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My Alyth

Coronavirus: 3 ways to help protect your community 
1) Please stay at home if you feel unwell.
2) When you come into the Alyth building wash your hands with warm water and soap.
3) We are especially vulnerable at Kiddush so please be careful when taking food.
To protect our more vulnerable members and visitors, we ask all at Alyth to please bear in mind government guidelines before coming to the building. For more information on current guidelines, please click here.
We are still receiving expert advice and we will update you as soon as we can. 

 

Erev Shabbat
06 March 

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie Hainbach.

 

Shabbat Morning
07 March 

Shabbat Shiur: Sugyot every Reform Jew should know
(09:15-10:15) A sugya is a discrete section of the Talmud.  In these shiurim we explore sugyot that are particularly interesting, entertaining or challenging.  With Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service with piano. Led by Rabbi Josh with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Ron Laufer. The sermon will be given by Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman.

Sensory Shabbat 
(11:00-12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell, hear and taste your way through the service. Suitable for babies from birth to 2 years. Be mindful that this is a quiet experience

Monday 09 March - Erev Purim

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass 
(19:00-21:30) 
For adults: A lot of the Purim story happens over wine and feasting. This Purim, join us for an evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a masterclass with Israeli wine ambassador, Tal Sunderland-Cohen. Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. Reading of the Megillah will be woven into the evening. Tickets are £10 per person, which includes food and wine.
Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Teen Erev Purim Secret Cinema - Spider-Man: Far from Home 
(19:00-21:30) 
For School Years 7-13: Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. 
RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…

Tuesday 10 March - Purim 

Purim Baby Den 
(10:30-11:30) 
For Alyth’s youngest members: Don’t forget your fancy dress. With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Just added: Purim Megillah Reading & Lunch  
(12:30-14:00) Join Rabbi Hannah and Mike Mendoza for a megillah reading over a light lunch. 

Mega Purim Party 
(16:00-17:30) 
For Primary School children and their families: Join Rabbi Hannah and Sophie for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will have supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged. Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for.

Alyth Film Club: The Shop on the High Street (1965)      
(19:30-22:00) Antonin Tono Brtko is a poor carpenter appointed by his Nazi brother-in-law to be 'Aryan controller' of an old Jewish widow’s sewing shop in a Nazi-occupied Slovakian town in 1942. The widow, Rozalie, is near deaf, isolated and partially sighted. Barely even registering there is a war going on, she fails to fully realize the implications of the context in which she lives. Believing Tono is simply her new assistant, the two develop a tentative friendship that sees him maintaining that fiction as he attempts to protect her from the encroaching Nazi horror. With English subtitles.

Friday 13 March 

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Ruach Parent's Session: Avodah 
(17:15-18:15) To correspond with the ‘Avodah’ term at Ruach, this session, taught by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah, will look at aspects of our prayer lives.  This session is specifically for parents whose children attend the Ruach programme.

Erev Shabbat Service  
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.  

Saturday 14 March 

Special Choir Breakfast  
(09:00-10:15)  A special breakfast for choir members to speak about music in our services with our rabbis and welcoming back Katie.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15)  Led by Rabbi Josh. Includes the Bat Mitzvah of Gabriella Hilton. 

Kollot
(10:30-12:15) Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan.  Led by Rabbi Hannah and Justin Wise.

Year 6 Bowling Trip 
(17:00-19:00) Part of the B’nei Mitzvah process at Alyth is focused on social bonding. Therefore, we plan one tailored event in Year 6, a residential in Year 7 and an international trip in Year 8. Join us for the first social of the journey - the Year 6 bowling trip.
Email sophie@alyth.org.uk to sign up. 

Save the Dates + Book Now 

Academy of Perfoming Arts at Alyth Presents: Little Shop of Horrors 
Saturday 2 May, 19:00 & Sunday 3 May, 15:00 and 19:00 

Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth presents  a performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” Tickets cost: £10 (adults), £8 (concessions), £3 (under 18s). Click here to book. 

The Alyth Big Iftar  
Monday 11 May (evening) 

Alyth’s seventh annual Iftar as we extend a warm welcome to our Muslim neighbours. Email saskia@alyth.org.uk to register. 

Alyth Refugee Drop-In Concert 
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30 

We are excited to welcome back Wiyaala, the winner of Ghana's X Factor. The concert, to raise funds for Alyth Social Action projects, will also feature the Alyth Refugee Drop-in choir with singers from over 12 countries. Join us for a wonderful celebration of different communities coming together as one. Click here to book tickets.

 

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 06 March 
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 08 March
- Alyth Cycling Community (08:30)
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Refugee Choir Rehearsal (13:30)

- Singing for Pleasure (15:00)
- Academy (18:00)

Monday 09 March 
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 10 March 
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Thursday 12 March
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Pop Up AYS (17:30)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)

Friday 13 March
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Saturday 14 March 
- Choir Rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 15 March 
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

 

Community News

We regret to announce the death of: 

Monica Mendoza, aunt of Laurance Mendoza.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's sermon from last Shabbat: "Building our own Disneyland"

 

Finchley Foodbank Collection 

Following a few busy weeks the Foodbank is running short of some basics, such a jars of pasta sauces, tins of tomatoes, UHT milk and bags of rice.
If you are able to donate any of these items, please drop them off in the Alyth foyer before Friday 6 March.  The Foodbank is also taking donations of coffee,  cupasoups, cereals, tins of vegetables, custard/rice pudding and toiletries (shampoo, deodorants for men and women, shower gel and toilet paper).
Thank you

 

18 Under 18

Mazel Tov to Evie Leibling Blitz for being one of the Jewish News 18 under 18. Click here to read the full article. 

