunday) A fun packed residential for all graduate madrichim. Skills weekend brings together our Year 10-13 leaders for a creative and reflective Shabbat, and advanced Jewish youth work training. Spaces are limited and filling up fast! Only 10 beds left! Click here to sign up. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 10 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 824 7417 7665, Passcode: 78508). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 11 DECEMBER LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Shiur (09:15-10:15) “It was not you who sent me here, but God”: Divine Providence in the story of Joseph. In this week’s Torah portion, Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers. He reassures them that he will not take vengeance on them, stating that when they sold him into slavery, this was part of a grand divine plan. How does this idea sit with us? What other aspects of Jewish tradition speak to this idea of Divine Providence? Join Rabbi Elliott to explore these questions. This session will take place in the synagogue library with windows open, and can also be joined via Zoom. If coming in person, please make sure you let us know you are coming, and remember to dress appropriately. Click here to let us know you are coming. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Josh, with guitar, in our Beit Tefillah. Including the B’nei Mitzvah of Dylan Rae and Rosa Coury-Reid. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 0632 5108, Passcode: 785089).The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Repertoire Service (10:30) A special service led by Rabbi Elliott with piano accompaniment, in which we will sing together from Alyth’s choral repertoire. In the Youth Hall. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 835 5305 5921, Passcode: 503329).
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Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022
Please save the date for our AMC which will take place on Sunday 23 January at 10:30am in person and online. The notice and papers for the meeting will go out via email in the last week of December.
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Alyth's Weekend Away - 1 year to go! 2 - 4 December 2022
Pray with us, learn with us, be with us… laugh with us, relax with us, create with us, ramble with us, play table tennis with us, quiz with us, eat chocolate with us, meditate with us, read the newspapers with us, stay up late with us, design with us, revise in a quiet corner with us, drink coffee with us, connect with us, study Talmud with us, drink with us, dance with us, watch films with us, play with us, hide and seek with us, chill with us, play games with us, sing with us, make new friends with us, make memories with us... We are so excited that it is 1 year to go until the Weekend Away! For more information, click hereor contact sam@alyth.org.uk Click hereto book your place.
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Alyth Choral Society Concert - 12 December, 19:00
Join us for Alyth Choral Society's Concert for Peace Joy, Loss & Hope, in aid of The British Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. Tickets are £10/adult, under 16s go free. Click here for tickets and more information.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Chanukah 5782: Lightings of Return Chanukah is, at its core, a celebration of return to a place of worship. The first Chanukah was an opportunity for the Maccabees to mark the festival of Sukkot that they had missed through their exclusion from the Temple. This Chanukah, our lightings will be ‘lightings of return’, as we mark our coming back to the Alyth building.
1st night - Sunday 28 November Many Alyth families were unable to be together for Chanukah last year, so will want to gather on this first evening. There will therefore not be a formal Alyth candle lighting on this evening. If you would like to share this first night Chanukah with another Alyth member, or can host another Alyth member to light with you, please contact Lynette.
2nd night - Monday 29 November (18:30) A special lighting for those who have been bereaved since March 2020 Bereavement without the ability to say kaddish together in person has been an especially challenging aspect of the pandemic. We begin our special Chanukah ‘lightings of return’ with an evening especially for those who have lost a loved one in the past 20 months. Beginning at 18:30 with light refreshments. Followed by a Yizkor service with the Alyth clergy team, including the opportunity to say Kaddish together, leading up to the lighting of the chanukiah. Yizkor can be joined online. See below for zoom details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
3rd night - Tuesday 30 November (20:00) A special lighting for those who have been on a status journey Anyone who has been through conversion or a status journey is invited to join with our current Essentials class for a lighting, celebration and refreshments at 20:00. Click here to let us know you are coming.
4th night - Wednesday 1 December (18:30) A special lighting for those who have been part of our Darkness into Light programme The opportunity for anyone who volunteered as part of our special care programme during the pandemic to join together for refreshments and a candle lighting from 18:30. Click here to let us know you are coming.
5th night - Thursday 2 December: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) A special chanukiah lighting for Primary School age children We launch our new club for all primary school age children with a special Chanukah tea and Chanukiah lighting. ThursWAY (Thurs With Alyth Youth) will run from 16:00-17:00 every Thursday in term time. Click here to let us know you are coming.
6th night - Friday 3 December: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) A special chanukiah lighting for all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah with Alyth away from our Beit Tefillah Between March 2020 and October 2021, 70 young people marked becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah with Alyth away from our bimah. On this Shabbat Chanukah, we begin our service with a special Chanukiah lighting on the forecourt at 18:15 which will recognise this special group of young people. All are welcome to join this special moment of reconnection. Click here to let us know you are coming, and to book in for the Erev Shabbat Chanukah service.
7th night - Saturday 4 December: Shabbat Chanukah (16:00) A special chanukiah lighting for all Alyth babies born since March 2020 Join us for a special Sensory Havdalah and candle lighting beginning at 16:00. All babies (and their families) are welcome, especially those born in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming.
7th night - Saturday 4 December - Community Havdalah and Candle lighting (18:00) A havdalah and candle lighting on the Alyth forecourt for all of the Alyth community, with doughnuts and Baileys. Click here to let us know you are coming. 8th night - Sunday 5 December (14:00) A special chanukiah lighting for those married or engaged since March 2020 A late lunch, lazy afternoon, and early Chanukiah lighting for couples who have been married or got engaged in the last 20 month. Starting at 14:00. Click here to let us know you are coming.
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. We are currently increasing capacity for services while monitoring air quality. Please let us know that you are coming using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time Pre-Shabbat Story Time is not taking place this week.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Please note the updated timings for Ruach for this half term, as we return to synaogue services in person. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 26 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 874 0425 0189 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 27 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Choir Reheasal (09:15) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire. Please contact tamara@alyth.org.uk if you wish to join the synagogue choir.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara with the Alyth Choir from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Rock-Joffe. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 846 1965 8534 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Torah Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (10:30) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh with Justin Wise. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 859 3795 9990 Passcode: 223554). The Torah supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 28 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk This week includes a candle lighting with Rabbi Elliott for first night Chanukah.
MONDAY 29 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON AND ONLINE 2nd Night Chanukah (18:30) Welcoming back those who have suffered a bereavement since March 2020. See above for more details Click here to let us know you are coming in person. The Yizkor service can be joined online via Zoom at 19:00. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 5473 4516 Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Our year 10 leadership course. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
CHANUKAH ONLINE AND IN PERSON 3rd night Chanukah Candle Lighting (20:00) Welcoming back those who been on a status journey since March 2020. See above for more details. Followed by E-ssentials: The Synagogue Click here to let us know you are coming. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) New singers in all parts are welcome and there's still time to be part of the Choral Society concert on 12 December. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER CHANUKAH IN PERSON 4th Night Chanukah (18:30) Welcoming back all those who have been part of our Darkness into Light programme. See above for more details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) A series of Pardes sessions looking at what the rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, have to say about gender identity. With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 5th Night Chanukah: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) Welcoming back our Primary School children, especially those who started school in the last 20 months. See above for more details Click here to let us know you are coming. BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 3 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) A special Baby Den for Chanukah. Chug-a-lug into Shabbat Chanukah and dance a special Maccabee beat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 6th night: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) Welcoming back all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the last 20 months. See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
EREV SHABBAT CHANUKAH 3 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 873 8374 1249, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT CHANUKAH MORNING 4 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah with Justin Wise from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Natasha Rosenfield. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 847 3903 1284, Passcode: 785089).
NEW - PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tefillateinu Lay-led service (10:30) Join us for our inaugural Tefilateinu service: a hybrid, lay-led Shabbat morning service. The sermon, Torah reading, and sections of liturgy will be led by members of our praying community, supported by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Please let us know if you would like to take part this week or in future services. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 5586 6221, Passcode: 902899). SHABBAT CHANUKAH AFTERNOON 4 DECEMBER
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Sensory Havdallah and Chanukiah Lighting (16:00) Welcoming all Alyth babies born since March 2020. See above for more details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Community Havdalah and Chanukiah Lighting (18:00) A community candle lighting for all of the Alyth community. See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
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Alyth Choral Society Concert - 12 December, 19:00
Join us for Alyth Choral Society's Concert for Peace Joy, Loss & Hope, in aid of The British Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. Tickets are £10/adult, under 16s go free. Click here for tickets and more information.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Chanukah 5782: Lightings of Return Chanukah is, at its core, a celebration of return to a place of worship. The first Chanukah was an opportunity for the Maccabees to mark the festival of Sukkot that they had missed through their exclusion from the Temple. This Chanukah, our lightings will be ‘lightings of return’, as we mark our coming back to the Alyth building.
1st night - Sunday 28 November Many Alyth families were unable to be together for Chanukah last year, so will want to gather on this first evening. There will therefore not be a formal Alyth candle lighting on this evening. If you would like to share this first night Chanukah with another Alyth member, or can host another Alyth member to light with you, please contact Lynette.
2nd night - Monday 29 November (18:30) A special lighting for those who have been bereaved since March 2020 Bereavement without the ability to say kaddish together in person has been an especially challenging aspect of the pandemic. We begin our special Chanukah ‘lightings of return’ with an evening especially for those who have lost a loved one in the past 20 months. Beginning at 18:30 with light refreshments. Followed by a Yizkor service with the Alyth clergy team, including the opportunity to say Kaddish together, leading up to the lighting of the chanukiah. Yizkor can be joined online. See below for zoom details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
3rd night - Tuesday 30 November (20:00) A special lighting for those who have been on a status journey Anyone who has been through conversion or a status journey is invited to join with our current Essentials class for a lighting, celebration and refreshments at 20:00. Click here to let us know you are coming.
4th night - Wednesday 1 December (18:30) A special lighting for those who have been part of our Darkness into Light programme The opportunity for anyone who volunteered as part of our special care programme during the pandemic to join together for refreshments and a candle lighting from 18:30. Click here to let us know you are coming.
5th night - Thursday 2 December: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) A special chanukiah lighting for Primary School age children We launch our new club for all primary school age children with a special Chanukah tea and Chanukiah lighting. ThursWAY (Thurs With Alyth Youth) will run from 16:00-17:00 every Thursday in term time. Click here to let us know you are coming.
6th night - Friday 3 December: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) A special chanukiah lighting for all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah with Alyth away from our Beit Tefillah Between March 2020 and October 2021, 70 young people marked becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah with Alyth away from our bimah. On this Shabbat Chanukah, we begin our service with a special Chanukiah lighting on the forecourt at 18:15 which will recognise this special group of young people. All are welcome to join this special moment of reconnection. Click here to let us know you are coming, and to book in for the Erev Shabbat Chanukah service.
7th night - Saturday 4 December: Shabbat Chanukah (16:00) A special chanukiah lighting for all Alyth babies born since March 2020 Join us for a special Sensory Havdalah and candle lighting beginning at 16:00. All babies (and their families) are welcome, especially those born in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming.
7th night - Saturday 4 December - Community Havdalah and Candle lighting (18:00) A havdalah and candle lighting on the Alyth forecourt for all of the Alyth community, with doughnuts and Baileys. Click here to let us know you are coming. 8th night - Sunday 5 December (14:00) A special chanukiah lighting for those married or engaged since March 2020 A late lunch, lazy afternoon, and early Chanukiah lighting for couples who have been married or got engaged in the last 20 month. Starting at 14:00. Click here to let us know you are coming.
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. We are currently increasing capacity for services while monitoring air quality. Please let us know that you are coming using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time Pre-Shabbat Story Time is not taking place this week.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Please note the updated timings for Ruach for this half term, as we return to synaogue services in person. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 26 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, CAntor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 874 0425 0189 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 27 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Choir Reheasal (09:15) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire. Please contact tamara@alyth.org.uk if you wish to join the synagogue choir.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara with the Alyth Choir from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Rock-Joffe. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 846 1965 8534 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Torah Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (10:30) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh with Justin Wise. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 859 3795 9990 Passcode: 223554). The Torah supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 28 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 28 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk This week includes a candle lighting with Rabbi Elliott for first night Chanukah.
MONDAY 29 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON AND ONLINE 2nd Night Chanukah (18:30) Welcoming back those who have suffered a bereavement since March 2020. See above for more details Click here to let us know you are coming in person. The Yizkor service can be joined online via Zoom at 19:00. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 5473 4516 Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Our year 10 leadership course. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
CHANUKAH ONLINE AND IN PERSON 3rd night Chanukah Candle Lighting (20:00) Welcoming back those who been on a status journey since March 2020. See above for more details. Followed by E-ssentials: The Synagogue Click here to let us know you are coming. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) New singers in all parts are welcome and there's still time to be part of the Choral Society concert on 12 December. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER CHANUKAH IN PERSON 4th Night Chanukah (18:30) Welcoming back all those who have been part of our Darkness into Light programme. See above for more details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) A series of Pardes sessions looking at what the rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, have to say about gender identity. With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 5th Night Chanukah: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) Welcoming back our Primary School children, especially those who started school in the last 20 months. See above for more details Click here to let us know you are coming. BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 3 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 6th night: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) Welcoming back all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the last 20 months. See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
EREV SHABBAT CHANUKAH 3 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 873 8374 1249, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT CHANUKAH MORNING 4 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah with Justin Wise from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Natasha Rosenfield. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 847 3903 1284, Passcode: 785089).
NEW - PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tefillateinu Lay-led service (10:30) Join us for our inaugural Tefilateinu service: a hybrid, lay-led Shabbat morning service. The sermon, Torah reading, and sections of liturgy will be led by members of our praying community, supported by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Please let us know if you would like to take part this week or in future services. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 5586 6221, Passcode: 902899). SHABBAT CHANUKAH AFTERNOON 4 DECEMBER
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Sensory Havdallah and Chanukiah Lighting (16:00) Welcoming all Alyth babies born since March 2020. See above for more details. Click here to let us know you are coming.
CHANUKAH IN PERSON 7th night - Community Havdalah and Chanukiah Lighting (18:00) A community candle lighting for all of the Alyth community. See above for more details. Click hereto let us know you are coming.
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Alyth Choral Society Concert - 12 December, 19:00
Join us for Alyth Choral Society's Concert for Peace Joy, Loss & Hope, in aid of The British Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. Tickets are £10/adult, under 16s go free. Click here for tickets and more information.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Reform synagogues across the country are marking Mitzvah Day 2021 by collecting and donating to foodbanks across the UK.
THIS SHABBAT AND SUNDAY MORNING: Please bring non perishable food items for our collection basket. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. We are currently increasing capacity for services while monitoring air quality. Please let us know that you are coming using the links below.
