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Sunday 12 January

Sunday Morning Galim 
(10:00-12:30) Our Sunday morning learning programme is a nourishing space for young people to build, develop and explore their Jewish identity. The programme resumes today. Please contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. 

Biblical Hebrew Study Group
(10:30-12:00) We are delighted that our member Edward Gold will be running a weekly study group to understand how Biblical Hebrew ‘works’, learning how to translate and understand the original text. If you are interested in joining or for further information please contact sam@alyth.org.uk  

Madrihub 
(13:00-15:00) The centre of madrichim enrichment at Alyth. All leaders year 9+ are welcome to join the Youth and Ed team for Sunday fun and social. followed by a group cook-in and lunch. Meet Israelis your age and enjoy the community together. Contact sophie@alyth.org.uk for more information. 

Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth 
(18:00-20:00) Our drama group for year 8+ resumes today, preparing their performance of Little Shop of Horrors for May. 

Tuesday 14 January

Antisemitism. What it is. What it isn’t. Why it matters - 
An evening with Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger
(20:00-21:45) We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi of The West London Synagogue, cross bench Peer in the House of Lords, former CEO of the King's Fund, and author of a recently published book on antisemitism, “Antisemitism. What it is. What it isn’t. Why it matters.”  Julia’s book has been described by Philippe Sands as “Passionate, principled and necessary - a book for our times.”  
To reserve your place, email saskia@alyth.org.uk or phone 020 8457 8784.

Friday 17 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.

Kindergarten Reunion for those in Reception: 'Tell us about School' Tea
(15:30-17:00) 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 to Mita at kgadmin@alyth.org.uk.

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. 

Shabbat B'yachad  
(18:30-21:30) 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.  

Saturday 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 
(10:30-12:15) 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.

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.

Pre Pesach Trip to the Tutankhamun Exhibition   
Tuesday 31 March, 10:00-14:00 
We have been given the opportunity to buy four more tickets for this otherwise sold-out trip with Rabbi Josh and Viv Bellos. Tickets cost £22 per ticket. Please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk by Friday 17 January to book a place, after which bookings will be closed. We will meet at 10:00 at the entrance to the Saatchi Gallery (SW3 4RY).  After the exhibition we will have lunch together for those who wish.

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

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

Sunday 12 January
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

Monday 13 January
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tuesday 14 January
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Thursday 16 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 9 Hadracha (18:30)

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

Sunday 19 January
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

We regret to announce the deaths of: 

Erica Burkeman, mother of Bob and Stephen Burkeman.

Vera Feurmann, cousin of Nick Alexander.

Harold Higgott, father of Gordon Higgott

Alasdair Nisbet, father-in-law to Elizabeth and grandfather of James, Anne and Rebecca.

Sonny Warner, father of Clive, Brian and Grahame Warner.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Click here for Rabbi Josh's D'var Torah from last Shabbat: "She’lo yitpacheid klal – facing the fears of a New Year"

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's sermon from last Shabbat: "Vayiggash – Can people really change?"

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.  

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.

Monday 23 December 

Chanukah Sensory in Pyjamas 
(16:00-17:00) Join Rabbi Hannah for this special Chanukah experience for your little ones. Come for a relaxing, stimulating and fun Chanukah and make sure to wear your pyjamas! We will be singing special Chanukah songs, dancing to the Chanukah beat and lighting candles with our Sensory and Den friends. 

Thursday 26 December 

Boxing Day Ramble: Colne Valley & Bayhurst Wood
(10:00-15:00) A 7 mile walk through the ancient Forest of Middlesex, Denham Country Park and the Grand Union Canal. Lunch at the Swan Inn Denham. Please email viv@alyth.org.uk to book and for the starting location.

Friday 27 December

There will be no Baby or Shabbat Den this week

Chanukah Jewish Mindfulness Meditation 
(17:15-18:15) Touching the light within us through Midrash, contemplation, and meditation with Mika Hadar-Borthwick. 

Erev Shabbat Chanukah Service 
(18:30-19:30) Led by Rabbi Colin, our Erev Shabbat service begins with the lighting of the chanukiah for the sixth night of Chanukah. 