 

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (27 February)

 

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Erev Shabbat
28 February 

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

What does Trump's plan mean for Israelis and Palestinians?
(17:15-18:15) Join Adam Ognall, Chief Executive of the New Israel Fund, to digest President Trump’s recently announced ‘Peace Plan’ on the eve of Israel’s latest Knesset elections. Adam will have returned from Israel the day before this talk so will be able to share the latest insights as to how the Plan is being received in Israel and whether it is shaping the likely outcomes of Israel’s elections. Hosted by Rabbi Josh. 

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.

 

Shabbat Morning
29 February 

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bat Mitzvah of Scarlett May. 

Service for Wellbeing 
(10:30) Join Lynette Sunderland as we take time for ourselves to relax, breathe and explore, during our Shabbat morning service, our mental and physical wellbeing through tuneful prayer. 

Saturday 29 February 

Secret Cinema 
(17:00-20:00) Come and join us for an evening of play as we dive into the Toy Box with our old friends Woody and Buzz. Be prepared for a magical immersive movie experience, classic cinema snacks and lots of fun with friends! Contact sophie@alyth.org.uk to sign up or for more information.

Monday 2 March 

Notice of Special Meeting of Congregants  
(20:00) 
A Special Meeting to consider the future of our building will take place on Monday 2 March. Click here for details of the resolution. A few members have asked for more information about the Trustees’ deliberations to this point ahead of the meeting. Please click here to see a table setting out the main options that have been considered and the route that the Trustees are recommending to enable us to move forwards with this much needed work in the autumn of 2020.

Friday 06 March 

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie Hainbach.

Saturday 07 March

Shabbat Shiur: Sugyot every Reform Jew should know
(09:15-10:15) A sugya is a discrete section of the Talmud.  In these shiurim we explore sugyot that are particularly interesting, entertaining or challenging.  With Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service with piano. Led by Rabbi Josh with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Ron Laufer. The sermon will be given by Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman.

Sensory Shabbat 
(11:00-12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell, hear and taste your way through the service. Suitable for babies from birth to 2 years. Be mindful that this is a quiet experience.

Purim at Alyth 

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30 
For adults:
 A lot of the Purim story happens over wine and feasting. This Purim, join us for an evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a masterclass with Israeli wine ambassador, Tal Sunderland-Cohen. Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. Reading of the Megillah will be woven into the evening.  Tickets are £10 per person, which includes food and wine. 
Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Teen Erev Purim Secret Cinema - Spider-Man: Far From Home
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30

For School Years 7-13: Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. 
RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…
Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for.

Purim Baby Den 
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30-11:30
For Alyth’s youngest members: Don’t forget your fancy dress. With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Purim Party 
Tuesday 10 March, starting at 16:00
For Primary School children and their families: Join Rabbi Hannah, Sophie and Hannah for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will have supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged.

Book Now 

Last Chance to Book: Alyth's Weekend Away 
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 
We have a few more spaces available, but you need to book by Friday 6 March. 
This special weekend includes services, meals and prayer, relaxing together, and a diverse programme of sessions, including study, craft and a leadership track. There is a full programme of activities for children with the Youth and Education hub and madrichim, as well as a study room for our teenagers to do their homework and to revise. Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. 
Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth Refugee Drop-in Concert
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30

We are excited to welcome back Wiyaala, the winner of Ghana's X Factor. The concert, to raise funds for Alyth Social Action projects, will also feature the Alyth Refugee Drop-in choir with singers from over 12 countries. Join us for a wonderful celebration of different communities coming together as one. Click here to book tickets.

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 28 February 
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Saturday 29 February 
- Choir Rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 1 March 
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)

- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Academy (18:00)
- Bridge (19:00)

Monday 2 March 
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)

- CREATE (17:30)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 3 March 
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 4 March 
- Soup, News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thursday 5 March 
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Pop Up AYS (17:30)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)

Friday 6 March 
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 8 March 
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Refugee Choir Rehearsal (13:30)

- Singing for Pleasure (15:00)
- Academy (18:00)

 

Community News

We regret to announce the death of: 

Harold Nowitz, husband of Deborah Nowitz, father of Greg and Andrea Nowitz.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Colin's sermon from last Shabbat. 

 

Finchley Foodbank Collection​​​​​​​

Following a few busy weeks the Foodbank is running short of some basics, such a jars of pasta sauces, tins of tomatoes, UHT milk and bags of rice.
If you are able to donate any of these items, please drop them off in the Alyth foyer before Friday 6 March.  The Foodbank is also taking donations of coffee,  cupasoups, cereals, tins of vegetables, custard/rice pudding and toiletries (shampoo, deodorants for men and women, shower gel and toilet paper).
Thank you.

 

Corona Virus Advice 

We kindly request that Alyth members bear in mind government guidelines before coming to the building where we have vulnerable members.

Please click here to see the current advice.

Should you have any specific concern, please contact the health protection team at Public Health England via necl.team@phe.gov.uk or phone 020 3837 7084 (option 1).

 

Welcome back

We are delighted to welcome back to Alyth this week, Katie Hainbach after her maternity leave and Mike Mendoza after a short career break.

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (20 February)

 

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Erev Shabbat
21 February

Please note that as it is half term there is no Baby or Shabbat Den this week. We restart on Friday 28 February. 