SEE BELOW FOR OUR FULL CHANUKAH 'LIGHTINGS OF RETURN' PROGRAMME WITH LINKS
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FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 19 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click here to join online (Meeting ID: 879 0901 4171 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 20 NOVEMBER
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE The Story of Esau (09:15 - 10:15) On this Shabbat Vayishlach, in which Jacob is reconciled with his brother, Esau, join Rabbi Hannah as we explore the figure of Esau in midrashic literature. This session will take place in the synagogue library with windows open, and can also be joined via Zoom. Please let us know you are coming byclicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287) PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah with Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Colin from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Tomer Ribak. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 836 7427 4619 Passcode: 785089). The Torah Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Big Bang (11:00) Alyth’s world famous participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. Led by Cantor Tamara with Rabbi Elliott and the Big Bang musicians. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 882 5345 9065 Passcode: 920094). The Big Bang booklet will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online. SHABBAT AFTERNOON 20 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE RSYUK Havdalah (18:00) Thank you so much for all the effort that has gone into our #rsyukmitzvahday national food drive so far! We will be celebrating the success of our food drive with all of you and your young people. As well as our celebration, seeing photos and videos of different communities efforts, we will be hearing from Rene Cassin. Join us by clicking here(Meeting ID: 868 6524 6191 Passcode: rsyuk) For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
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WEEK COMMMENCING 21 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Our year 10 leadership course. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials: Preparing for Chanukah (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class. Currently taught online, with one hybrid session each month. This week is online only. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) New singers in all parts are welcome and there's still time to be part of the Choral Society concert on 12 December. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views & Schmooze (13:00-14:30) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. All are welcome but these sessions must be pre-booked with lynette@alyth.org.uk.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) A series of Pardes sessions looking at what the rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, have to say about gender identity. With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Please note the updated timings for Ruach for this half term, as we return to synaogue services in person. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 26 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 874 0425 0189 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 27 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Choir Reheasal (09:15) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire. Please contact tamara@alyth.org.uk if you wish to join the synagogue choir.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara with the Alyth Choir from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Rock-Joffe. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 846 1965 8534 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (10:30) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh with Justin Wise. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 859 3795 9990 Passcode: 223554).
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Chanukah 5782: Lightings of Return
Chanukah is, at its core, a celebration of return to a place of worship. The first Chanukah was an opportunity for the Maccabees to mark the festival of Sukkot that they had missed through their exclusion from the Temple. This Chanukah, we will hold a number of special ‘lightings of return’, inviting members to come back to Alyth with others who have shared a similar experience over the last 20 months.
1st night - Sunday 28 November Many Alyth families were unable to be together for Chanukah last year, so will want to gather on this first evening. There will therefore not be a formal Alyth candle lighting on this evening. If you would like to share this first night Chanukah with another Alyth member, or can host another Alyth member to light with you, please contact Lynette. 2nd night - Monday 29 November (18:30) Welcoming back those who have suffered a bereavement since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming. 3rd night - Tuesday 30 November (20:00) Welcoming back those who been on a status journey since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming. 4th night - Wednesday 1 December (18:30) Welcoming back all those who have been part of our Darkness to Light programme. Click here to let us know you are coming. 5th night - Thursday 2 December: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) Welcoming back our Primary School children, especially those who started school in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming. 6th night - Friday 3 December: Shabbat Chanukah (18:15) Welcoming back all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming. 7th night - Saturday 4 December: Shabbat Chanukah (16:00) Welcoming all Alyth babies born since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming.
7th night - Saturday 4 December: Shabbat Chanukah (18:00) A community candle lighting for all of the Alyth community. Click here to let us know you are coming. 8th night - Sunday 5 December (14:00) Welcoming back those who have been married or engaged since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
This Erev Shabbat we are delighted to be welcoming our first in-person guest speaker since before the Covid pandemic. Our Friday night D'var Torah will be given by Daniel Sokatch, the global CEO of the New Israel Fund. Based in San Francisco, Daniel has served as the CEO of NIF since 2009. His new book, "Can We Talk About Israel: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted" was published last month. To join us in person, click hereto let us know that you are coming. See below for details of how to join online.
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. We are continuing to limit capacity for services to allow additional space between rows, so please let us know that you are coming using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Please note the updated timings for Ruach for this half term, as we return to synaogue services in person. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 12 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. We are delighted to welcome Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 813 8396 2982, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 13 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Choir Reheasal (09:15) We are delighted to welcome our choir back on Shabbat morning. With Cantor Tamara. Please contact Tamara if you wish to join the synagogue choir. PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An early start in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Raquel Proskewitz. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 892 2702 8373, Passcode: 570585). The Torah Supplement and special booklet will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh and the Alyth Choir from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Ava Jacobs. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 824 1972 2040, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Torah Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (10:30) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Hannah from the Youth Hall. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 814 6348 0026, Passcode: 131546). The Torah Supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT AFTERNOON 13 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sensory Havdallah (16:00) Havdalah is one of our most Sensory experiences. We see the flickering candle flame, smell the sweet spices and taste the wine. Join Rabbi Hannah, in the Youth Hall, for this special Sensory Havdalah experience where our youngest members can wave goodbye to Shabbat and prepare to start the week new. Feel free to wear your PJs or onesies! Please let us know you are coming by clicking here.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 14 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Cycling Community Bike Ride (08:15) Special Remembrance Sunday ride The Alyth Cycling Community brings riders of all abilities together to enjoy cycling and conversation. We will meet by West Hampstead Fire Station at 08:20 We will be stopping at the Royal Atillery Memorial at Hyde Park to observe the ceremony of rememberance. (Please make sure you are dressed for cooler temperatures). For more information contact laurancemendoza@aol.com.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Singing for Pleasure (15:30-17:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Our year 10 leadership course. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials: The formation of Judaism: Rabbinic literature - halachah (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class. Currently taught online, with one hybrid session each month. This week is online only. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) For Choral Society Members only. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 17 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 18 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) Is it true that the Talmud says that there are seven genders? Questions about sex and gender identity are increasingly becoming a prominent part of public discourse, but what does our rabbinic literature have to say about it? Join Rabbi Elliott for a series of Pardes sessions looking at what the rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, have to say about gender identity. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) We are delighted that we are back for another series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections, along with commentaries and supplementary texts. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:15-18:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 19 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click here to join online (Meeting ID: 879 0901 4171 Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 20 NOVEMBER
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE The Story of Esau (09:15 - 10:15) On this Shabbat Vayishlach, in which Jacob is reconciled with his brother, Esau, join Rabbi Hannah as we explore the figure of Esai in midrashic literature. This session will take place in the synagogue library with windows open, and can also be joined via Zoom. Please let us know you are coming byclicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287) PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Tomer Ribak. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 836 7427 4619 Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Big Bang (11:00) Alyth’s world famous participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott with the Big Bang musicians. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 882 5345 9065 Passcode: 920094). SHABBAT AFTERNOON 20 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE RSYUK Havdalah (18:00) Thank you so much for all the effort that has gone into our #rsyukmitzvahday national food drive so far! We will be celebrating the success of our food drive with all of you and your young people. As well as our celebration, seeing photos and videos of different communities efforts, we will be hearing from Rene Cassin. Join us by clicking here(Meeting ID: 868 6524 6191 Passcode: rsyuk) For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
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Chanukah 5782: Lightings of Return
Chanukah is, at its core, a celebration of return to a place of worship. The first Chanukah was an opportunity for the Maccabees to mark the festival of Sukkot that they had missed through their exclusion from the Temple. This Chanukah, we will hold a number of special ‘lightings of return’, inviting members to come back to Alyth with others who have shared a similar experience over the last 20 months.
2nd night - Monday 29 November (18:30) Welcoming back those who have suffered a bereavement since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming. 3rd night - Tuesday 30 November (20:00) Welcoming back those who been on a status journey since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming. 4th night - Wednesday 1 December (18:30) Welcoming back all those who have been part of our Darkness to Light programme. Click here to let us know you are coming. 5th night - Thursday 2 December: Launch of ThursWAY (16:00) Welcoming back our Primary School children, especially those who started school in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming. 6th night - Friday 3 December: Shabbat Chanukah (18:30) Welcoming back all those who marked Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the last 20 months. Click here to let us know you are coming. 7th night - Saturday 4 December: Shabbat Chanukah (11:00) Welcoming all Alyth babies born since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming. 8th night - Sunday 5 December (14:00) Welcoming back those who have been married or engaged since March 2020. Click here to let us know you are coming.
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Mitzvah Day
How many items can we collect and donate to foodbanks across the UK? Please donate non perishable food items as part of Mitzvah Day this year. We have a collection basket at the front of the building. This culminates in a Havdallah ceremony with RSY at 18:00 on Sunday 20 November. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
As we have shared in emails over the past month, for the next two weeks Alyth will have a reduced programme to allow the staff team to breathe and recuperate before the challenges of the winter.
Shabbat Services and activities run by members will continue through this fortnight. Other learning and social programmes will not take place.
The office will remain open with reduced staffing during this period. Calls to the main Alyth number will be answered between 10:00 and 16:00, Monday to Friday. The Emergency Number will be answered as normal for cases of bereavement or urgent pastoral need, however the CareLine will not be answered for these two weeks (please call the main office number). Emails sent to Alyth staff will not be read during this period.
There will be no weekly email for the next two weeks. This email includes the programme for the next three weeks.
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ALYTH SERVICES IN-PERSON
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. We are continuing to limit capacity for services to allow additional space between rows. Please let us know that you are coming to a service, using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here. There is no Baby Den next week. We resume on Friday 5 November.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here. There is no Story Time for the next two weeks. We resume on Friday 12 November.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information. This is the last Ruach before half term. We resume on Friday 12 November.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON The Legendary Sleepout 2021 (drop off at 18:20) Friday 22 October - Saturday 23 October Sleep out at Alyth, have fun and raise money for Together in Barnet! For school Years 3-8. Click here to sign up. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 22 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 818 7033 6646, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 23 OCTOBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur: Shabbat Va-yeira (09:15 - 10:15) This week’s portion tells the story of Abraham welcoming the guests into his home. How is this episode understood within the overall narrative of Abraham’s life? With Rabbi Elliott. Click here for the source sheet. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Hodges. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 879 1955 1160, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sleepout Service (10:30) A special service with the Youth and Education Hub, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott for the participants of Sleepout to wake up and celebrate together on Shabbat.
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WEEK COMMMENCING SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER
SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
MONDAY 25 OCTOBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) We are delighted to welcome back our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) We are delighted to welcome back Monday Club, which provides a friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views & Schmooze (13:00-14:30) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. All are welcome but these sessions must be pre-booked with lynette@alyth.org.uk.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
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FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
EREV SHABBAT 29 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 828 8965 7222, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 30 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Gilbert. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 893 0647 3046, Passcode: 785089). The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 31 OCTOBER
SUNDAY 31 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monthly Drop-in for Recent Refugees (13:30-15:30) We are delighted to welcome back the Refugee Drop-in for in-person sessions. For more information, please contact refugeedropin@alyth.org.uk.
MONDAY 1 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
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FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
EREV SHABBAT 5 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click here to join online (Meeting ID: 841 3915 1120, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 6 NOVEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah from our Beit Tefillah, including the B'nei Mitzvah of Lucas and Lila Hilton. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 858 3657 0870, Passcode: 785089). The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 7 NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! This evening's session includes our show auditions. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk.
BE WITH US ONLINE Alyth Book Club (18:30-19:30) This month's book is “The Hours Count” by Jillian Cantor, click here for more information about the book. December's Book Club is on Monday 6 December and the book will be "The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua.Click herefor more information about December's book.
TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Our year 10 leadership course. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials: Jewish Texts 3 (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class. Currently taught online, with one hybrid session each month. This week is online only and will focus on the third part of the Jewish texts sessions. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group.
WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views & Schmooze (13:00-14:30) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. All are welcome but these sessions must be pre-booked with lynette@alyth.org.uk.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) Is it true that the Talmud says that there are seven genders? Questions about sex and gender identity are increasingly becoming a prominent part of public discourse, but what does our rabbinic literature have to say about it? Join Rabbi Elliott for a series of Pardes sessions looking at what the rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, have to say about gender identity. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! This session includes our show auditions. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
EREV SHABBAT 12 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 813 8396 2982, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 13 NOVEMBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Choir Reheasal (09:15) We are delighted to welcome our choir back for rehearsals in person. With Cantor Tamara. PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An early start in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Raquel Proskewitz. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 892 2702 8373, Passcode: 570585).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Ava Jacobs. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 824 1972 2040, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (10:30) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Hannah from the Youth Hall with windows open. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 814 6348 0026, Passcode: 131546).
SHABBAT AFTERNOON 13 NOVEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sensory Havdallah (16:00) Havdalah is one of our most Sensory experiences. We see the flickering candle flame, smell the sweet spices and taste the wine. Join Rabbi Hannah, in the Youth Hall with the windows open, for this special Sensory Havdalah experience where our youngest members can wave goodbye to Shabbat and prepare to start the week new. Feel free to wear your PJs or onesies! Please let us know you are coming by clicking here.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online.
We are continuing to limit capacity for services to allow additional space between rows. Please let us know that you are coming to a service, using the links below.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Cantor Tamara. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in Shabbat. Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
EREV SHABBAT 15 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 861 8659 7010, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS Please click here to download the Shabbat Supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 16 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jake Wolman. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 820 6563 9351, Passcode: 389283). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Big Bang (10:30) Alyth’s world famous participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott with the Big Bang musicians from our Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click here to join (Meeting ID: 828 5668 6054, Passcode: 785089). Click here for the Big Bang booklet.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Service (11:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. Led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara. Now in the Youth Hall, with windows open. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 885 8911 8341, Passcode: 403702). Click here for the Supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
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SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk Please note this is our last SMG before half term. We resume on Sunday 7 November.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US IN PERSON ANDONLINE Singing For Pleasure (15:15-16:30) Join Viv, in the Youth Hall with the windows open, to sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. This can also be joined online. For more information please contact sam@alyth.org.uk Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! Click here to enrol into Academy. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk Please note this is the last Academy before half term. We resume on Sunday 7 November.
MONDAY 18 OCTOBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) We are delighted to welcome back our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Click here to enrol into Year 10 Hadracha (please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee). For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk Please note this is the last Hadracha before half term. We resume on Tuesday 9 November.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials: Jewish Texts 2 (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class. Currently taught online, with one hybrid session each month. This week is online only, looking at the authorship and authority of our foundational texts. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group. Please note this is the last Essentials before a short break. We resume on Tuesday 9 November.