Chanukah B'yachad 
(18:30-21:30) Join us for a Shabbat and Chanukah dinner with fantastic food and company. No charge but donations are always welcome. For catering and transportation please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk 

Saturday 28 December

Shabbat Chanukah Service 
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang with the Alyth choir, including Hallel for Shabbat Chanukah. 

Friday 3 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. Erev Shabbat Service  (18:30-19:30) Our regular Friday night service led by Rabbi Josh.

Saturday 4 January

Shabbat Service  (10:30-12:15) Our service, led by Rabbi Hannah with Justin wise and the Alyth choir. The service will be accompanied by guitar. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Leo Sinclair. The sermon will be given by Rabbi Hannah.

Book now for 2020

Antisemitism. What it is. What it isn’t. Why it matters - 
An evening with Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger
Tuesday 14 January, 20:00-21:45
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi of the West London Synagogue, cross bench Peer in the House of Lords, former CEO of the King's Fund, and author of a recently published book on antisemitism, “Antisemitism. What it is. What it isn’t. Why it matters.”  Julia’s book has been described by Philippe Sands as “Passionate, principled and necessary - a book for our times.”  
To reserve your place, email saskia@alyth.org.uk or phone 020 8457 8784.

Alyth’s Annual (Tu B’Shvat) Supper Quiz 
Sunday 9 February, 19:15-22:30 
Celebrate Tu’Bshvat 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 (27 - 29 March 2020) is for everyone in the community at every age and stage. There are activities and services, and opportunities to socialise and have fun, or just sit and read the paper or walk in the countryside. Click here to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you!

Pre Pesach Trip to the Tutankhamun Exhibition 
Tuesday 31 March, 10:00-14:00 
Prepare for Pesach by immersing yourself in Ancient Egypt with Rabbi Josh and Viv Bellos. We have a limited number of tickets, costing £22 per ticket.  
Please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk to book your place. We will meet at 10:00 at the entrance to the Saatchi Gallery (SW3 4RY).  After the exhibition we will have lunch together for those who wish.

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Fri 20 December
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)

Sun 21 December
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)

Mon 23 December
- Senior Club (14:00)

Sun 29 December
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)

Thur 2 January
- Bridge (14:00)

Fri 3 January
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)

Sat 4 January
- Choir rehearsal (09:15)

We regret to announce the death of: 

Raymond Ettinger, husband of Sandra and father of Grace Palazzolo.

Zac Brettler, son of Matthew and Rachelle Brettler, grandson of Jackie Gryn. 

Julius Alterman, father of Richard Alterman, Lesley Alterman and Frances Hetherington, brother of Pearl Trosser.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Click here for Rabbi Josh's D'var Torah: "Philadelphia 1989" and click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "Looking beyond ourselves"

Sam Heller, Mike Mendoza, Sophie Peterman and Abi Symons from the Alyth team will be at Limmud on Monday 23 December. We would love any Alyth member there too to join us for a drink at the bar between 19:40-20:40 that evening. 
If you would like to join Limmud, and if you are aged under 35, Alyth can help you to go with an Alyth Limmud Bursary of up to 75% of the costs. Contact Rabbi Josh or Rabbi Hannah for support.
 

Please note that Alyth has reduced opening hours over the forthcoming holiday break.

On 24, 27, 30 & 31 December the Alyth office will be open from 10:00 - 16:00.

The office will be closed on 25 & 26 December and 1 January.

The synagogue will be open as normal for services over Shabbat 27-28 December, with a special Shabbat B’Yachad meal on the evening of 27/12.

The Alyth emergency care line (for out-of-hours emergency care) is 07726 631808.

Saturday 7 December

Young Family Seudah
(15:00-16:30) Following the release of the second Frozen movie, come and watch the original film with Rabbi Hannah and Chloe. Smash your way through icicles to find hidden treasure with Anna, use ice paints to create your own magical kingdom with Elsa, and build your very own snowman with Olaf. We will eat our delicious Shabbat tea and do all our activities while singing along to Frozen.