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation 
(17:15-18:15) An hour of contemplation, movement and learning to set you up for Shabbat. With Mika Hadar-Borthwick. 
We will explore the Torah comparison of a person as a tree:
- a person is like the tree of a field... (Deut. 20:19)
- for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people. (Isaiah 65:22)
- He will be like a tree planted near water... (Jeremiah 17:8)

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh.

Shalom Supper 
(18:30-21:30) Join members of Jami and Jewish Care’s Shalom Centre for a Shabbat evening dinner and entertainment. (With the support of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust). 

 

Shabbat Morning
22 February

Shabbat Shiur: Bending the Rules  
(09:15-10:15) Parashat Mishpatim contains a large number of laws.  Some are still fundamental to our concept of a just society, some feel quite alien to us.  Which and why? And why has at least one come to have a meaning opposite to the original text? Led by Student Rabbi Nicola

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) An unaccompanied service, led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Samson Bloom. The sermon will be given by Rabbi Colin.

Stripped-back Shacharit   
(10:30) A more formal Shacharit with Rabbi Colin. 
Joining the community in the Beit Tefillah for the sermon given by Rabbi Colin.

Tuesday 25 February

Judaism the Essentials
(20:00-22:00) Our weekly programme of short courses for all those who want to ensure that their Judaism has firm foundations.  Returning after the half term break, we begin a new short course on Ritual and Prayer with a session on Shabbat.

Click here for the Essentials programme for Feb-June 2020

Thursday 27 February 

Youth and Education Hub Provision
Kef Zone, ACE, ACT and year 7 Hebrew return after the half term break. 

Friday 28 February

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(17:15-18:15) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

What does Trump’s plan mean for Israelis and Palestinians?
(16:15-17:00) Join Adam Ognall, Chief Executive of the New Israel Fund, to digest President Trump’s recently announced ‘Peace Plan’ on the eve of Israel’s latest Knesset elections. Adam will have returned from Israel the day before this talk so will be able to share the latest insights as to how the Plan is being received in Israel and whether it is shaping the likely outcomes of Israel’s elections. Hosted by Rabbi Josh. 

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.

Saturday 29 February

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Hannah with the 
Alyth choir. Includes the Bat Mitzvah of Scarlett May. 

Service for Wellbeing
(10:30) Join Lynette Sunderland as we take time for ourselves to relax, breathe and explore, during our Shabbat morning service, our mental and physical wellbeing through tuneful prayer.  

Saturday 29 February 

Secret Cinema: Year 3 and 4
(17:00 - 20:00) Come and join us for an evening of play as we dive into the Toy Box with our old friends Woody and Buzz. Be prepared for a magical immersive movie experience, classic cinema snacks and lots of fun with friends! Contact sophie@alyth.org.uk to sign up or for more information.

Purim at Alyth 

Erev Purim

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30
For adults:  A lot of the Purim story happens over wine and feasting. This Purim, join us for an evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a masterclass with Israeli wine ambassador, Tal Sunderland-Cohen. Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. Reading of the Megillah will be woven into the evening.  Tickets are £10 per person, which includes food and wine. Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Teen Purim Secret Cinema - Spider-Man: Far From Home 
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30 
For School Years 7-13: Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. 
RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…

Purim Day

Purim Baby Den 
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30 
For Alyth’s youngest members: Don’t forget your fancy dress. With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Purim Party 
Tuesday 10 March, starting at 16:00
For Primary School children and their families: Join Rabbi Hannah, Sophie and Hannah for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will hacve supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged.
Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for.

Last Chance to Book  

Alyth's Weekend Away 
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March

We have a few more spaces available, but need to know by Thursday 27 February. This special weekend includes services, meals and prayer, relaxing together, and a diverse programme of sessions, including study, craft and a leadership track. There is a full programme of activities for children with the Youth and Education hub and madrichim, as well as a study room for our teenagers to do their homework and to revise. Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. 
Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

 

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Sunday 23 February
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)

- Refugee Drop In (14:00)

Monday 24 February
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 25 February
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 26 February
- Chamber Choir (19:30)

Thursday 27 February
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Pop Up AYS (17:30)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)

Friday 28 February
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Saturday 29 January
- Choir rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 1 March
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Academy (18:00)

- Bridge (19:00)

 

 
Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "What Rabbinic Texts about Reptiles can Teach Us about Strength in Leadership"

 

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter 

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com.

 

Notice of Special Meeting of Congregants

2 March 2020 at 8:00pm
at Alyth. 
A Special Meeting to consider the future of our building will take place on Monday 2 March. Click here for details of the resolution.

Following the incorporation of Alyth as a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, our Articles of Association can be accessed via our website by clicking here, or on the Charity Commission and Companies House websites. For a copy of our Rules, which are an internal document, please email adam@alyth.org.uk to requests a copy. 

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (13 February)

 

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Erev Shabbat
14 February 

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Sing With Us 
(17:15-18:15) Join us as we sing new and familiar melodies, exploring harmonies and preparing our voices for our Shabbat service. With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.

Ruach Information Evening and Pre Trip Chavurah Supper 
(17:15-18:15) Parents of those year 8 children going on the Budapest trip in February are invited to the information meeting at 17:15 while the children are at Ruach. Thereafter please all join us for the Erev Shabbat service, followed by a bring and share dinner. Everyone is asked to bring a veggie or fish dish or a nut free dessert and start the following week’s trip off in high spirits!

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. 

 

Shabbat Morning
15 February 

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation 
(09:15-10:15) Buds of flowers sprouting into spring. Awakening from hibernation through movement and meditation. Contemplation, movement and learning to set you up for Shabbat. With Mika Hadar-Borthwick.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) Led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise with the Alyth choir accompanied by guitar. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Phillips. 