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) Join Cantor Tamara for the final session in our series on the history of Jewish liturgical music, focusing on the Ashkenazi musical traditions of Eastern Europe and its development as it spread throughout Europe and America. This week: Emancipation, Innovation, Hazzanut and Hymnals (and beyond): The development of synagogue music in modernity Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). Please note that Pardes resumes on Thursday 11 November.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Click here to enrol into ACT. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. Please note this is the last ACT before half term. We resume on Thursday 11 November.
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FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information. Please note this is the last Ruach before half term. We resume on Friday 12 November.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON The Legendary Sleepout 2021 (drop off at 18:20) Friday 22 October - Saturday 23 October Although we had other exciting plans for Sukkot this year, the legendary Sleepout is still happening (just a little later than normal)! Sleepout is an exciting annual Alyth institution, where we can sleep over at Alyth, have great fun and raise money for Together in Barnet! For school Years 3-8 Click here to sign up. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 22 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 818 7033 6646, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 23 OCTOBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur: Shabbat Va-yeira (09:15 - 10:15) This week’s portion tells the story of Abraham welcoming the guests into his home. How is this episode understood within the overall narrative of Abraham’s life? With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Hodges. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 879 1955 1160, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sleepout Service (11:00) A fun musical service, with the Youth and Education Hub, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott, for the participants of Sleepout to wake up and celebrate together on Shabbat.
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Programme 'Down Time' Weeks commencing 25 October and 1 November
To recognise the extraordinary efforts of the professional team over the last eighteen months, and the impact the pandemic has had on them, the Trustee Board has decided that they, and the whole community, will benefit from two ‘down’ weeks in the synagogue programme. This will allow the staff team to breathe and be replenished before the challenges of the winter.
Shabbat Services and activities run by members will continue through this fortnight. Other learning and social programmes will not take place. Next week's email will include the programme for both weeks.
The office will remain open with reduced staffing during this period. Calls to the main Alyth number will be answered between 10:00 and 16:00, Monday to Friday. The Emergency Number will be answered as normal for cases of bereavement or urgent pastoral need, however the CareLine will not be answered for these two weeks (please call the main office number).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
We are delighted to be able to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are fully hybrid and can also be joined online via zoom.
We are continuing to limit capacity for services to allow additional space between rows. By doing so, we can sing together without requiring masks. Please let us know that you are coming to a service, using the links below.
This Shabbat (8-9 October) - Erev Shabbat Service (8 October 18:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Shabbat Morning Service (9 October 10:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Kollot (9 October 11:00) now upstairs in the Youth Hall
Next two Shabbatot - Erev Shabbat Service (15 October 18:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Big Bang (16 October 10:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Choral Repetoire Service (16 October 11:00) now upstairs in the Youth Hall
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Cantor Tamara. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 889 4347 9733, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur: Noah and Global Crisis (09:15 - 10:15) Join Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang to explore what we can learn about living through a global crisis from the story and character of Noah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Imogen Heller. We are delighted to return to the Beit Tefillah on a Shabbat morning for the first time since March 2020. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah, please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Information about in person services and our current protocols can be found here. ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join (Meeting ID: 852 9276 9200, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS Please click here to download the Shabbat Supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot In Person and Online (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Cantor Tamara. This service will now take place in the Youth Hall with windows open. If joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. If joining us online, click here for the Supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 7819 5431, Passcode: 191923).
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SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Cycling Community (08:20) Join us for our montly ride. We will be meeting at Alyth at 08:20.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! Come and join Academy to be in the cast of this brilliant musical! Click here to enrol into Academy. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) Click here to enrol into Year 10 Hadracha (please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee). For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON E-ssentials: Jewish Texts (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. Currently taught online, with one hybrid (in person and online session per month). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group. This week is our hybrid session for October, as we launch a new series of classes, looking at the Jewish Texts Session 1: Foundations - What is in the Bible. Click here to let us know that you are coming in person Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views & Schmooze (13:00-14:30) Join us for a couple of hours of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. All are welcome but these sessions must be pre-booked with lynette@alyth.org.uk.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:00) Join Cantor Tamara for a 3 part series on the history of Jewish liturgical music, focusing on the Ashkenazi musical traditions of Eastern Europe and its development as it spread throughout Europe and America. Sessions will include study together, and the opportunity to listen to examples of recorded Jewish music. This week: Late Renaissance/Early Baroque: Organists, choirs, and Western artsong influences Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Come and join ACT to be in the cast of this brilliant musical! Click here to enrol into ACT. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online, click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 861 8659 7010, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jake Wolman. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 820 6563 9351, Passcode: 389283). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Big Bang (10:30) Alyth’s world famous participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. Led by Rabbi Hannah with the Big Bang musicians from our Beit Tefillah. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 828 5668 6054, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Service (11:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. Led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara. Now in the Youth Hall, with windows open. Please let us know you are coming byclicking here. This service will also be available online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 885 8911 8341, Passcode: 403702).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Next week (8-9 October) - Erev Shabbat Service (8 October 18:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Shabbat Morning Service (9 October 10:30) in the Beit Tefillah - Kollot (9 October 11:00) in the outdoor prayer space
A note about pre-booking: Capacity for services at Alyth is limited. Please do not pre-book unless you are intending to come, so that others are able to take these places.
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FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Please note there is no Baby Den this morning.
We are back on Friday 8 October.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Please note there is no Pre Shabbat Story Time this afternoon.
We are back on Friday 8 October. YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 (17:00-18:00) Please note that this half term, Ruach is running from 17:00-18:00, with Drop-In from 16:30. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service In the Alyth Beit Tefillah (18:30-19:30) Join members of the Alyth clergy team as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining in person and online from home. On this Erev Shabbat, we reopen our Beit Tefillah for up to 100 members. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Please do not sign up if you are not willing to agree to the terms of our updated Covenant which can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 869 4059 3461, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER This is a complicated morning with four services, so please read carefully...
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Cantor Tamara from the Youth Hall, including the Bar Mitzvah of Max Agostini. This service can be joined online. Click here for the booklet and the Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 822 9989 9891, Passcode: 658490).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Noah Nowitz. There are a number of spaces available for members to join this service in person. Click hereto let us know you are coming. This service can also be joined online. Click here for the booklet and the Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 7503 5332, Passcode: 465844). PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Dedicated Online Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Please note this service is online only. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 811 3952 6639, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Special Life Cycle Shabbat Morning Service (11:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our outdoor prayer area, including the Aufruf of Jemma Woyda and Scott Benson. This service can be joined online. Click here for the booklet and the Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 841 2132 0268, Passcode: 886172).
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SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly online minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) This year's show: Legally Blonde! Come and join Academy to be in the cast of this brilliant musical! Click here to enrol into Academy. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee.
For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 4 OCTOBER BE WITH US ONLINE This month's book is "The Weight of Ink" by Rachel Kadish. Click here for more information about the book. November’s session is on Monday 8 November. The book will be “The Hours Count” by Jillian Cantor, click here for more information about the book. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 5 OCTOBER YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) All of Year 10 are invited to join with us for our 9-week leadership course. As well as being an opportunity to meet together, the course provides the leadership skills and ability to volunteer (and later work as paid staff) in Youth programming at Alyth. The course is full of life skills for your future and looks great on your CV! Click here to enrol into Year 10 Hadracha (please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee). For more infomration contact mike@alyth.org.uk
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials (20:00-22:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. Currently taught online, with one hybrid (in person and online session per month). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group. This week (online): How the Jewish Calendar works - Reviewing the experience of the Tishrei festivals and looking more broadly at the calendar cycle. With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
WEDNESDAY 6 OCTOBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) This year's show: Matilda! Come and join ACT to be in the cast of this brilliant musical! Click here to enrol into ACT. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Cantor Tamara in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join members of the Alyth clergy team we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility. Details of our updated Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 4347 9733, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur: Noah and Global Crisis (09:15 - 10:15) Join Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang to explore what we can learn about living through a global crisis from the story and character of Noah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our Beit Tefillah, including the Bat Mitzvah of Imogen Heller. We are delighted to return to the Beit Tefillah on a Shabbat morning for the first time since March 2020. There are 60 places for members to join this service. Please let us know that you are coming by clicking here. This service can also be joined online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 852 9276 9200, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot In Person and Online (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Cantor Tamara from our outdoor prayer area. This service must be pre booked and will also be available online. Please let us know you are coming byclicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 7819 5431, Passcode: 191923).
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THE ALYTH WEEKEND AWAY 20202021 2022
The Alyth Weekend Away was due to take place in March 2020, as the impact of Covid was first becoming clear... We rearranged the event for November 2021, in the expectation that we would be back to 'normal' and all able to join together...
We are now pleased to announce new dates (third time lucky!) The next Alyth Weekend Away will take place from 2-4 December 2022, at High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon.
The Weekend Away is a very special part of the synagogue calendar in which 200+ of us are able to pray, learn and be together in a relaxed way over a full weekend. Please save the date. Booking forms will be available from December.
For more information, please contact Sam at: sam@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8796 If you were booked into the original Weekend Away and allowed us to keep your deposit, then your place on the weekend has still been reserved.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
ALYTH IN-PERSON NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING See below for more details
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot (24-25 September): These services will include the opportunity to shake lulav - Erev Shabbat Service(24 September 18:30) in the Outdoor Prayer Space - Imrei Finu(25 September 11:00) in the Outdoor Prayer Space
A note about pre-booking: Capacity for services at Alyth is limited. Please do not pre-book unless you are intending to come, so that others are able to take these places.
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SIMCHAT TORAH 5782/2021 Monday 27 September - Erev Simchat Torah
The Great Alyth Simchat Torah Line Dance (Choice of two sessions: 18:00-19:00 or 19:30-20:30) Simchat Torah is our time to dance together. And this year, we can! Of course, it still needs to look a little different... we will be dancing outside on the synagogue forecourt (the joy of Simchat Torah needs to be shared with as many people as possible, not only with those who feel able to be inside) and we will be dancing in a different shape - not in circles, but in lines! Each session will begin with a mini-ma'ariv before we dance together. Cowboy boots are optional. Depending on numbers, we will be running two sessions - the first beginning at 18:00 and the second at 19:30. Alcohol will be served during the second session only. If arrangements change due to numbers pre-booked or to the weather, this will be posted on the front page of the synagogue website by 12:00 on Monday 27 September. At 18:00 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 817 2702 4125, Passcode: 785089) At 19:30 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 813 1242 7923, Passcode: 785089)
Tuesday 28 September - Simchat Torah Simchat Torah Morning Services (from 10:00) The choice of two Shacharit services to begin the morning: 10:00 A more formal Shacharit service, including full Hallel and Yizkor. Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah in the outdoor prayer space. This service can also be joined on Zoom. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 1154 6562, Passcode: 785089). 10:15 An informal service, appropriate for younger members of all ages, with a kids' corner. Led by Cantor Tamara, Rabbi Elliott and the Youth and Education team in the Leo Baeck Hall. This service can also be joined on Zoom. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 811 4302 9597, Passcode: 649146).
The two services will join together at 11:00 for (line) dancing in the forecourt. Followed by a Torah service including the reading of the end of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Genesis. The Torah reading will take place in the Beit Tefillah, which will be opening for a service for the first time since the summer. Those who wish will be able to view the Torah reading on the big screen in the outdoor prayer space.
This year our clergy will once again be reading the beginning and end of Torah. We look forward to being able to nominate a Chatan and Kallah once again in 5783, when they will be able to celebrate all together with their family, friends and community.
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FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) We’re so delighted to welcome our Ruach participants and mentors back in person for a new academic year! Please note our new times are 17:00-18:00, with Drop-In from 16:30. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah for a final Erev Shabbat Service from our outdoor prayer space before we move inside for the winter. After the service, there will be the opportunity for those who wish to shake lulav and sit in our sukkah area.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 874 9672 7610, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Unfortunately, due to Covid, the Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service has been postponed. We wish Raquel a speedy recovery.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Z'man Simchateinu - Time of our Joy Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) A special shiur for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot looking at Joy in Jewish law and texts. With Rabbi Josh. Click here for the source sheet. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. Please note this service is online only. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 821 8158 9690, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu In Person and Online (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area. This service will include the opportunity to shake lulav during Hallel. This service must be pre booked byclicking here. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 826 6550 4503, Passcode: 091787).
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SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
BE WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Refugee Drop In (13:30-15:30) Alyth's monthly refugee drop in, this month in the Sukkah. For more information and to book a space, please contact refugeedropin@alyth.org.uk
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) Academy takes place on Sunday nights, during term time, from 18:00-20:00. The show weekend is the early May bank holiday weekend in 2022. Click here to enrol into Academy. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER EREV SIMCHAT TORAH
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON The Great Alyth Simchat Torah Line Dance (Choice of two sessions: 18:00-19:00 or 19:30-20:30) See above for more details. Click here to book in person attendance at 18:00. Click here to book in person attendance at 19:30. At 18:00 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 817 2702 4125, Passcode: 785089) At 19:30 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 813 1242 7923, Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER SIMCHAT TORAH
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Simchat Torah Morning Services (from 10:00) The choice of two Shacharit services to begin the morning: 10:00 A more formal Shacharit service, including full Hallel and Yizkor. Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah in the outdoor prayer space. This service can also be joined on Zoom. Click here to book in person attendance. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 1154 6562, Passcode: 785089). 10:15 An informal service, appropriate for younger members of all ages, with a kids' corner. Led by Cantor Tamara, Rabbi Elliott and the Youth and Education team in the Leo Baeck Hall. This service can also be joined on Zoom. If you are joining from home, please have ready something sweet to taste, some cardboard, some tin foil and some cotton wool. Click here for in person attendance. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 811 4302 9597, Passcode: 649146).
The two services will join together for dancing and to hear the end and beginning of the Torah. See above for more details.
WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) ACT takes place on Thursday afternoons during term time from 17:00-18:15, and the show weekend is in June 2022. Click here to enrol into ACT Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked byclicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. During this Pre-Shabbat Story Time, there will be an opportunity before Sukkot to help to decorate our outdoor prayer space. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service in the Alyth Beit Tefillah (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
On this Erev Shabbat, we reopen our Beit Tefillah for up to 100 members to join us in person. In-person attendance at this service can be booked by clicking here. Please do not sign up if you are not willing to agree to the terms of our Covenant which can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 869 4059 3461, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER This is a complicated morning with four services, so please read carefully...