Sunday 8 December

Year 5 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Date Booking Meeting
(11:00-12:00) Do you have a child in Year 5? If so, you should have received a letter inviting you to this preliminary meeting to talk to us about the allocation of a date for your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah in 2022/2023. 
If you have not received this letter please contact beth@alyth.org.uk as a matter of urgency.

Alyth Choral Society Concert: Elijah
(18:30) ACS perform Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. Tickets cost £18 (including refreshments) and can be purchased from alythchoralsociety@gmail.com. For more information go to www.alythchoralsociety.org

Tuesday 10 December

Annual Budget General Meeting
(20:00) Our Annual Budget General Meeting is being held on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 20:00. The Budget and all related papers are available at ww.alyth.org.uk/agm.

Friday 13 December

There is no Baby or Shabbat Den this week.

Hadracha Skills Weekend
(Friday 13 - Sunday 15 December) TA special winter residential camp, creating a home away from home for our wonderful madrichim.
Skills Weekend brings together Years 10-13 to development their leadership potential and bond as a leadership body. We have filled every bed space for a second year running. All attendees must have graduated Yr10 Hadracha. For more information contact mike@alyth.org.uk.

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

Saturday 14 December

Shabbat Shiur - Sugyot Every Reform Jew Should Know: The meanings of light
(09:15-10:15) A sugya is a discrete section of the Babylonian
Talmud. In these sessions with Rabbi Josh, we look at sugyot which are especially important, insightful or entertaining, and which every educated Jew should know about.  In this session we will look at a sugya and some related texts about light on Shabbat and Chanukah.  
Please note that Rabbi Josh taught the central text of this shiur at Pardes on 28 November.

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Josh with the Alyth choir. 
Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Louis Levy-Barnett.

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

Save the date for 2020

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

Pre Pesach Trip to the Tutankhamun Exhibition
Tuesday 31 March, 10:00-14:00
Prepare for Pesach by immersing yourself in Ancient Egypt with Rabbi Josh and Viv Bellos. We have a limited number of tickets, costing £22 per ticket.  Please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk to book your place. We will meet at 10:00 at the entrance to the Saatchi Gallery (SW3 4RY).  After the exhibition we will have lunch together for those who wish.

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

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

Sat 7 December
- Choir Rehearsal (9:15)

Sun 8 December
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Alyth Bike Ride (16:00)
Festive Lights Of London ride - Academy (18:00)

Mon 9 December
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- JOY (12:45)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:30)

Tues 10 December
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)

Thur 12 December
- 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)

Sun 15 December
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)

We regret to announce the death of: 

Harold Hodes, husband of Harriet Hodes, father of David, Jonathan and Michael Hodes and brother of Hazel Swerdlow.

Lloyd Kuber, son of Alma and Ivan Kuber, husband of Linda Kuber, father of Daniel, Marc and Matthew Kuber, and brother of Sheri Haywood.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Mazel tov to Kate Caro and Matt Horne on the birth of their son, Elijah Horne.

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "Why we say ‘L’shalom’ not ‘B’shalom’"

27-29 March 2020

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...

The Weekend Away is for everyone in the community at every age and stage. There are activities and services, and opportunities to socialise and have fun. Click here to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you and to sign up.

Be inspired by hundreds of sessions led by Jewish educators from around the world. If you are aged under 35, Alyth can help you to go with an Alyth Limmud Bursary of up to 75% of the costs. Contact Rabbi Josh or Rabbi Hannah for support.

Wednesday 4 December

Multi-faith Hustings at Alyth
(20:00-21:30) Alyth, in conjunction with Golders Green Parish Church and Interfaith Matters, is delighted to host a special multi-faith hustings for the Finchley and Golders Green Constituency. All of the candidates for the Finchley and Golders Green Parliamentary seat will be with us. Mike Freer (Conservatives), Ross Houston (Labour) and Luciana Berger (Liberal Democrats) have all confirmed their attendance.

We are now fully booked.  Please email saskia@alyth.org.uk to add your name to the waiting list. We will have to turn away people on the evening who have not received confirmation that they have a seat.