Big Bang 
(11:00-12:00) This month led by Rabbi Hannah with the Big Bang musicians. 

Monday 17 February

Feb Fun for Young Ones 
(09:00-12:30) The start of our popular Kindergarten holiday camp! Join the Youth and Education team and Alyth Kindergarten staff for Alyth’s half term camp for children aged 2-4 years old. Feb Fun is a perfect way to spend the school holiday. The scheme has a safe and homely environment while giving us the flexibility to use our space in exciting and innovative ways. 
To register or if you have any questions please contact beth@alyth.org.uk.

Tuesday 18 February 

Alyth Film Club: Arranged (2007)
(19:30-22:00) For technical reasons beyond our control, we are unable to show "Hester Street" as advertised. Instead we will be showing: 
ARRANGED (2007)
Rachel, an Orthodox Jewess, and Nasira, a Moslem woman, meet as new teachers at a Brooklyn school. Over the course of a year, they begin to see past superficial differences and form a bond over their shared experiences of the ups and downs of arranged marriages. A tale of friendship, loyalty, duty and tradition, based on a true story.

Friday 21 February 

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh.

Shalom Supper
(18:30-21:30) Join members of Jami and Jewish Care’s Shalom Centre for a Shabbat evening dinner and entertainment. (With the support of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust). 

Saturday 22 February

Shabbat Shiur: Bending the Rules 
(09:15-10:15) Parashat Mishpatim contains a large number of laws.  Some are still fundamental to our concept of a just society, some feel quite alien to us.  Which and why? And why has at least one come to have a meaning opposite to the original text? Led by Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) An unaccompanied service, led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Samson Bloom. The sermon will be given by Rabbi Colin.

Stripped-back Shacharit 
(10:30) A more formal Shacharit with Rabbi Colin. Joining the community in the Beit Tefillah for the sermon given by Rabbi Colin.

Purim at Alyth 

Erev Purim

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30

For adults: A lot of the Purim story happens over wine and feasting. This Purim, join us for an evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a masterclass with Israeli wine ambassador, Tal Sunderland-Cohen. Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. Reading of the Megillah will be woven into the evening.  Tickets are £10 per person, which includes food and wine. Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk. 

Teen Purim Secret Cinema presents Spider-Man: Far From Home 
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30
For School Years 7-13:
Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. 
RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…

Purim Day

Purim Baby Den 
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30
For Alyth’s youngest members: Don’t forget your fancy dress. With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Purim Party 
Tuesday 10 March, starting at 16:00

For Primary School children and their families: Join Rabbi Hannah, Sophie and Hannah for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will have supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged. Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for.

Book Now 

Alyth's Weekend Away 
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March

We now have over 200 people signed up for the Alyth Weekend Away!  
There are a few more rooms available.  This special weekend includes services, meals and prayer, relaxing together, and a diverse programme of sessions, including study, craft and a leadership track. There is a full programme of activities for children with the Youth and Education hub and madrichim, as well as a study room for our teenagers to do their homework and to revise. Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth's Refugee Drop In Concert 
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30-21:30

Our refugee drop-in choir sings with Wiyaala, a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who sings in her native language of Sissala and Waala dialects and English, often combining all three languages within her songs.
Click here to purchase your ticket. 

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 14 February
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Saturday 15 January
- Choir rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 16 Febraury
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)

Monday 17 February
- Senior Club (14:00)


Tuesday 18 February 
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 19 February 
- Soup, News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thursday 20 February 
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)

Sunday 23 February
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Refugee Drop In (14:00)

 

Community News

We regret to announce the death of: 

Gerald Bentley, husband of Gloria Bentley, father of David Bentley and Tina Selbo.

Gillian Gordon, wife of Edward Gordon, mother of Alex Gordon and Marianne Benjamin.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter 

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com.

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (6 February)

 

My Alyth

 

 

Erev Shabbat
07 February 

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) 
Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Babayit 
(18:30-21:00) This Friday, join Rabbi Hannah, Sam Heller and Hannah Kieve for a special Shabbat meal for our Israeli families, hosted by a member of our community who lives locally. For the address, please register with saskia@alyth.org.uk, letting her know how many will be attending and what dish you will be contributing. 

 

Shabbat Morning
08 February 

Shabbat Shiur: Jumping into the Sea and the Messiah son of Joseph 
(09:15-10:15) Join Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman, lecturer in rabbinic literature at Cambridge University to explore the story of the parting of the sea and the tale of those who sought to leave Egypt before the right time.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Curran.  

Kollot
(10:30-12:15) Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan. Led by Rabbi Josh.


The sermon in the choral service and dvar torah in Kollot will be given by Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman.

Sunday 9 February 

Trip: Jewish History in the British Museum  
(10:30) Some of the most important extra-biblical artifacts from the ancient near-East can be seen in the heart of London. Together, we use the evidence found in the British Museum to piece together ancient Jewish history. Led by Rabbi Josh.  This trip is now full.

Alyth’s Annual Tu B’Shvat Supper Quiz
(19:15) Celebrate Tu B’Shvat with us at our Annual Alyth Supper Quiz.  £26 per person (includes supper). Tables of 10 - make up your own table or we can allocate you to a table. To buy tickets call Saskia on 020 8457 8784 or email saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Tuesday 11 February 

Essentials Tu B’Shvat Seder 
(20:00) The annual Essentials Tu B’Shvat Seder, with Rabbi Hannah.  The evening is open to all the community. Please let us know you are coming with saskia@alyth.org.uk

Friday 14 February

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Sing With Us
(17:15-18:15) Join us as we sing new and familiar melodies, exploring harmonies and preparing our voices for our Shabbat service. With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. 