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Noah Nowitz. There are a number of spaces available for members to join this service in person. Click hereto pre-book your in-person attendance. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 7503 5332, Passcode: 465844). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Cantor Tamara from the Youth Hall, including the Bar Mitzvah of Max Agostini. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 822 9989 9891, Passcode: 658490).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Dedicated Online Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Please note this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 811 3952 6639, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Special Life Cycle Shabbat Morning Service (11:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Josh from our outdoor prayer area, including the Aufruf of Jemma Woyda and Scott Benson, and the Baby Blessing of Harry Henders. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 841 2132 0268, Passcode: 886172).
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MAZAL TOV Mazal Tov to Katie (our Head of Music) and Tom on the birth this week of their son Robin David Morsbach.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Family Tea and Early Erev Sukkot Service (16:15) A chance for families to be together to bring in Sukkot over tea and activities with the Youth and Education Hub and Cantor Tamara. This must be pre booked by clicking here.
Erev Sukkot Service (18:30) Our Erev Sukkot service will be in our outside prayer area to enable as many number of people to feel able to come in-person. In-person attendance at this service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 839 2889 8763 Passcode: 785089).
Tuesday 21 September - First Day Sukkot
Early Start In-Person Service (09:00-10:00) An opportunity to sing together from our choral repertoire, including Hallel. The service will be led from our outside prayer area. In-person attendance at this service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 821 5144 5635 Passcode: 850054).
Dedicated Online Service (10:30) Our dedicated online Sukkot service, including choir recordings, led from the Alyth Beit Tefillah. The sermon will be given by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 812 5043 8731, Passcode: 785089).
Sensory Sukkot (11:00) A special Sukkot version designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. See below for details of mid-week Sukkot services and Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot.
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SIMCHAT TORAH 5782/2021 Monday 27 September - Erev Simchat Torah
The Great Alyth Simchat Torah Line Dance (Choice of two sessions: 18:00-19:00 or 19:30-20:30) Simchat Torah is our time to dance together. And this year, we can! Of course, it still needs to look a little different... we will be dancing outside on the synagogue forecourt (the joy of Simchat Torah needs to be shared with as many people as possible, not only with those who feel able to be inside) and we will be dancing in a different shape - not in circles, but in lines! Each session will begin with a mini-ma'ariv before we dance together. Cowboy boots are optional. Depending on numbers, we will be running two sessions - the first beginning at 18:00 and the second at 19:30. Alcohol will be served during the second session only. If arrangements change due to numbers pre-booked or to the weather, this will be posted on the front page of the synagogue website by 12:00 on Monday 27 September. At 18:00 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 817 2702 4125, Passcode: 785089) At 19:30 click here to join online (Meeting ID: 813 1242 7923, Passcode: 785089)
Tuesday 28 September - Simchat Torah Simchat Torah Morning Services (from 10:00) The choice of two Shacharit services to begin the morning: 10:00 A more formal Shacharit service, including full Hallel and Yizkor. Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah in the outdoor prayer space. This service can also be joined on Zoom. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 1154 6562, Passcode: 785089). 10:15 An informal service, appropriate for younger members of all ages, with a kids' corner. Led by Cantor Tamara, Rabbi Elliott and the Youth and Education team in the Leo Baeck Hall. This service can also be joined on Zoom. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 811 4302 9597, Passcode: 649146).
The two services will join together at 11:00 for (line) dancing in the forecourt. Followed by a Torah service including the reading of the end of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Genesis. The Torah reading will take place in the Beit Tefillah, which will be opening for a service for the first time since the summer. Those who wish will be able to view the Torah reading on the big screen in the outdoor prayer space.
This year our clergy will once again be reading the beginning and end of Torah. We look forward to being able to nominate a Chatan and Kallah once again in 5783, when they will be able to celebrate all together with their family, friends and community.
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PRE-BOOKING LINKS FOR ALL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
A note about pre-booking: Over the High Holy Days, a number of members pre-booked for services and did not attend. As our capacity for services at Alyth is more limited, we ask that you please not pre-book unless you are definitely intending to come, so that others are able to take these places. Now open for booking:
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. During this Pre-Shabbat Story Time, there will be an opportunity before Sukkot to help to decorate our outdoor prayer space. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Details of the Covenant for attending in person can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 6522 5445 Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Minna Ritter. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 824 3952 7842 Passcode: 616542).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Hybrid Service In-Person and Online (11:00) PLEASE NOTE THE START TIME An online and in-person service led Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area to maximise the number of people able to come in person. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 836 9283 0315 Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Mincha Bat Mitzvah Service (17:00) An in-person service led by Cantor Tamara from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Ruby Popper. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 897 4274 0982 Passcode: 992379).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Young Adult (21–35) Sukkah Build (19:00 - 20:00) Join Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Sam for cocktails and canapes as we build our Sukkah. This evening will provide a space for our Young Adults to meet one another for an evening of socialising and envisioning. The evening will end with Havdalah. This evening must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). Families of those enrolled are invited to join us for a special start of term and sukkot celebration on Sunday 19 September at 11:40. Click here to enrol into SMG. For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
BE WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US ONLINE Singing for Pleasure (14:00-15:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth (18:00-20:00) APAA has been a feature of the Alyth calendar for over 20 years and we are so excited to be back! Academy takes place on Sunday nights, during term time, from 18:00-20:00. The show weekend is the early May bank holiday weekend in 2022. Click here to enrol into Academy. Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. For more information, contact sam@alyth.org.uk
MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER EREV SUKKOT
BE WITH US IN PERSON Sukkot Family Tea and Early Erev Sukkot Service (16:15) See above for more details. This activity must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Erev Sukkot Service (18:30) See above for more details. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 839 2889 8763 Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER SUKKOT
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Early Start In-Person Choral Service (09:00-10:00) See above for more details. In-person attendance at this service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 821 5144 5635 Passcode: 850054).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Sukkot Online Service (10:30) See above for more details. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 812 5043 8731, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH USIN PERSON Sensory Sukkot (11:00) See above for more details. This service must be pre booked by clicking here.
WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Weekday Sukkot Service (08:30) Shacharit services led from our outdoor prayer area. The service will include Hallel, the shaking of lulav, and a short Torah reading. There will also be a weekdy Sukkot service on Monday 27 September which will include a special ritual for Hoshanah Rabbah. In-person attendance at this service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Pardes for Sukkot (13:00-14:00) A special Sukkot Pardes in the Sukkah area with Rabbi Colin. This session must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) Does your child/ren love to sing, dance, act, play drama games, put on a show, and enjoy being together? ACT has been a highlight of the Alyth calendar for many years and we are so excited to be back! ACT takes place on Thursday afternoons during term time from 17:00-18:15, and the show weekend is in June 2022. Click here to enrol into ACT Please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) We’re so delighted to welcome our Ruach participants back in person for a new academic year! Please note our new times are 17:00-18:00, with Drop-In from 16:30. Click here if you haven’t yet enrolled for Ruach which commences 24 September. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 874 9672 7610, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service from led by Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Raquel Proskowitz. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 819 8835 4854, Passcode: 635961).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) A special shiur for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot with Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Please note this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 821 8158 9690, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu In Person and Online (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area and will include Hallel. This service must be pre booked byclicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 826 6550 4503, Passcode: 091787).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
The full Yom Kippur programme will be with you tomorrow via email.
This will again include a full online programme, as well as a rolling programme of in-person services.
For those who wish, in-person services are now available for booking, byclicking here. In-person services must be pre-booked in advance.
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Our regular in-person provision over the next few weeks will continue to take place outside, to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION ONLINE Ruach 1 Starters (17:00-18:00) For all those joining Ruach 1, a new starters meeting where we explore the programme, year ahead and post-BM future with Alyth. Please join Mike, Sophie & Ella for a zoom gathering with parents and children. Click here if you haven’t yet enrolled for Ruach which commences 24 September.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online ( Meeting ID: 862 3197 3037, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Katya Brozel. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 823 4057 1797, Passcode: 586364).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shuvah Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) The High Holy Days are a time for taking stock, both within ourselves and in the wider community. Join Rabbi Elliott and guests from a number of organisations to reflect on the state of play of various aspects of social justice in the UK as we move into 5782. Click here for the source sheet. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. The sermon will be given by Edie Friedman, Founder and Executive Director of JCORE. Please note this service is online only. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 815 0382 9969, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Justin Wise in our outdoor prayer area. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here for the supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 811 0434 6656, Passcode: 588242).
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SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Year 10 Hadracha (18:00-19:30) All of Year 10, regardless of previous training or experience in Year 9, are invited to join with us for our 9-week course. As well as being a fun social for our teens, the course will provide you with the crucial leadership skills and ability to volunteer (and later work as paid staff in Yr11+) on the full breadth of Youth programming at Alyth. The course is full of life skills for your future and looks great on your CV! From October Hadracha runs weekly on a Tuesdays. Click here to enrol into Year 10 Hadracha (please make sure you sign in through ShulCloud – otherwise you will see the non-members fee). Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) For Choral Society Members only. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 15 and THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER KOL NIDRE and YOM KIPPUR The full Yom Kippur programme will be with tomorrow via email.
This will again include a full online programme, as well as a rolling programme of in-person services. For those who wish, in-person services are now available for booking, byclicking here.
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FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the outdoor prayer area. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. During this Pre-Shabbat Story Time, there will be an opportunity before Sukkot to help to decorate our outdoor prayer space. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Details of the Covenant for attending in person can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 6522 5445 Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Minna Ritter. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 824 3952 7842 Passcode: 616542).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Hybrid Service In-Person and Online (11:00) An online and in-person service led Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott from our outdoor prayer area to maximise the number of people able to come in person. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 836 9283 0315 Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Mincha Bat Mitzvah Service (17:00) An in-person service led by Cantor Tamara from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Ruby Popper. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 897 4274 0982 Passcode: 992379).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Young Adult (21–35) Sukkah Build (19:00 - 20:00) Join Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Sam for cocktails and canapes as we build our Sukkah. This evening will provide a space for our Young Adults to meet one another for an evening of socialising and envisioning. The evening will end with Havdalah. This evening must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY MORNING GALIM RETURNS IN PERSON
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our experiential Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6. Click here to enrol into SMG SMG provides our youngest members the opportunity to explore their Jewish identity by exploring a curriculum of key Jewish behaviours and rituals and core Jewish texts. With our wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders), everyone will encounter both Jewish Studies and Hebrew, in a creative and dynamic space. Families of those enrolled are invited to join us for a special start of term and sukkot celebration on Sunday 19 September at 11:40. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
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SUKKOT
Erev Sukkot (20 September) and Sukkot (21 September) has both online and in person opportunities. Please click here to see more information and for the registration links and online zoom information.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Reflecting the extraordinary complexity of this time, we are running two parallel High Holy Day programmes - a full, dedicated online programme from our hub at Alyth and a rolling programme of in-person services at the Sternberg Centre, using our High Holy Day marquee. In-person services must be pre-booked in advance and have reduced capacity to allow social distancing.
We will be together as a whole community online for the beginning and end of the High Holy Days - Our Erev Rosh Hashanah service and Yizkor/Neilah on Yom Kippur will be online only.
Members were sent their Rosh Hashanah pack by email last week, including full details of services, zoom links to join online, and links to pre-booking forms for in-person services. These can also be found below.
Clickhere for the overview of the High Holy Days. Click herefor the full Rosh Hashanah booklet.
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Our in-person Shabbat services over the next two weeks will continue to take place outside, to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
- Sensory Shabbat (4 September 11:00 - now open for booking) - Erev Shabbat Service(10 September 18:30 - now open for booking) -Kollot(11 September 11:00 - now open for booking)
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FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the outdoor prayer area. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE Jewish Mindfulness Meditation A New Year/A New Page/A New Breath (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation (“JMM”) with Mika Hadar-Borthwick Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091)
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (17:30 - 18:00) Ben Zoma who ‘looked and was harmed’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. You are welcome to attend all four sessions, or to come to those which interest you. This session: Our mental well being with Rabbi Hannah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 814 3814 2728, Passcode: 083722).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannahas we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: This service is now fully booked. Details of the Covenant for attending in person can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 836 0256 0155, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Assaf Aran. Led by Rabbi Josh This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 870 3030 4428, Passcode: 767016).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (09:30 - 10:00) Akiva who ‘entered in peace and left in peace’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish. This session: Finding peace with Cantor Tamara. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 897 6095 4648, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) A dedicated online service led by Rabbi Josh from the Beit Tefillah, joined by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin from home. Please note this service is only online. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 882 5289 3526, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sensory Shabbat In Person (11:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. This service will take place in our outdoor prayer space, and must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members followed by a bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
HIGH HOLY DAY PREPARATION Machzor Collection (10:00 - 12:00) There are two ways to access Prayer Books for this year's High Holy Days. All of the liturgy will be available online, via the Reform Movement website. However, for the quality of the experience, we strongly recommend the use of physical copies and will have these available to borrow from the synagogue. On Rosh Hashanah we will be using the Draft Rosh Hashanah Machzor and on Yom Kippur we will be using the ‘old’ Days of Awe Machzor. You can collect a machzor today between 10:00-17:00 from Alyth.
BE WITH US IN PERSON In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) The last opportunity to rehearse in advance of Rosh Hashanah.
MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER EREV ROSH HASHANNAH PRAY WITH US ONLINE Erev Rosh Hashannah Service (18:30) We start the Yamim Noraim as one community, together online. Join our clergy team for this music-filled beginning to the year. The sermon to begin this year’s High Holy Days will be given by Rabbi Hannah. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 898 2210 4927, Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH MORNING
IN PERSON AND ONLINE Abridged Rosh Hashanah Choral Service (9:00-11:00) (At the Sternberg Centre: Marquee) An abridged choral service with the Alyth choir. Click here to pre-book your attendance (in-person attendance must be prebooked) Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 885 2007 2057, Passcode: 604282)
ONLINE New Year, New Breath, New Vision (9:00-9:45) A special Jewish Mindfulness Meditation session to start the day and the new year. Join Maxine Levy for a gentle practice to refresh mind, body and spirit. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 816 0572 4585, Passcode: 311220)
ONLINE Honey Cake Bake-Off (9:00-10:00) For families. What do I need ? 250g clear honey, 225g unsalted butter, 100g dark muscovado sugar, 3 large eggs, 300g self-raising flour. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 1675 2819, Passcode: 370536)
IN PERSON Sensory for Rosh Hashanah (9:45-10:45) (At the Sternberg Centre: Akiva School Hall) Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees for a Rosh Hashanah experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Click here to pre-book your attendance (in-person attendance must be prebooked)
ONLINE Imrei Finu Shacharit for Rosh Hashanah (10:00) Imrei Finu is a guitar led service with new and familiar melodies and plenty of silence.This special extended Shacharit with will be led by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 899 2250 1392, Passcode: 904968)
ONLINE Rosh Hashanah Shacharit for the Heart (10:30) Our dedicated online service led from the Alyth bimah and members’ homes with Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 840 6061 7496, Passcode: 785089)
ONLINE Torah Service, Sermon and Musaf (11:30) Our Imrei Finu and Heart services come together online for our Torah service and Musaf, led from the Alyth Bimah and members’ homes. The sermon will be given by Cantor Tamara at approximately 12:00. Led by Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin Click here to join (Meeting ID: 840 6061 7496, Passcode: 785089)
IN PERSON AND ONLINE Big Bang (11:45-13:15) The Big Bang is Alyth’s world famous, participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. With Rabbi Hannah and the Big Bang musicians. Click here to pre-book your attendance. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 856 0694 7273, Passcode: 180582)
ONLINE Big Bang Break Out (approx. 12:30) For those who are watching the Big Bang online over Zoom. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 837 2826 8950, Passcode: 248402)
ROSH HASHANAH AFTERNOON
IN PERSON The Tashlich Tidy (any time between 15:00-17:00) (At the Hampstead Heath Extension) For families, there will be four activities. For adults, there will be four moments of study. Meet on the corner of Wildwood and Hampstead Way.
TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER EREV SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANNAH IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Second Day Service (18:30) (At Alyth) A special in-person and online hybrid service led from the Alyth outdoor prayer area to bring in the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Led by Rabbi Josh. Click here to pre-book your attendance (in-person attendance must be prebooked) Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 854 2173 3736, Passcode: 656759)
WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANNAH
ONLINE Choral Shacharit, Torah Service and Musaf (10:30) A dedicated online service for Second Day Rosh Hashanah from the Alyth bimah. Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott, accompanied by a small choir in the Beit Tefillah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 897 3653 5099, Passcode: 785089)
IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot with Kids’ Corner and Break Out (10:30) (At the Sternberg Centre: Marquee) An in-person Kollot service, with areas of extra socially distanced seating for those who need, and a kids’ corner. Led by Rabbi Hannah, Cantor Tamara and Justin Wise. Click here to pre-book your attendance (in-person attendance must be prebooked) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 830 5505 3037, Passcode: 871205)
ONLINE Musaf for the Mind: The Power of Laughter (12:15) Join Rabbi Elliott for a Musaf break-out to consider the role of laughter in our Jewish lives, and reflect on why laughter is just as important as solemnity in our High Holy Days. Click here to view or download the source sheets. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 852 3075 7245, Passcode: 311220)
THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes for the 10 Days Online (13:00) A special session for the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
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FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION ONLINE Ruach 1 Starters (17:00-18:00) For all those joining Ruach 1, a new starters meeting where we explore the programme, year ahead and post-BM future with Alyth. Please join Mike, Sophie & Ella for a zoom gathering with parents and children. Click here if you haven’t yet enrolled for Ruach which commences 24 September.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person.
Click hereto join online ( Meeting ID: 862 3197 3037, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bat Mitzvah of Katya Brozel. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 823 4057 1797, Passcode: 586364).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shuvah Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) The High Holy Days are a time for taking stock, both within ourselves and in the wider community. Join Rabbi Elliott and guests from a number of organisations to reflect on the state of play of various aspects of social justice in the UK as we move into 5782. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. The sermon will be given by Edie Friedman, Founder and Executive Director of JCORE. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 815 0382 9969, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Justin Wise in our outdoor prayer area. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 811 0434 6656, Passcode: 588242).
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YOM KIPPUR 5782/2021
The full Yom Kippur programme will be with you immediately after Rosh Hashanah.
This will again include a full online programme, as well as a rolling programme of in-person services. For those who wish, in-person services are now available for booking, by clicking here.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
This year's High Holy Days will include a full online programme and a rolling programme of pre-booked in-person services for those who are ready to return to in-person gathering.
You should have received your High Holy Day information yesterday afternoon via email. If you need any help, please call 020 8457 8794.
Clickhere for the overview of the High Holy Days. Click herefor the full Rosh Hashanah booklet.
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Our in-person services over the next two weeks will continue to take place outside, in order to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Please note there is no Pre-Shabbat Story Time. We will resume on Friday 3 September.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (17:30 - 18:00) Ben Azzai who ‘looked and died’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend all four sessions, or to come to those which interest you. Our starting point for this year’s Elul Half Hours is a rabbinic story - the tale of four sages who enter ‘Pardes’. We do not know exactly what this transformative journey entailed, but we are told the different impact that it had on each of them - one died, another was harmed, the third rebelled, and one found peace. We will take the experience of each of these Sages to explore how we may have experienced the challenges of the last 16 months: the encounter with mortality; the impact on our mental wellbeing; the experience of religious doubt; the possibility of finding peace. This session: Encountering mortality with Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 814 3814 2728, Passcode: 083722).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott, in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 862 5755 1353, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 28 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service, including the Bar Mitzvah of Connor Roberts, led by Cantor Tamara. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplement. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 852 9498 7417, Passcode: 278436).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (09:30 - 10:00) Acher who ‘looked and cut down the trees’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish. This session: Religious doubt with Rabbi Elliott. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 897 6095 4648, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by our clergy from the Beit Tefillah, led by Rabbi Elliott with Katie Hainbach joining from home. Please note this service is online only. Click here for the Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 896 4327 5954, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led from our outdoor prayer area and must be pre booked by clicking here. Led by Rabbi Josh with Justin Wise. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 873 1398 6972, Passcode: 188771).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Selichot (21:00) An in-person, late-night Selichot with music from across our Alyth traditions, readings and reflections. Led by Cantor Tamara, Katie Hainbach and Lynette Chazen from our outdoor prayer area. In person attendance at this service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 815 7546 5832, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 29 AUGUST PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) in person in our outdoor prayer space. Led by Alyth members. This session will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monthly Drop in for Recent Refugees - In Person (13:15-14:45) We are delighted to welcome back the Refugee Drop-in for another in-person session in our sukkah. For more information and to book a space, please contact refugeedropin@alyth.org.uk
BE WITH US IN PERSON In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Rehearsing music for our High Holy Day choral services.
MONDAY 30 AUGUST
Please note that as this is a Bank Holiday, the Alyth office will be closed. For emergencies, please use the contact number below.
TUESDAY 31 AUGUST
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) A one off special in advance of the High Holy Days as part of our regular introduction to Judaism class. E-ssentials is the perfect class for those coming to Judaism for the first time, or looking to consolidate the learning of a lifetime - or anywhere in between. Currently taught online. New students are always welcome. Please contact hannah@alyth.org.uk for more information about this programme or to let us know you wish to attend.
WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
HIGH HOLY DAY PREPARATION Machzor Collection (10:00 - 17:00) There are two ways to access Prayer Books for this year's High Holy Days. All of the liturgy will be available online, via the Reform Movement website. However, for the quality of the experience, we strongly recommend the use of physical copies and will have these available to borrow from the synagogue. On Rosh Hashanah we will be using the Draft Rosh Hashanah Machzor and on Yom Kippur we will be using the ‘old’ Days of Awe Machzor. You can collect a machzor today between 10:00-17:00 from Alyth. You can also collect a machzor on Sunday 5 September between 10:00-12:00 from Alyth.
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FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE Jewish Mindfulness Meditation A New Year/A New Page/A New Breath (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation (“JMM”) with Mika Hadar-Borthwick Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091)
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (17:30 - 18:00) Ben Zoma who ‘looked and was harmed’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend all four sessions, or to come to those which interest you. This session: Our mental well being with Rabbi Hannah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 814 3814 2728, Passcode: 083722).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannahas we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here.Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 836 0256 0155, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service from our outdoor prayer area, including the Bar Mitzvah of Assaf Aran. Led by Rabbi Josh This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 870 3030 4428, Passcode: 767016).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (09:30 - 10:00) Akiva who ‘entered in peace and left in peace’ Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish. This session: Finding peace with Cantor Tamara. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 897 6095 4648, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) A dedicated online service led by Rabbi Josh from the Beit Tefillah, joined by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin from home. Please note this service is only online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 882 5289 3526, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sensory Shabbat In Person (11:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. This service will take place in our outdoor prayer space, and must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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MAZAL TOV TO SOPHIE PETERMAN
We are proud to announce that Sophie Peterman from our Youth and Education team will be taking up a new role at the Mental Health Foundation from October. We wish Sophie a huge Mazal Tov on this exciting new position, and wish her every success. There will be opportunities to say thank you to Sophie for her contribution to the community later in the month.
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Afghan Refugee Crisis
Many of us have been moved by the extraordinary scenes in Kabul over the past week, and are looking for ways to respond.
We have been advised that collection of items, which need considerable effort to sort, store and eventually distribute is not the best way to help at this time. Instead, a number of Jewish charities have created emergency crisis appeals.
Please click here to see information about World Jewish Relief's emergency crisis appeal including links to contribute. You can also contribute to JCore's appeal by clicking here
JCore have also launched a campaign with Jewish News and the Refugee Trauma Initiative. #JewsforSafePassage calls on the government to create safe routes for Afghan refugees to the UK. Find out more on the JCore website, or sign their letterhere.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
SECURITY & STEWARDING Whilst our rolling programme of in-person services will look slightly different to a “normal” year, we will still require volunteer security and stewards to keep us safe and to help us find the services. In the coming weeks you will receive emails with a security or stewarding shift. If you are comfortable fulfilling this shift please do accept it. If you do not receive an email but are happy to volunteer at some point over the HHDs, please email adam@alyth.org.uk. Thank you.
MACHZORIM COLLECTION There are two ways to access the Prayer Books. All of the liturgy will be available online, via the Reform Movement website. However, for the quality of the experience, we strongly recommend the use of physical copies and will have these available to borrow from the synagogue.
On Rosh Hashanah we will be using the Draft Rosh Hashanah Machzor and on Yom Kippur we will be using the ‘old’ Days of Awe Machzor.
If you are attending the in-person shabbat services on Friday 27/Saturday 28 August and Friday 3/Saturday 4 September you will be able to collect a machzor whilst at Alyth.
There will also be the opportunity to collect machzorim throughout the day on Thursday 2 September between 10:00-17:00 and Sunday 5 September between 10:00-12:00.
Full details, including how to book in to the in-person services, will be with you in next week.
In the meantime please save the dates:
Erev Rosh Hashanah (Monday 6 September) 1st Day Rosh Hashanah (Tuesday 7 September) 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah (Wednesday 8 September) Kol Nidre (Wednesday 15 September) Yom Kippur (Thursday 16 September )
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
We are delighted that our in-person services over the next two weeks will be outside, in order to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. There are plenty of spaces for this Shabbat and next so we look forward to welcoming you. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
- Erev Shabbat Service (20 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Erev Shabbat Service (27 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Imrei Finu(28 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Selichot (28 August - in the outdoor prayer area)
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FRIDAY 20 AUGUST
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Madrichim SWAY (Friday 20 - Sunday 22 August) Our 3 day pre-camp event, which brings all of our madrichim (youth leaders) together to make final preparations for camp! As well as fine tuning, training and building our programme, our madrichim, Years 9-13, have a fantastic opportunity to realise what it means to be part of community, together.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here.Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 4754 9991, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Early Start Life-Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service from our outdoor prayer area, including the adult Bar Mitzvah of Zac Williams. Led by Rabbi Hannah. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 856 0895 5089, Passcode: 813444).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) A dedicated online service led by Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Please note this service is only online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 828 1131 0564, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 22 AUGUST PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
BE WITH US IN PERSON In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music.
MONDAY 23 AUGUST
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SWAY AWAY (Monday 23 - Friday 27 August) Summer With Alyth Youth is an annual milestone in our young people’s lives. Despite everything we have lived through over the last year, we could not bear to have another summer without SWAY AWAY. SWAY AWAY is now full. For more information about future SWAY AWAYs, contact mike@alyth.org.uk WEDNESDAY 25 AUGUST
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views and Schmooze (11:00-12:00) Join us, in person in the sukkah, for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 26 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
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FRIDAY 27 AUGUST
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Please note there is no Pre-Shabbat Story Time. We will resume on Friday 3 September.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (17:30 - 18:00) Ben Azzai who ‘looked and died’ - Encountering mortality. Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend all four sessions, or to come to those which interest you. Our starting point for this year’s Elul Half Hours is a rabbinic story - the tale of four sages who enter ‘Pardes’. We do not know exactly what this transformative journey entailed, but we are told the different impact that it had on each of them - one died, another was harmed, the third rebelled, and one found peace. We will take the experience of each of these Sages to explore how we may have experienced the challenges of the last 16 months: the encounter with mortality; the impact on our mental wellbeing; the experience of religious doubt; the possibility of finding peace. This week with Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 814 3814 2728, Passcode: 083722).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott, in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 862 5755 1353, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 28 AUGUST LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (09:30 - 10:00) Acher who ‘looked and cut down the trees’ - Religious doubt Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish. With Rabbi Elliott. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 897 6095 4648, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service, including the Bar Mitzvah of Connor Roberts, led by Cantor Tamara Wolfson. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 852 9498 7417, Passcode: 278436).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by our clergy from the Beit Tefillah, led by Rabbi Elliott with Katie Hainbach. Please note this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 896 4327 5954, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service will be led from our outdoor prayer area and must be pre booked by clicking here. Led by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 873 1398 6972, Passcode: 188771).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Selichot (21:00) An in-person, late-night Selichot with music from across our Alyth traditions, readings and reflections. Led by Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach from our outdoor prayer area. In person attendance at this service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 815 7546 5832, Passcode: 785089).
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SAVE THE DATES
LEARN WITH US ONLINE: ELUL HALF HOURS Friday 3 September (17:30-18:00) Saturday 4 September (09:30-10:00) Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
This year’s High Holy Days are more complex than ever before. At this time of uncertainty, some of our members feel ready to return in person, while for others this is still not possible. Our programme this year reflects this diversity of need, with a comprehensive online programme and a rolling programme of in-person services in the marquee at the Sternberg Centre.
Full details, including how to book in to the in-person services, will be with you in the last week in August.
In the meantime please save the dates:
Erev Rosh Hashanah (Monday 6 September) 1st Day Rosh Hashanah (Tuesday 7 September) 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah (Wednesday 8 September) Kol Nidre (Wednesday 15 September) Yom Kippur (Thursday 16 September )
SECURITY & STEWARDING Whilst our rolling programme of in-person services will look slightly different to a “normal” year, we will still require volunteer security and stewards to keep us safe and to help us find the services. In the coming weeks you will receive emails with a security or stewarding shift. If you are comfortable fulfilling this shift please do accept it. If you do not receive an email but are happy to volunteer at some point over the HHDs, please email adam@alyth.org.uk. Thank you.