Ruach Budapest Trip Information Evening and Pre Trip Family Chavurah Supper 
(17:15-21:00) Parents of those year 8 children going on the Budapest trip in February are invited to the information meeting at 17:15 while the children are at Ruach and then please all join us for the Friday night Shabbat service, followed by a bring and share dinner. Everyone is asked to bring a veggie, or fish, dish (main or dessert) and start the following week’s trip off in high spirits!

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.  

Saturday 15 February 

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation 
(09:15-10:15) Buds of flowers sprouting into spring. Awakening from hibernation through movement and meditation. Contemplation, movement and learning to set you up for Shabbat. With Mika Hadar-Borthwick.

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) Led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise with the Alyth choir accompanied by guitar. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Phillips. 

Big Bang
(11:00-12:00) This month led by Rabbi Hannah with the Big Bang musicians.

Feb Fun For Young Ones 

Feb Fun for Young Ones 
Monday 17 - Friday 21 February 
Join the Youth and Education team and Alyth Kindergarten staff for Alyth’s half term camp for children aged 2-4 years old. Feb Fun is a perfect way to spend the school holiday. The scheme has a safe and homely environment while giving us the flexibility to use our space in exciting and innovative ways. To register or if you have any questions please contact beth@alyth.org.uk.

Purim at Alyth

Erev Purim

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass
Monday 9 March, 19:00
For adults:
 A lot of the Purim story happens over wine and feasting.  This Purim, join us for an evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a masterclass with Israeli wine ambassador, Tal Sunderland-Cohen.
Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. Reading of the Megillah will be woven into the evening.  Tickets are £10 per person, which includes food and wine. Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk. 

Teen Purim Secret Cinema presents Spider-man: Far From Home
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30

For School Years 7-13: Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…

Purim Day

Purim Baby Den 
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30
For Alyth’s youngest members: don’t forget your fancy dress. 
With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Purim Party 
Tuesday 10 March, starting at 16:
00
For Primary School children and their families: Join Rabbi Hannah, Sophie and Hannah for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will have supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged. Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for!

Book Now 

Alyth's Weekend Away 
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 
Over 180 people are already signed up for the Alyth Weekend Away, with only a few more rooms available.  This special weekend includes services, meals and prayer, relaxing together, and a diverse programme of sessions, including study, craft and a leadership track.  
There is a full programme of activities for children with the Youth and Education hub and madrichim, as well as a study room for our teenagers to do their homework and to revise.
Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth's Refugee Drop In Concert 
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30-21:30
Our refugee drop-in choir sings with Wiyaala, a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who sings in her native language of Sissala and Waala dialects and English, often combining all three languages within her songs.
 Click here to purchase your ticket.

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 7 February
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 9 February
- Alyth Community Cycle (08:15)

- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)

- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Academy (18:00)

Monday 10 February
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 11 February
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Thursday 13 February
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)
- Year 9 Hadracha (18:30)

Friday 14 February
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Saturday 15 February
- Choir rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 16 February
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)

- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)

 

Community News

We celebrate with: 

Erica and Ed Perry on the birth of their daughter, Emilia Perry, a granddaughter to Naomi and Alan Perry, 

We regret to announce the death of: 

Henry Jackson, husband of Kathrine Jackson, father of Anthony Jackson.

Evelyne Pell, mother of Clifford Pell and Suzanne Rister, sister of Ruth Arnold.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat D'var Torah and Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's Dvar Torah from last Shabbat and click here Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang's sermon from last Shabbat. 

 

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com.

 

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (30JANUARY)

 

My Alyth

 

 

Erev Shabbat
31 January

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Year 7 Ruach Residential 
(Friday-Sunday ) On this weekend 20 children having their Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Alyth embark on the Ruach Residential. Led by the Youth and Education Hub, the weekend will include site-run adventure activities, Shabbat services and group building exercises.

Erev Shabbat Service - Shabbat Briyut HaNefesh
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led this Shabbat by Rabbi Hannah with Justin Wise. This weekend marks the JAMI (the Jewish Mental Health support organisation) Shabbat which we have chosen to call ‘Briyut HaNefesh’ (wellbeing of the soul). During this Friday night service Lynette, Head of Community Care and Life Cycle, will give the D’var Torah.

 

Shabbat Morning
01 February

Shabbat Briyut HaNefesh Shiur and Breakfast 
(09:15-10:15) Join Rabbi Hannah and Lynette over breakfast to discuss what Judaism says about caring for both our mental and physical wellbeing as seen through the eyes of the Prophets. 

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) Led by Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang with the Alyth choir.

Imrei Finu 
(10:30-12:15) Led by Rabbi Josh, Imrei Finu is a special, spiritual prayer experience, including singing to new and familiar melodies, classical davening and plenty of silence, with an informal participatory Torah service.

Sensory Shabbat 
(11:00-12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and Hannah Kieve in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell, hear and taste your way through the service. Suitable for babies from birth to 2 years. Be mindful that this is a quiet experience. 

Thursday 06 February

Tu Bishvat Zones 
(16:00-17:00) For primary school children! Join Hannah Kieve and the Youth and Education Hub’s madrichim (youth leaders) to celebrate the “New Year of the Trees” with arts and crafts, games, music and a delicious tea! 