MACHZORIM COLLECTION There are two ways to access the Prayer Books. All of the liturgy will be available online, via the Reform Movement website. However, for the quality of the experience, we strongly recommend the use of physical copies and will have these available to borrow from the synagogue.
On Rosh Hashanah we will be using the Draft Rosh Hashanah Machzor and on Yom Kippur we will be using the ‘old’ Days of Awe Machzor.
If you are attending the in-person shabbat services on Friday 27/Saturday 28 August and Friday 3/Saturday 4 September you will be able to collect a machzor whilst at Alyth.
There will also be the opportunity to collect machzorim throughout the day on Thursday 2 September between 10:00-17:00 and Sunday 5 September between 10:00-12:00.
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
We are delighted that our in-person services over the next two weeks will be outside, in order to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. There are plenty of spaces for this Shabbat and next so we look forward to welcoming you. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 897 0146 4764, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) Is it possible to depict awe, holiness and piety? As we prepare for this season of Days of Awe, join Rabbi Colin on a journey through some artistic attempts to do so. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) An online and in-person service led by Rabbi Hannah from our outdoor prayer area to maximise the number of people able to come in person. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. This service must be pre booked byclicking here . Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 835 4398 4229, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 15 AUGUST BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Cycling Community Monthly Ride (08:15) Meet at Alyth at 8.15am More information email laurancemendoza@aol.com
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
MONDAY 16 AUGUST
YOUTH AND EDUCATION 2SY (Monday 16 - Thurdsay 19 August) Current Reception to School Year 6 This year, Alyth and FRS are joining together for a summer day scheme at the Sternberg Centre. 2SY is now full, but you can join the waiting list: Click here.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club In Person (19:30 - 20:30) We are delighted to welcome back Monday Club for a one off session, in our outdoor space, in person. This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 19 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
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FRIDAY 20 AUGUST
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Madrichim SWAY (Friday 20 - Sunday 22 August) Our 3 day pre-camp event, which brings all of our madrichim (youth leaders) together to make final preparations for camp! As well as fine tuning, training and building our programme, our madrichim, Years 9-13, have a fantastic opportunity to realise what it means to be part of community, together.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here.Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 4754 9991, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Early Start Life-Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service from our outdoor prayer area, including the adult Bar Mitzvah of Zac Williams. Led by Rabbi Hannah. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 856 0895 5089, Passcode: 813444).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) A dedicated online service led by Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Please note this service is only online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 828 1131 0564, Passcode: 785089).
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SAVE THE DATES
LEARN WITH US ONLINE: ELUL HALF HOURS Fridays 27 August, 3 September (17:30-18:00) Saturdays 28 August, 4 September (09:30-10:00) Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE: SELICHOT Saturday 28 August (21:00) Join Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach for our late-night Selichot wtih music from across our Alyth traditions, readings and reflections. Join us online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space. In person attendance at this service must be pre booked.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION We are delighted that our in-person services over the next two weeks will be outside, in order to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. There are plenty of spaces for this Shabbat and next so we look forward to welcoming you. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Please note there is no Pre-Shabbat Story Time this week. We resume on Friday 13 August.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here.Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 825 9940 2397, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 7 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh and Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang in our outdoor prayer area. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here.
Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 6884 3538, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 8 AUGUST BE WITH US IN PERSON New Year for Animals’ Dog Walk (09:00) Our annual community walk on the Heath Extension to celebrate the beginning of the month of Elul, which is the Mishnaic New Year for animals. Join Cantor Tamara, Maisie and Milo at the corner of Wildwood Road and Hampstead Way. No dogs needed. Hopefully it is early enough in August to not need a wet weather plan, but bring an umbrella just in case! PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
BE WITH US IN PERSON In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Katie Hainbach and Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music.
MONDAY 9 AUGUST - ROSH CHODESH ELUL
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shacharit for Rosh Chodesh Elul (08:30) A special Shacharit service with Hallel and Torah reading to begin the month of Elul, in which we prepare ourselves for the Yamim Noraim. Led by Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club In Person (14:00 - 15:30) A special in-person activity and tea for our senior members. This session will take place outside, and must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793. WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views and Schmooze In Person (11:00-12:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze in the Alyth outside space to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. This session must be pre-booked at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 12 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
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FRIDAY 13 AUGUST
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 897 0146 4764, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Shiur (09:15 - 10:15) Is it possible to depict awe, holiness and piety? As we prepare for this season of Days of Awe, join Rabbi Colin on a journey through some artistic attempts to do so. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) An online and in-person service led from our outdoor prayer area to maximise the number of people able to come in person This service must be pre booked byclicking here . Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 835 4398 4229, Passcode: 785089).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION You can now register to attend the following in-person services. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information - Erev Shabbat Service (30 July - in the Beit Tefillah) - Shabbat Morning Choral Service (31 July - in the outdoor prayer area) - Erev Shabbat Service (6 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Shabbat Morning Service (7 August - in the outdoor prayer area)
Alyth Book Club: The Promise, with author Damon Galgut (Monday 2 August, 18:30) This month's book is "The Promise" and we are delighted that the author, Damon Galgut, will be joining us for the session. Please see below for more information.
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THIS EVENING
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Chevruta Project In Person (20:00-21:30) A special in person session with Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Josh to celebrate three courses of studying together. This session will take place in the Alyth outdoor prayer space and is open to everyone who has studied as part of ACP over the last seven months. Please let us know you are coming by pre-booking here. Please note the different start time. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
FRIDAY 30 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah, and Rabbi Elliott from home as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON:In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 847 3905 5655, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 31 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Alfie Grant. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplment. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 879 8220 6945, Passcode: 347367).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list. To celebrate their forthcoming wedding, Rabbi Elliott and Student Rabbi Yael Tischler will give the D'var Torah in this service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 834 9764 3672, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Choral Service In Person and Online (11:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie Hainbach, with Jordan Clarke in the Sukkah. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 823 1112 3599, Passcode: 110198).
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SUNDAY 1 AUGUST PRAY WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
MONDAY 2 AUGUST
BE WITH US ONLINE Alyth Book Club: The Promise by Damon Galgut (18:30) This month's book is The Promise by Damon Galgut. Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the keenly observant Galgut (Arctic Summer) offers a deeply affecting family saga spanning decades of upheaval in South Africa. Click here for more information on the book. There will not be a Book Club in September. The next book club will be on 4 October. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089).
WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
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FRIDAY 6 AUGUST
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Please note there is no Pre-Shabbat Story Time this week. We resume on Friday 13 August.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here.Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 825 9940 2397, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 7 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh and Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang in our outdoor prayer area. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 6884 3538, Passcode: 785089).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
From this Shabbat, we are delighted to be expanding our in-person services alongside our online provision.
This Friday (23/7) and next Friday (30/7) it is possible to join the Erev Shabbat service either online or, for the first time since March 2020, in person in the Beit Tefillah. These services must be pre-booked. There are still places available to join us in person tomorrow evening. Please see below for links.
On Shabbat mornings throughout the summer, we will continue to run our in-person services in our outside prayer space. These services can also be joined online from home. This Shabbat our 11:00 service will be an Imrei Finu service with guitar, and next week (31/7) a choral service with keyboard. On both weeks there will also be a life cycle service at 09:00 and a dedicated online service at 10:30. For all of these services, and to pre-book, please see the links below.
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THIS EVENING LEARN WITH USONLINE Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) Our weekly review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. With Rabbi Elliott Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
FRIDAY 23 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here .
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here .
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. To join us online click here (Meeting ID: 859 2586 9072, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 24 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Life Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Aufruf of Claudia Humphreys and James Frener. Led by Rabbi Elliott in the Sukkah area. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplment. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 815 0876 5077, Passcode: 314924).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur - Tu B'Av: The Loveliest Day of Av (09:15-10:15) Is there really such a thing as "Jewish Valentine's Day", and if so, how can we join in the celebrations? Join Cantor Tamara for a shiur exploring the classical and modern meanings of the festival of Tu B'Av. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 851 6884 3538, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu In-Person and Online (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as a Torah reading. This service must be pre booked by clicking here . Led by Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Justiin Wise. This week, Jacob Stadler will read Torah for the first time in this service to mark becoming Bar Mitzvah. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 844 6222 2995, Passcode: 263383).
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SUNDAY 25 JULY LEARN WITH US ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monthly Drop in for Recent Refugees - In Person (13:30-15:30) We are delighted to welcome back the Refugee Drop-in for an in-person session in our sukkah. MONDAY 26 JULY
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 27 JULY
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Please note this is the last session before a break for the summer. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US Essentials is now on a break for the summer, returning on 31 August for a one-off session before the High Holy Days.
BE WITH US ONLINE Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 28 JULY
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views and Schmooze In Person (11:00-12:00) Join us, in person in the sukkah, for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. News, Views and Schmooze must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 29 JULY
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089). LEARN WITH USONLINE Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service with Rabbi Elliott. This week: Aaron’s Silence. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Chevruta Project In Person (20:00-21:30) A special in person session with Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Josh to celebrate three courses of studying together. This session will take place in the Alyth outdoor prayer space and is open to everyone who has studied as part of ACP over the last seven months. Please let us know you are coming by pre-booking here. Please note the different start time. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 30 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here .
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here .
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah, and Rabbi Elliott from home as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. To join us online click here (Meeting ID: 847 3905 5655, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 31 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Alfie Grant. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 879 8220 6945, Passcode: 347367).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin Eimer from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 834 9764 3672, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Service In Person and Online (11:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie Hainbach, with Jordan Clarke in the Sukkah. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 823 1112 3599, Passcode: 110198).
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Save the Date
BE WITH US Alyth Book Club: The Promise by Damon Galgut Monday 2 August (18:30) This month's book is The Promise by Damon Galgut. Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the keenly observant Galgut (Arctic Summer) offers a deeply affecting family saga spanning decades of upheaval in South Africa. Click here for more information on the book.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
As we move into this next phase of Covid reopening, we are emailing to make it as easy as possible for those who wish to join us either online or in-person this Shabbat. Please see below for all of our Friday night and Shabbat morning options this coming weekend. All links to special supplements and booklets will be available via the Alyth website from 17:00 on Friday afternoon.
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FRIDAY 23 JULY From this Friday, it is possible for those who wish, to attend our Erev Shabbat service in person. The service will also continue to be online. There will be limited in-person places available, so please use the link below to pre-book.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE AND IN PERSON Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) We welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here .
We recognise that for some people it may not be the right decision to come back to our Erev Shabbat Service in person. To join us online click here(Meeting ID: 859 2586 9072, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
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SATURDAY 24 JULY On a Shabbat morning, we are currently running three services: two hybrid services and one dedicated online service. Throughout the summer, our in-person Shabbat morning services will remain outside in our new Outdoors Beit Tefillah which is safer for those in attendance.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Life Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Aufruf of Claudia Humphreys and James Frener. Led by Rabbi Elliott in the Sukkah area. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 815 0876 5077, Passcode: 314924).
LEARN WITH US - ONLINE ONLY Shabbat Shiur - Tu B'Av: The Loveliest Day of Av (09:15-10:15) Is there really such a thing as "Jewish Valentine's Day", and if so, how can we join in the celebrations? Join Cantor Tamara for a shiur exploring the classical and modern meanings of the festival of Tu B'Av. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US - DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 851 6884 3538, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu In-Person and Online (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as a Torah reading. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. This week, Jacob Stadler will read Torah for the first time in this service to mark becoming Bar Mitzvah. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 844 6222 2995, Passcode: 263383).
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Today’s email includes details of activities up to next Thursday. Please note that due to self-isolation of two members of the clergy team after close contact with a positive Covid case, a number of our programmes have now moved online only. Please see below for more details.
Tomorrow we will send a separate email which will outline the next phase of our reopening, including how to book for in-person Erev Shabbat services over the coming weeks.
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THIS EVENING LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) Our weekly review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. With Rabbi Elliott Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
FRIDAY 16 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) - NOW ONLINE Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den will now take place online this week. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 142 813 452 Passcode: 346202).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) - NOW ONLINE Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Pre-Shabbat Story Time will now take place online this week. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 423 529 768 Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah, and Rabbi Hannah from home for the Erev Shabbat service. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click here (Meeting ID: 812 4289 3005 Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 17 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Josh Jungbacke. Led by Rabbi Elliott in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Please click here for the special booklet and here for the Torah supplement. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 826 0068 9558 Passcode: 221322).
BE WITH US Synagogue Choir Rehearsal Online (09:15) Online Choir Rehearsal. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 836 0523 2483, Password: 943829)
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott from our Beit Tefillah, and Rabbi Hannah from home. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 853 7390 5808 Passcode: 785089).
FOR RUACH 4 FAMILIES Service for Ruach 4 Families (10:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Mike and Sophie for a special service for participants of Ruach 4 and their families. This service is designed to help you navigate your way through a Shabbat morning service, so that you feel equipped to participate on your big day. Spaces are limited, so please sign up with only one parent/guardian. Please click here for the service supplement and community news with Yarzheit list. This service must be pre booked by clicking here.
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TISHA B'AV
Saturday 17 July Erev Tisha B'av (22:00) - NOW ONLINE ONLY Join Cantor Tamara for an evening of study, song, and the chanting of Lamentations as we explore the meaning of Tisha B'Av in our current moment. This service is now online only. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 896 7856 8294 Passcode: 785089).
Sunday 18 July Sunday Shacharit In-Person Special for Tisha B'av (09:30) A special in-person lay-led minyan. This service will take place outside to allow congregational singing, and will also include a short study session with Rabbi Elliott. This service has limited spaces and must be pre booked by clicking here. The service will also be online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089)
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SUNDAY 18 JULY BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Katie Hainbach and Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music. MONDAY 19 JULY
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 20 JULY
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials In Person and Online (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class celebrates the end of our year with a special session in person at Alyth and also online, looking at Elul and the High Holy Days. With Rabbi Elliott and Jon Epstein in person and other members of clergy joining from home. This class must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 21 JULY
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 22 JULY
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service with Rabbi Elliott. This week: Job’s Seeking and David’s Acceptance. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project (19:00-20:00) See above for details. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Please find below details of Alyth programming for the next 10 days, up to Sunday 18 July. Next week's email will include information on how we will be responding to the easing of lockdown scheduled for the next day, Monday 19 July.