Friday 07 February

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Erev Shabbat Service
(18:30-21:00) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Babayit
(18:30-21:00) Join Rabbi Hannah, Sam Heller and Hannah Kieve for a special Shabbat meal for our Israeli families, hosted by a member of our community who lives locally. For the address, please register with saskia@alyth.org.uk, letting her know how many will be attending. 

Saturday 08 February 

Shabbat Shiur: Jumping into the Sea and the Messiah son of Joseph
(09:15-10:15) Join Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman, lecturer in rabbinic literature at Cambridge University to explore the story of the parting of the sea and the obscure tale of those who sought to leave Egypt before the right time. 

Shabbat Service 
(10:15-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Curran. 

Kollot
(10:30-12:15) Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan. Led by Rabbi Josh.

Sunday 09 February 

Trip: Jewish History in the British Museum
(10:30-12:00) Some of the most important extra-biblical artefacts from the ancient near-East can be seen in the heart of London. In this annual ‘Essentials’ trip, open to all, we use the evidence found in the British Museum to piece together ancient Jewish history. Led by Rabbi Josh. Book with saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth’s Annual (Tu B’Shvat) Supper Quiz
(19:15-22:30) Celebrate Tu B’Shvat with us at our Annual Alyth Supper Quiz. £26 per person (includes supper). Tables of 10 - make up your own table or we can allocate you to a table. To buy tickets call Saskia on 020 8457 8784 or email saskia@alyth.org.uk. 

Purim at Alyth 

Teen Purim Secret Cinema presents Spider-man: Far From Home
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30
For School Years
7-13
Explore the themes of Purim with us in Spiderman’s lab. Your code-breaking powers are needed to solve Mysterio’s encrypted messages. You’ll be given a passport that will let you travel to New York for a classic NY-style dinner (hot dogs anyone?) then bring you back to Europe with Peter Parker’s high school class as they go on the field trip of a life time. All is not as it seems this Purim. RSVP to sophie@alyth.org.uk to receive your part, plan your costume and come in disguise. Hero or villain? We’ll find out…

Erev Purim Wine Masterclass 
Monday 9 March, 19:00-21:30
For adults
An evening of food and Israeli wine tasting including a wine masterclass given by Tal Sunderland-Cohen. Tal Sunderland-Cohen is a consultant, lecturer and writer and author of the book 'Wine Trails of Israel'. A reading of the Megillah will be included. The March issue of Around Alyth will provide further details. £10 per person, which includes food and wine. Register with saskia@alyth.org.uk. Our family Purim activities will take place on Tuesday 10 March.

Purim Baby Den 
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30
For Alyth’s youngest members—don’t forget your fancy dress. With Rabbi Hannah and Beth.

Purim 
Tuesday 10 March, starting at 16:00
For Primary School Children and their families

Join Rabbi Hannah, Sophie and Hannah for our mega Purim party. Drop in at 16:00 for face painting and art activities before the party begins at 16:30. We will have supper together and round off the fun with an immersive Megillah reading and lots of hamantashen. Fancy dress optional, but strongly encouraged. Please rsvp to yeh@alyth.org.uk so we know how many to cater for!

Book Now 

Alyth's Weekend Away
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 
Over 180 people are already signed up for the Alyth Weekend Away, with only a few more rooms available
.  This special weekend includes services, meals and prayer, relaxing together, and a diverse programme of sessions, including study, craft and a leadership track. 

There is a full programme of activities for children with the Youth and Education hub and madrichim, as well as a study room for our teenagers to do their homework and to revise.

Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth's Refugee Drop In Concert 
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30-21:30
Our refugee drop-in choir sings with Wiyaala, a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who sings in her native language of Sissala and Waala dialects and English, often combining all three languages within her songs.
Click here to purchase your ticket.

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 31 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 02 Febraury
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

- Bridge (19:00)

Monday 03 February 
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- JOY (12:45)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)
- CREATE (17:30)

Tuesday 04 February 
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 05 February
- Soup, News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thursday 06 February
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)
- Year 9 Hadracha (18:30)

Friday 07 February
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 09 February 
- Alyth Community Cycle (08:15)
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

 

Community News

We regret to announce the death of: 

Morris Berelowitz, father of Mark Berelowitz.

Ruby Hamilton, daughter of Suzanne and Derren Hamilton, sister of Lola Hamilton and granddaughter of Paul and Trisha Reik. 

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "They are Believers: Having confidence in ourselves and those who follow"

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's reflections for Holocaust Memorial Day 

 

Alyth and Golders Green Winter Night Shelter

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com

 

Alyth's Security Update

Please click here to read an update from Michael Jawett, our volunteer head of security.

 

 

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (23 JANUARY)

 

My Alyth

 

 

Erev Shabbat
24 January

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Year 6 Information Evening and Chavurah Supper 
(17:15-21:00) 
An evening for families in Year 6 who will start the evening with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah team to learn about the journey and meet others in the year group, then join the Friday night service, which is followed by a chavurah “pot luck” supper where everyone provides a nut free, vegetarian or fish main course or dessert. Please email sam@alyth.org.uk if you would like to attend and let us know what dish you will be bringing.

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.

 

Shabbat Morning
25 January

Shabbat Shiur: Pharisees, Sadducees and the Sanhedrin
(09:15-10:15) According to the early rabbinic text Megillat Ta’anit, this day in the Hebrew calendar, 28 Tevet,  is a day on which we are not allowed to fast or to eulogise.  The reason?  “The ‘kenishta’ took its seat for judgement”.  Together we will explore what this means, as we journey into the world of the Pharisees and Sadducees.  With Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) A service with guitar in the round, led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Yoni Efrat. 

Stripped-back Shacharit 
(10:30) A more formal Shacharit with Rabbi Colin. Joining the community in the Beit Tefillah for the sermon.

Sunday 26 January

AYS singing at Holocaust Memorial Day Concert
(14:00) Join us in this commemorative service to remember the victims of genocide at the Ricketts Quadrangle of the Middlesex University, The Boroughs, Hendon, NW44BT. The ceremony will include music provided by a number of choirs and bands including a duet from the Alyth Youth Singers, accompanied by our member Miri Gellert. 

Thursday 30 January

Pardes 
(13:15-14:45) The imagery of a garden has often been used in Jewish tradition to describe our textual tradition.  Each week will start with a different text from within our rich library.  Thereafter, who knows where the journey will take us. Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner will be teaching on 30 January and 6 & 13 February.

Friday 31 January

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den,with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Ruach Residential 
(Friday - Sunday) 20 children having their Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Alyth embark on the Ruach Residential this weekend. The Ruach Residential creates a home from home, led by our Youth and Education Hub educators together with some amazing madrichim (youth leaders). The weekend will include site run adventure activities, Shabbat services and group building exercises. 

Erev Shabbat Service - Shabbat Briyut HaNefesh
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Hannah with Justin Wise. This weekend marks the JAMI (the Jewish Mental Health support organisation) Briyut Ha’Nefesh (Wellbeing of the Soul) Shabbat. During this Friday night service Lynette, Head of Community Care and Life Cycle, will give the D’var Torah

Saturday 01 February

Shabbat Briyut HaNefesh Shiur and Breakfast 
(09:15-10:15)  Join Rabbi Hannah and Lynette over breakfast to discuss
 what Judaism says about caring for both our mental and physical wellbeing as seen through the eyes of the Prophets.

Choral Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service with piano. Led by Student Rabbi Nicola 
Feuchtwang with the Alyth choir.

Imrei Finu
(10:30-12:15) Led by Rabbi Josh, Imrei Finu is a special, spiritual prayer experience, including singing to new and familiar melodies, classical davening and plenty of silence, with an informal participatory Torah service.

Sensory Shabbat 
(11:00-12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life.Join Rabbi Hannah and Hannah Kieve in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell, hear and taste your way through the service. Suitable for babies from birth to 2 years. Be mindful that this is a quiet experience.

Book Now 

Alyth’s Annual (Tu B’Shvat) Supper Quiz
Sunday 9 February, 19:15-22:30 

Celebrate Tu B’Shvat with us at our Annual Alyth Supper Quiz.
£26 per person (includes supper). Tables of 10 - make up your own table or we can allocate you to a table. To buy tickets call Saskia on 020 8457 8784 or email saskia@alyth.org.uk. 

Alyth's Weekend Away
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March 
“The weekend away changed our lives. Each member of our family found their own way to connect with this amazing community. For me it was the learning and really getting to know other members over a coffee or drink in the bar”.
The Weekend Away really is for everybody. Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth's Refugee Drop In Concert 
Wednesday 20 May, 19:30-21:30

Our refugee drop-in choir sings with Wiyaala, a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who sings in her native language of Sissala and Waala dialects and English, often combining all three languages within her songs.
Click here to purchase your ticket.

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 24 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 26 January
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)

- Refugee Drop In (14:00)
- Academy (18:00)

Monday 27 January
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 28 January
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Thursday 30 January
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Pop Up AYS (17:30)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)
- Year 9 Hadracha (18:30)

- Chamber Choir (19:30)

Friday 31 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 02 January
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
- Academy (18:00)
- Bridge (19:00)

 

Community News

This week we celebrate with

Jeannette and Martin Cohen on the birth of their granddaughter Miriam Cohen. 

We regret to announce the death of: 

Alfred Fertig, father of Hilary and Paul Fertig, brother of David Fertig.​​​​​

Woolfie Marmot brother of Alec Marmot.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's sermon from last Shabbat: "How to step back from leadership"

 

Mitzvah Day Awards

Alyth's Sunday Morning Galim has been shortlisted as one of the 5 finalists for this year's Mitzvah Day Awards in the category of Outstanding Youth Award. Click here to vote for SMG until Friday 31 January.  

 

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com.

 

 

 

MyAlyth Weekly Email (16 JANUARY)

 

My Alyth

 

 

Erev Shabbat
17 January

Our weekly Erev Shabbat activities start with our two "Den" services in their usual time slots as listed in our "Regular Activities" section.

Kindergarten Reunion for those in Reception: ‘Tell us about School’ Tea  
(15:30) All Alyth Kindergarten children now in reception are invited to join the current K2’s, Tor, Lara and Rabbi Hannah for a delicious afternoon tea where you can tell us all about life in your new school. The tea will be followed by Shabbat Den. RSVP kgadmin@alyth.org.uk. 

Erev Shabbat Service 
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. 

Shabbat B'yachad 
(18:30-19:30) Join us for a Shabbat dinner with fantastic food and company. No charge but donations are always welcome. For catering and transportation please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk. 

 

Shabbat Morning
18 January

Jewish Mindfulness Meditation 
(09:15-10:15) Awakening from hibernation through movement and meditation. An hour of contemplation, movement and learning to set you up for Shabbat. With Maxine Levy.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-11:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth choir, piano and guitar. Includes the Bat Mitzvah of Lola Morris. 

Big Bang 
(11:00-12:00) This month led by Rabbi Josh and the Big Bang musicians.