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THIS EVENING LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) In the Alyth Chevruta Project, participants are sent a study pack on a Friday containing texts, questions and supporting material to study in chevruta (pairs or small groups). Every following Thursday from 19:00-20:00, we join together for a review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
FRIDAY 9 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. This service is now fully booked.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach End of Term Special (17:00-18:00) A special Ruach to end the year. Each of Ruach 1, 2, 3 & 4 will have to work together, in the true spirit of community, harmony and learning, to decipher the clues, beat the clock and race to the finish line. Join us online for something completely different! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 832 9038 5347, Passcode: 727813). Please note this is the last Ruach of term and we will resume in September.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 833 0434 0017, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 10 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start B'nei Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the B’nei Mitzvah of Leyla Katz and Miles Fisher. Led by Rabbi Hannah. This service will also be online. Please click here for the special booklet and here for the Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 857 3605 7923, Passcode: 492793).
LEARN WITH US Shabbat Shiur (09:15) Today is the beginning of the month of Av, a month that contains our most mournful of festivals. Take an opportunity to study in preparation for Tisha b’Av, and to consider how the festival fits into our preparations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. With Rabbi Elliott. Please click herefor the study texts. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah from the Beit Tefillah. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 896 4994 1615, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Josh. There are still a very small number of places for this service, which must be pre booked by clicking here. Please note the start time of 11:00. Please click here for the service supplement and community news with Yarzheit list. The service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 873 1281 9113, Passcode: 380602).
PRAY WITH US Afternoon Bat Mitzvah Service (14:30) An in-person mincha service including the Bat Mitzvah of Maya Abrahams. Led by Rabbi Josh. This service will also be online. Please click here for the special booklet and here for the Torah supplement. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 3905 4314, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 11 JULY BE WITH US Alyth Cycling Community (08:20) The Alyth Cycling Community rides resume this coming Sunday. We meet at Alyth at 8.20am.
BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US Singing for Pleasure (15:00-16:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. This is the last Singing for Pleasure before September. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916) MONDAY 12 JULY
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with David Baker. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 13 JULY
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Please note there is no class today. We resume on Tuesday 20 July.
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Jewish theology and Tisha B’Av. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 14 JULY
BE WITH US News, Views and Schmooze (11:00-12:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 810 6650 1155, Password: 847786).
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 15 JULY
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service with Rabbi Elliott. This week: Daniel’s Hope and Qohelet’s Hopelessness. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project (19:00-20:00) See above for details. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 16 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. These services must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here (Meeting ID: 812 4289 3005 Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 17 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Josh Jungbacke. Led by Rabbi Elliott in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 826 0068 9558 Passcode: 221322).
BE WITH US Synagogue Choir Rehearsal Online (09:15) Online Choir Rehearsal. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 836 0523 2483, Password: 943829)
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott from our Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 853 7390 5808 Passcode: 785089).
FOR RUACH 4 FAMILIES Service for Ruach 4 Families (10:30) Join Rabbi Hannah, Mike and Sophie for a special service for participants of Ruach 4 and their families. This service is designed to help you navigate your way through a Shabbat morning service, so that you feel equipped to participate on your big day. Spaces are limited, so please sign up with only one parent/guardian. This service must be pre booked by clicking here.
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TISHA B'AV
Saturday 17 July Erev Tisha B'av (22:00) Join Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Josh for an evening of study, song, and the chanting of Lamentations as we explore the meaning of Tisha B'Av in our current moment. This service will be multi-access and will have limited in-person attendance in our new Sukkah space. Click here to book in person. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 896 7856 8294 Passcode: 785089).
Sunday 18 July Sunday Shacharit In-Person Special for Tisha B'av (09:30) A special in-person lay-led minyan. This service will take place outside to allow congregational singing, and will also include a short study session with Rabbi Elliott. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. The service will also be online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089)
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
THIS SUNDAY: GENERAL MEETING OF CONGREGANTS ONLINE
We are delighted to invite you to a General Meeting of Congregants, this Sunday 4 July at 10:30. See below for more details.
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MAZEL TOV TO RABBI COLIN Congratulations from all at Alyth to Rabbi Colin, who this weekend will be marking the 50th anniversary of his ordination, which took place on 4 July 1971. To mark the occasion, Colin will be giving the sermon in our Shabbat morning service.
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THIS EVENING
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) In the Alyth Chevruta Project, participants are sent a study pack on a Friday containing texts, questions and supporting material to study in chevruta (pairs or small groups). Every following Thursday from 19:00-20:00, we join together for a review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join. FRIDAY 2 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. These services must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach In-Person (17:00-18:00) Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games in person. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather-appropriate clothing, sun cream/water.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click here(Meeting ID: 864 7236 0659, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS.
SATURDAY 3 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bat Mitzvah of Ella Anderson. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 862 5423 9704, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin. Please join us for this special service in which Rabbi Colin will give our sermon to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination, which took place on 4 July 1971. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 882 3947 1189, Passcode: 785089).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Sensory Shabbat In Person (10:45) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. There is limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY 4 JULY BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SMG - Primary Jewish Education @ Home Special (10:00-11:00) Although we cannot all come together in-person, we can set sail and explore the hidden histories of Jewish pirates! Join us online for an end of year celebration. Get your best pirate costume together and prepare for adventure. You'll need: 1/4 cup raisins, 2 tablespoons butter, 4 teaspoons molasses (or maple syrup), A pinch salt, 1 black tea bag Click here to join together (Meeting ID: 844 4569 3329 Passcode: 138638) Please note this is the last SMG of term.
BE WITH US General Meeting of Congregants ONLINE (10:30) We are delighted to invite you to a General Meeting of Congregants. Please click here to the see the Notice and Agenda for the meeting which will once again be held on Zoom. Click here to join together (Meeting ID: 829 7026 9332, Passcode: 785089)
BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Year 6 Go Ape! (14:30-17:00) A Tree Top Social Adventure! It's time to bring our pre-bar/bat mitzvah students together to create a sense of community and teamwork as we overcome fears and take a leap of faith! GoApe is now fully booked. Please contact mike@alyth.org.uk for information. MONDAY 5 JULY
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Alyth Book Club: ‘The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the rebellious Rothschild’ (18:30-19:30) This month's book is “The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the rebellious Rothschild” by Hannah Rothschild, click here for more information about the book. August’s session is on Monday 2 August. The book will be "The Promise" by Damon Galgut, click here for more information about the book.
TUESDAY 6 JULY
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: The Role of Women in Jewish Traditions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 7 JULY
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 8 JULY
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service through their allusions to biblical narratives and midrashic interpretation – how do references to Moses, Aaron, Hannah, David and others shape our understanding of what it means to live and die? With Rabbi Elliott. This week: Moses’ Death and Hannah’s Conception Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project (19:00-20:00) See above for details. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 9 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott. Please remember that this service is online only. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 833 0434 0017, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 10 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start B'nei Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the B’nei Mitzvah of Leyla Katz and Miles Fisher. Led by Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 857 3605 7923, Passcode: 492793).
LEARN WITH US Shabbat Shiur (09:15) Today is the beginning of the month of Av, a month that contains our most mournful of festivals. Take an opportunity to study in preparation for Tisha b’Av, and to consider how the festival fits into our preparations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. With Rabbi Elliott.
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah from the Beit Tefillah. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 896 4994 1615, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Kollot (11:00) Our informal participatory minyan led by Rabbi Josh. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 873 1281 9113, Passcode: 380602).
PRAY WITH US Afternoon Bat Mitzvah Service (14:30) An in-person mincha service including the Bat Mitzvah of Maya Abrahams. Led by Rabbi Josh in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 889 3905 4314, Passcode: 785089).
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) In the Alyth Chevruta Project, participants are sent a study pack on a Friday containing texts, questions and supporting material to study in chevruta (pairs or small groups). Every following Thursday from 19:00-20:00, we join together for a review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. The first review session tonight is with Rabbi Elliott. Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
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FRIDAY 25 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach In-Person (17:00-18:00) Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games in person. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather-appropriate clothing, sun cream/water.
BE WITH US JMM on Friday (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Passcode: 035091).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 819 1064 7877, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 26 JUNE PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Choral Service (09:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. This service will take place outside to allow congregational singing, with piano accompaniment. There are still a few places available in this service, which must be pre booked by clicking here. Please click here for the Torah supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 4066 1715, Passcode: 741243).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Clare from home. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 825 1531 0500, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. There are still a few places available in this service, which must be pre booked by clicking here. Please note the slightly later time. Pleaseclick here for the special booklet and Torah supplement (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 899 7153 3952, Passcode: 508541).
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SUNDAY 27 JUNE BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SMG - Primary Jewish Education (10:00-11:00 online, 11:30-12:30 in-person) This half term, SMG will run both online and in-person. SMG online will continue to run from 10:00-11:00 for all classes. From 11:30, we are delighted to welcome back two classes at a time for in-person learning. In-person sessions must be pre-registered. In-Person SMG today: Rec /Y1
BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Katie Hainbach and Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music.
MONDAY 28 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089). BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa (15:00-16:00) Creating gifts for Homeless Action in Barnet and small cuddly toys for children to be distributed via food banks. If you have any unused wool or fabric please let sam@alyth.org.uk know and consider helping by donating it to the project. Join Brenda and the Craft, Chat and Cuppa group for a good chat! This is the last session before a break. YOUTH AND EDUCATION Talking about Israel: A Special Evening for Teens (14+) with Solutions not Sides (18:00-19:30) This session, run in partnership with Solutions Not Sides, will explore the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have plenty of space for questions and discussion. Our guest speaker Ali Amla will be joining us online. You can join us online or in-person. In-person attendance must be pre-registered by clicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 817 1002 2340, Passcode: 311220).
TUESDAY 29 JUNE
YOUTH AND EDUCATION In Person Mentor Training (17:30-18:45) In this session, we explore the role of a Ruach Mentor, adaptations to Ruach as we return to in-person programming and learnings from the past year. You will need to attend one of the two sessions to return as a mentor in September. Whether you have done some training in the past, or you've almost reached your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we invite you come along to this evening's training. There are 20 spaces which can be booked by clicking here.
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Death and the World to Come. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE BE WITH US News, Views and Schmooze (11:00-12:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 810 6650 1155, Password: 847786).
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468). THURSDAY 1 JULY
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service through their allusions to biblical narratives and midrashic interpretation – how do references to Moses, Aaron, Hannah, David and others shape our understanding of what it means to live and die? With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project (19:00-20:00) See above for details. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 2 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. These services must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) See above.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here(Meeting ID: 864 7236 0659, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 3 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bat Mitzvah of Ella Anderson. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 862 5423 9704, Passcode: 311220). BE WITH US JMM on Saturday (09:15-10:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin. Please join us for this special service in which Rabbi Colin will give our sermon to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination, which took place on 4 July 1971. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 882 3947 1189, Passcode: 785089).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Sensory Shabbat In Person (10:45 & 12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. 10:45 a service for those toddling and older 12:00 a service for those not yet toddling There is limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY 4 JULY
General Meeting of Congregants ONLINE (10:30) We are delighted to invite you to a General Meeting of Congregants on Sunday 4 July 2021. Please click here to the see the Notice and Agenda for the meeting which will once again be held on Zoom. Click here to register for the meeting and receive the Zoom link.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Over the last few months, we have been working hard to welcome members back to Alyth in person in a way which is compliant with government guidelines and reflects our core values in this complex time (click herefor the leadership letter from May, and herefor the values of Alyth reopening).
This week's announcement of a delay to the end of lockdown measures impacts on us in a number of ways: congregational singing is still not allowed inside; masks must be worn inside in all places of worship; social distancing remains in place; test and trace (and the requirement for self-isolation as a result of close contact) remains in operation, and so on. As a result, Alyth life still cannot return to anything like normality.
We are continuing to prioritise our communal prayer life and bringing young people back into the building. We are also primarily still running activities outside, which is safer and involves fewer restrictions.
To this end we are delighted to announce that the sukkah area at the front of the synagogue has now been transformed, with the area extended, and a single marquee replacing the patchwork of gazebos. This will allow us to begin to reintroduce some other aspects of our programme outside (though already the pressures on this space are significant, and we must be aware of the impact on our neighbours).
The newly developed area also means that we can increase the numbers who are able to attend in-person services. From today, places can now be reserved at two services on Shabbat morning, 26 June - a choral service with keyboard and our choral repetoire at 09:00 (30 places) and an Imrei Finu service which will start at 11:00 (35 places). Please note that for these services a reservation must be made for every individual who is planning to attend, including children. If, having reserved a place, you are unable to attend, we ask that you let us know so that someone on the waiting list can be given a place.
We look forward to welcoming more members in-person over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience and for your appreciation of the importance of opening up in the right way.
Rabbi Josh, June 2021
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Returning this week: The Alyth Chevruta Project
The Alyth Chevruta Project returns after a short break for its third series. In this third series of ACP, we will look at more texts from Pirkei Avot. Chevruta is a classical form of Jewish study, in which two people grapple with the text together. In the Alyth Chevruta Project, participants are sent a study pack on a Friday containing texts, questions and supporting material to study in chevruta. Every following Thursday from 19:00-20:00, Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Josh host a review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. The first pack of this third series will be sent out tomorrow, and the first review session is next Thursday evening, 24 June. New participants are welcome - please contact Rabbi Elliott at acp@alyth.org.uk if you would like to join this exciting learning project.
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FRIDAY 18 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 NOW ONLINE (17:00-18:00) The weather forecast for this evening means that we are unable to run Ruach on the forecourt, and are moving back online for this one week. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 832 9038 5347, Passcode: 727813).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). We invite you to have Shabbat candles and Kiddush ready in advance of the service so that we can join together in these moments from our homes. Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 878 6832 6523, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 19 JUNE PRAY WITH US Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Zeb Imber. Led by Rabbi Josh in the Sukkah area. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 878 3257 7388, Passcode: 311220).
BE WITH US Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (09:15-10:15) Online choir rehearsal. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 836 0523 2483, Password: 943829).
BE WITH US JMM on Saturday (09:15-10:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh from the Beit Tefillah. This service will also be online. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 845 9701 0998, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Big Bang In-Person and Online (11:00) Our musical family service, live from the synagogue Sukkah area. In-person spaces are limited and must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 840 7140 8269, Passcode: 311220).
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SUNDAY 20 JUNE BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SMG - Primary Jewish Education (10:00-11:00 online, 11:30-12:30 in-person) This half term, SMG will run both online and in-person. SMG online will continue to run from 10:00-11:00 for all classes. From 11:30, we are delighted to welcome back two classes at a time for in-person learning. In-person sessions must be pre-registered. In-Person SMG (11:30-12:30): Yrs 2/3 - 20 June Rec /Y1 - 27 June
BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US Singing for Pleasure (15:00-16:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916).