Monday 20 January

Spanish Table Talk 
(20:00-21:00) Following Alyth’s recent trip to the home of Maimonides in Cordoba, Rabbi Hannah and Lynette invite you to join an evening of learning on the Rambam while enjoying Spanish tapas, Sangria and Ladino songs. £5 per person. For catering purposes please book in with Saskia at saskia@alyth.org.uk or 020 8457 8784.

Tuesday 21 January

Year 10 Theatre Trip: Six The Musical 
(18:00) Our annual Year 10 theatre trip, for our recent Hadracha graduates, will send us back in time to meet the wives of Henry VIII as we go and see Six the musical! We have a few more tickets available. Contact sophie@alyth.org.uk for a ticket.

Alyth Film Club: Waltz with Bashir (2008)
(19:30-22:00) In 1982, Ari Folman was a 19 year old soldier in the Israeli army during the Lebanon War. In 2006, he meets with a friend from that period, who tells him of the nightmares he has about that war. In “Waltz with Bashir,” a unique, moving and serious animated film, Folman - now an actor and film director - explores what emerges as the PTSD related to his wartime experiences. Nominated for an Academy Award, the film has won great acclaim and many international awards.

Thursday 23 January

Pardes 
(13:00-14:45) The imagery of a garden has often been used in Jewish tradition to describe our textual tradition. Each week will start with a different text from within our rich library. Thereafter, who knows where the journey will take us?
Rabbi Josh will be teaching on 23 January.
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner will be teaching on 30 January and 6 & 13 February.

Friday 24 January

Baby Den
(10:30-11:30) Wake up with Shoshi the Sheep to sing songs, be with friends and bop to a Shabbat beat. Our musical Baby Den, with Rabbi Hannah and Beth, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.

Shabbat Den
(16:15-17:00) For pre-schoolers and their families with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Year 6 Information Evening and Chavurah Supper 
(17:15-21:00) A jam packed evening for families in Year 6 who will start the evening with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah team to learn about the journey and meet others in the year group, then join the Friday night service which is followed by a chavurah “pot luck” supper where everyone provides a nut free, vegetarian or fish main course or dessert. Please email sam@alyth.org.uk if you would like to attend and let us know what dish you will be bringing. 

Erev Shabbat Service  
(18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah.

Saturday 25 January

Shabbat Shiur: Pharisees, Sadducees and the Sanhedrin
(09:15-10:15) According to the early rabbinic text Megillat Ta’anit, this day in the Hebrew calendar, 28 Tevet,  is a day on which we are not allowed to fast or to eulogise.  The reason?  “The ‘kenishta’ took its seat for judgement”.  Together we will explore what this means, as we journey into the world of the Pharisees and Sadducees.  With Rabbi Josh.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:15) A service with guitar in the round, led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Yoni Efrat. 

Stripped-back Shacharit 
(10:30) A more formal Shacharit with Rabbi Colin. Joining the community in the Beit Tefillah for the sermon.

Book Now 

Alyth’s Annual (Tu B’Shvat) Supper Quiz
Sunday 9 February, 19:15-22:30 

Celebrate Tu B’Shvat with us at our Annual Alyth Supper Quiz.
£26 per person (includes supper). Tables of 10 - make up your own table or we can allocate you to a table. To buy tickets call Saskia on 020 8457 8784 or email saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Alyth's Weekend Away 
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 March  
“The weekend away changed our lives. Each member of our family found their own way to connect with this amazing community. For me it was the learning and really getting to know other members over a coffee or drink in the bar”.
The planning for the Weekend Away is moving forward with the programme taking shape. There will be tefillah as well as plenty of opportunities to learn, to develop new skills and to socialise. The Youth & Education team have so many exciting activities planned, they’re not sure how they’ll fit everything in. The Weekend Away really is for everybody. 
Join us at the beautiful High Leigh Conference Centre in Hoddesdon, just 7 miles from the M25, about an hour from Alyth by car. Go to www.alyth.org.uk/weekendaway to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you! Book with beth@alyth.org.uk.

Other Regular Alyth Activities

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 17 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:15)

Sunday 19 January
- Alyth Community Cycle (08:20)

- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

Monday 20 January
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 21 January
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 22 January
- Soup, News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thursday 23 January
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)
- Kef Zone (16:00)
- ACE (17:00)
- ACT (17:00)
- Pop Up AYS (17:30)
- Year 7 Hebrew (18:15)
- Year 9 Hadracha (18:30)

Friday 24 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 26 January
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

 

Community News

We regret to announce the death of: 

Katinka Easton, mother of Andrew, Janet and Carole Easton. 

Gloria Freilich, wife of Sydney Freilich, mother of Nicholas Freilich, sister of Tony Dix and Maurice Dix.

Robert Phillips, father of Lewis Phillips, David Benedict and Robin Phillips, older brother of Pat Hasenson.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

 

Shabbat Sermon

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "Breaking the Cycle"

 

Mitzvah Day Awards 

Alyth's Sunday Morning Galim has been shortlisted as one of the 5 finalists for this year's Mitzvah Day Awards in the category of Outstanding Youth Award. Click here to vote for SMG until Tuesday 11 February.  

 

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter

This year, our Night Shelter (which is hosted together with our friends at Golders Green Parish Church) will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020.  
 
This year we will be running for 12 weeks - which means we will need more volunteer shifts than in previous years. In particular, we always need more volunteers for the overnight, breakfast and driving shifts. We will be running a training evening in February for all volunteers, and will arrange an induction for every new volunteer before their first shift.
If you are interested in knowing more about how the Night Shelter is run, please contact alythggnightshelter@gmail.com.

 

 

 

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