MONDAY 21 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa (15:00-16:00) Creating gifts for Homeless Action in Barnet and small cuddly toys for children to be distributed via food banks. If you have any unused wool or fabric please let sam@alyth.org.uk know and consider helping by donating it to the project. Join Brenda and the Craft, Chat and Cuppa group for a good chat! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 588 095 846 Password: 468060).
BE WITH US Midsummer Concert with Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach (18:00-19:00) Join Katie Hainbach and Cantor Tamara for a Midsummer Concert in the Alyth sukkah, spanning genres and generations. This event will be hybrid and will be available for limited in-person attendance as well as streamed on Zoom. Click here to register in-person. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 886 1101 2179, Passcode: 311220). TUESDAY 22 JUNE
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Marriage. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 24 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes:The Power of a Name (13:00-14:00) With guest teacher, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner What’s in a name? What can we learn about Jewish history, about our families and our destinies from Jewish names? A four week romp through the transformation of Jewish names, exploring Torah, Jewish history, Talmud and Jewish law. Today's session: Fascinating rabbinic responses to ethical issues surrounding naming. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Review Session (19:00-20:00) The return of the Alyth Chevruta Project. See above for more information. Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join this review session with Rabbi Elliott. YOUTH AND EDUCATION Academy In Person (18:00-20:00) Alyth Academy of Performing Arts has been a feature of the Alyth calendar for over 20 years and we are so excited to be back! Come and learn what being in Academy is like and be together in person again. For all those going into year 8-13 from September 2021. Click here to register.
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FRIDAY 25 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach In-Person (17:00-18:00) We are pleased to announce that in June, all of Ruach 1-4 are invited to join us in-person at Alyth for our Friday evening programme. Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather-appropriate clothing, sun cream/water.
BE WITH US JMM on Friday (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Passcode: 035091).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. Please remember that this service is online only. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 819 1064 7877, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 26 JUNE PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Choral Service (09:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. This service will take place outside to allow congregational singing, with piano accompaniment. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 849 4066 1715, Passcode: 741243).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Clare from home. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 825 1531 0500, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Please note the slightly later time. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 899 7153 3952, Passcode: 508541).
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SAVE THE DATE
Talking about Israel: A Special Evening for Teens (14+) with Solutions not Sides Monday 28 June (18:00-19:30) We are committed to supporting our young members’ engagement with the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. This session, run in partnership with Solutions Not Sides, will explore the history of the conflict and have plenty of space for questions and discussion. Our guest speaker Ali Amla will be joining us online. You can join us online or in-person. In-person attendance must be pre-registered by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 817 1002 2340, Passcode: 311220).
General Meeting of Congregants ONLINE Sunday 4 July, 10:30 We are delighted to invite you to a General Meeting of Congregants on Sunday 4 July 2021. Please click here to the see the Notice and Agenda for the meeting which will once again be held on Zoom. Click here to register for the meeting and receive the Zoom link.
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Alyth receives a Commendation at the Sandford St Martin's Awards 2021
We are delighted that last year's Alyth High Holy Day services received a high commendation at the 2021 Sandford St Martin awards last week. The annual Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Awards celebrate broadcasters who have made outstanding contributions to the public understanding of religion, ethics or spirituality through broadcasting. This year's awards included a special community category recognising the context of pandemic. We are very proud that the quality and breadth of our High Holy Days provision for 2020 has been recognised in this way. Thank you to our member who put our name forwards.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
Tonight, 19:00-20:00 In Conversation with HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Join Rabbi Josh for a conversation with Lord Mann, HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism about the challenge of rising antisemitism in the UK, and what can be done in response. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 818 4257 6500, Passcode: 311220).
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION You can now register to attend the following in-person activities and services: - Big Bang - Midsummer Concert with Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach - Baby Den, Story Time and Sensory Shabbat. See booking links below.
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FRIDAY 11 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. This service is full.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach In-Person (17:00-18:00) We are pleased to announce that in June, all of Ruach 1-4 are invited to join us in-person at Alyth for our Friday evening programme. Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather-appropriate clothing, sun cream/water.
BE WITH US JMM on Friday (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Passcode: 035091).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). We invite you to have Shabbat candles and Kiddush ready in advance of the service so that we can join together in these moments from our homes. Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 875 7506 6839, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 12 JUNE PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bat Mitzvah service of Zara Glazer. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 842 0922 8824, Passcode: 407484).
LEARN WITH US Shabbat Shiur: 3 Tammuz: The day the sun stood still (09:15) Tomorrow is the third day of the month of Tammuz. According to the book of Joshua, on this day the sun did not set, but stayed in the sky for 36 hours allowing Israel to defeat their enemies before Shabbat came in. Join Rabbi Hannah to look at this story through the eyes of Midrash and explore whether our prayers really can control the elements. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705, Passcode: 602287).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Rabbi Colin will give the sermon. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 867 3972 7883, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Kollot In-Person and Online (10:30) Our informal participatory minyan. This month led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott. Rabbi Colin will give the Dvar Torah. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 842 4530 0673, Passcode: 987060).
PRAY WITH US Afternoon Bar Mitzvah Service (14:00) An in-person mincha service including the Bar Mitzvah of Elijah Newman. Led by Rabbi Elliott. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 878 4488 4227, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 13 JUNE BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SMG - Primary Jewish Education (10:00-11:00 online, 11:30-12:30 in-person) This half term, SMG will run both online and in-person. SMG online will continue to run from 10:00-11:00 for all classes. From 11:30, we are delighted to welcome back two classes at a time for in-person learning. In-person sessions must be pre-registered. In-Person SMG (11:30-12:30): Yrs 4/5 - 13 June Yrs 2/3 - 20 June Rec /Y1 - 27 June
MONDAY 14 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa (15:00-16:00) Creating gifts for Homeless Action in Barnet and small cuddly toys for children to be distributed via food banks. If you have any unused wool or fabric please let sam@alyth.org.uk know and consider helping by donating it to the project. Join Brenda and the Craft, Chat and Cuppa group for a good chat! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 588 095 846 Password: 468060).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Mentor Training In-Person (17:30-18:45) Becoming a Ruach mentor is a great way to give back to the community now that you've become a Jewish adult in the community. In these sessions, we will explore the role of a Ruach Mentor as we return to in-person programming. You will need to attend one of the two sessions to return as a mentor in September. Whether you have done some training in the past, or you've almost reached your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we invite you to choose from one of two training dates (14/15 June), to join us in-person before the summer break. There are 20 spaces per session. Click here to register for Mentor Training.
TUESDAY 15 JUNE
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Mentor Training In-Person (17:30-18:45) See above.
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Birth and Childhood. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE
BE WITH US News, Views & Schmooze (11:00-12:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 810 6650 1155, Password: 847786). PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 17 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes:The Power of a Name (13:00-14:00) With guest teacher, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner What’s in a name? What can we learn about Jewish history, about our families and our destinies from Jewish names? A four week romp through the transformation of Jewish names, exploring Torah, Jewish history, Talmud and Jewish law. Today's session: How recent Jewish history is revealed through our names. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth Children’s Theatre In-Person (17:00-18:15) An opportunity for those whose love to sing, act, dance, put on a show, play drama games and be together! Come and learn what being in Alyth’s Children’s Theatre is like and be together in person again. For all those going into year 3-7 from September 2021. Click here to register.
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FRIDAY 18 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 In-Person (17:00-18:00) We are pleased to announce that in June, all of Ruach 1-4 are invited to join us in-person at Alyth for our Friday evening programme. Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather appropriate clothing / sun cream.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 878 6832 6523, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 19 JUNE PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Zeb Imber. Led by Rabbi Josh in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 878 3257 7388, Passcode: 311220).
BE WITH US Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (09:15-10:15) Online choir rehearsal. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 836 0523 2483, Password: 943829).
BE WITH US JMM on Saturday (09:15-10:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh from the Beit Tefillah. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 845 9701 0998, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Big Bang In-Person and Online (11:00) Our musical family service. In-person spaces are limited and must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 840 7140 8269, Passcode: 311220).
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SAVE THE DATE
Midsummer Concert with Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach Monday 21 June, 18:00-19:00 Join Katie Hainbach and Cantor Tamara for a Midsummer Concert in the Alyth sukkah, spanning genres and generations. This event will be hybrid and will be available for limited in-person attendance as well as streamed on Zoom. Click here to register in-person.
Special Meeting of Congregants Sunday 4 July, 10:30 A Special Meeting to approve the subscriptions for 2021-22 will be held on 4 July 2020 at 10:30.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
In Conversation with Lord Mann, HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Thursday 10 June, 19:00-20:00 With antisemitism in the UK once again on the rise, we are delighted to welcome to Alyth Lord John Mann, HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. See below for more details and zoom link.
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION You can now register to attend: - Kollot - Baby Den, Story Time and Sensory Shabbat. See booking links below.
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FRIDAY 4 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 (17:00-18:00) We are on half term this week. We resume on 11 June.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). We invite you to have Shabbat candles and Kiddush ready in advance of the service so that we can join together in these moments from our homes. Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 844 0820 3850, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 5 JUNE PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the B'not Mitzvah service of Annabelle Joffe and Daisy Goodman. Led by Rabbi Hannah in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 879 3254 4755, Passcode: 311220).
BE WITH US Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (09:15-10:15) Online choir rehearsal. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 836 0523 2483, Password: 943829).
BE WITH US JMM on Saturday (09:15-10:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
BE WITH US FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS' WEEK Pre-service coffee morning for volunteers (09:30-10:15) Join Lynette for a morning coffee over zoom, where you can speak about the joys and challenges of volunteering in the context of pandemic before our special Shabbat morning service. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 977 6871 0421, Passcode: 170799).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Special service for National Volunteers' Week Led by Rabbi Josh and Lynette Sunderland from the Beit Tefillah. To mark National Volunteers Week (this year, Tuesday 1 – Monday 7 June) we are delighted to invite all those who have volunteered for Alyth in the past year to join us for a special Shabbat morning on Saturday 5 June. We will ‘call to Torah’ everyone who has given of their time and energy this year: anyone who wishes will be invited to unmute and lead the Torah blessings, before a special mi sheberach (a blessing after being called to Torah) from Rabbi Josh. Lynette will give our sermon that morning on the theme of volunteering. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 856 8184 3360, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Nusach Shacharit Online (10:30) Join Cantor Tamara for a special Shacharit service incorporating a bit more traditional nusach and hazzanut, woven in with the Shabbat morning melodies we know and love. This service will jointhe service in the Beit Tefillah for the Torah service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 882 1490 5805, Passcode: 311220).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Sensory Shabbat In Person (10:45, 12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. 10:45: a service for those toddling and older 12:00 a service for those not yet toddling These services must be pre-booked byclicking here.
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SUNDAY 6 JUNE BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth Sunday Mornings (10:00-11:00) Please note that we are now on half term and resume on Sunday 13 June.
BE WITH US Singing for Pleasure (15:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916).
MONDAY 7 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa (15:00-16:00) Creating gifts for Homeless Action in Barnet and small cuddly toys for children to be distributed via food banks. If you have any unused wool or fabric please let sam@alyth.org.uk know and consider helping by donating it to the project. Join Brenda and the Craft, Chat and Cuppa group for a good chat! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 588 095 846 Password: 468060).
BE WITH US Alyth Book Club (18:30-19:30) This month's book is ‘The Magician of Lublin’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer. July’s session is on Monday 5 July. The book will be “The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the rebellious Rothschild” by Hannah Rothschild, click here for more information about the book. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 8 JUNE
YOUTH & EDUCATION Year 11 & 12 Hang Out In-Person (18:30-19:30) This past year has been challenging for many reasons and much of our social lives has changed. We are therefore very excited to be able to come back together with our young people in our home at Alyth. Please join us at Alyth (in-person) for a chilled evening of snacks, chats, music and games. This must be preregistered by clicking here.
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Conversion and Status. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 10 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Thursday Rosh Chodesh Shacharit (08:30) A special service for Rosh Chodesh Tamuz including the singing of Hallel. Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes:The Power of a Name (13:00-14:00) With guest teacher, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner What’s in a name? What can we learn about Jewish history, about our families and our destinies from Jewish names? A four week romp through the transformation of Jewish names, exploring Torah, Jewish history, Talmud and Jewish law. Today's session: Tricky Talmudic tales of naming and shaming. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US SPECIAL A Conversation with Lord John Mann - Online (19:00-20:00 Anti-Semitism is once again on the rise in the UK. As well as the now almost normalised anti-Semitic vitriol on social media, in the past two weeks we have also seen public expression of violent anti-Semitic sentiments in North London, and the attack of a rabbi in Chigwell. Tropes that were once considered unacceptable are now carried proudly on the streets of London. There is therefore no better time to welcome Lord John Mann to Alyth. In 2019, Lord Mann was appointed HM Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. We are delighted to welcome him for a conversation about the challenge of antisemitism and what can be done in response. Hosted by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 818 4257 6500, Passcode: 311220).
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FRIDAY 11 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den Online (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. There is very limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 In-Person (17:00-18:00) We are pleased to announce that in June, all of Ruach 1-4 are invited to join us in-person at Alyth for our Friday evening programme. Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and warm clothing.
BE WITH US JMM on Friday (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Passcode: 035091).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara. Please remember that this service is online only. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 875 7506 6839, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 12 JUNE PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bat Mitzvah service of Zara Glazer. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 842 0922 8824, Passcode: 407484).
LEARN WITH US Shabbat Shiur: 3 Tammuz: The day the sun stood still (09:15) Tomorrow is the third day of the month of Tammuz. According to the book of Joshua, on this day the sun did not set, but stayed in the sky for 36 hours allowing Israel to defeat their enemies before Shabbat came in. Join Rabbi Hannah to look at this story through the eyes of Midrash and explore whether our prayers really can control the elements. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705, Passcode: 602287).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 867 3972 7883, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US Kollot In-Person and Online (10:30) Our informal participatory minyan. This month led by Rabbi Hannah, Rabbi Elliott and Justin Wise. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 842 4530 0673, Passcode: 987060).
PRAY WITH US Afternoon Bar Mitzvah Service (14:00) An in-person mincha service including the Bar Mitzvah of Elijah Newman. Led by Rabbi Elliott. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 878 4488 4227, Passcode: 785089).
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SAVE THE DATE
Midsummer Concert with Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach Monday 21 June, 18:00-19:00 Join Katie Hainbach and Cantor Tamara for a Midsummer Concert in the Alyth sukkah, spanning genres and generations. This event will be hybrid and will be available for limited in-person attendance as well as streamed on Zoom. Registration for attending in-person opens on Thursday 10 June.
Special Meeting of Congregants Sunday 4 July, 10:30 A Special Meeting to approve the subscriptions for 2021-22 will be held on 4 July 2020 at 10:30.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