Thursday 5 December

Pardes: with Student Rabbi Tali Artman
(13:00-14:15) Our weekly text-based study group.  Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman will be teaching the class throughout December. Together we will explore martyrdom through reading Babylonian Talmud Avodah Zarah.

Post University & Gap Year Fair
(18:30) Join us for the Masa Israel Alyth Gap Year Fair on Thursday 5 December from 18:30-21:00. Come and visit stands from organisations such as Shnat Netzer, Hebrew University, Israel Experience and many more. To sign up, please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk

Friday 6 December

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, this week with Chloe, 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 Chloe. 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 Josh.  The Dvar Torah will be given by Chloe Kimmel to mark leaving Alyth's staff team.

Saturday 7 December

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) A choral service, led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth choir. Includes the Bar Mitzvah of Albert Selby and Bat Mitzvah of Skye McDowall-Smith.

Tefillah Lab: Study Service
(10:30-12:15) Join Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman for a special study service from Eretz Yisrael in the late antiquity period.  We will use Genizah fragments and modern research to guide us through the service. 
As well as training for the rabbinate, Tali is also an associate lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, as well as teaching Rabbinic Literature at Leo Baeck College.​​​​​​.

Young Family Seudah
(15:00-16:30) Following the release of the second Frozen movie, come and watch the original film with Rabbi Hannah and Chloe. Smash your way through icicles to find hidden treasure with Anna, use ice paints to create your own magical kingdom with Elsa, and build your very own snowman with Olaf. We will eat our delicious Shabbat tea and do all our activities whilst singing along to Frozen.

Sunday 8 December

Alyth Choral Society Concert: Elijah
(18:30) ACS perform Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. Tickets cost £18 (including refreshments) and can be purchased from alythchoralsociety@gmail.com. For more information go to www.alythchoralsociety.org.

Do you have a child in Yr 5?

Do you have a child in Year 5 who will celebrate Bar or Bat Mitzvah in 2022/23?

If so, you should have received a letter inviting you to a preliminary meeting on Sunday 8 December (11:00-12:00) to talk to us about the allocation of a date for your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah in 2021/2022. 
If you have not received this letter please contact beth@alyth.org.uk as a matter of urgency.

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Fri 29 November
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sun 1 December
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Madrichub (13:00)
- Academy (18:00)
- Sunday Bridge (19:00)

Mon 2 December
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- CREATE (17:30)
- Monday Club (19:00)

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

Wed 4 December
- Soup News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thur 5 December
- 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)

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

Sat 7 December
- Choir Rehearsal (09:15)

Sun 8 December
- Alyth Bike Ride (08:15)
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)

We regret to announce the death of: 

Nina Bechman, mother of Frederik Bechman, Ted Bechman and Trudy Cealey.

David Hyman, husband of Judith Hyman, father of Sally McMahon and Keith Hyman.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Mazel Tov to Clifford Pell on the birth of his granddaughter, Amira Sophie Fox.

Click here for Student Rabbi Tali Artman's sermon from last Shabbat.

Monday to Friday 9:15-12:15 from January to July 2020 
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an assistant to join our outstanding kindergarten and our dedicated team from January 2020.

You need to be passionate about young children and their development, creative, energetic, enthusiastic and reliable. No formal teaching qualifications needed (£10.55 per hour).

For more information and to apply please contact Tor Alter (Head Teacher) on 020 8457 8792 or tor@alyth.org.uk.

Closing date: 9/12/19​​​​​​.

Sunday 17 November
Mitzvah Day 

Come along and participate in Alyth’s activities on this global day of Jewish-led social action. We have activities for adults and children that will benefit people across all faiths and who are in need. 

Activities for Adults:
- Join our Cook-In in the morning at Alyth to benefit Alyth Gemach freezer - a stock of food which we deliver to those members of the community who are in need of a home cooked meal.
- Join Kisharon at the Childs Hill Library (320 Cricklewood Lane, NW2 2QE) to plant trees and bulbs in the garden and paint their fence. Also suitable for children. 
- Join our Intergenerational “Joining Old with Young” reading event at Alyth with Sunday Morning Galim children. 
There are limited spaces at all these activities, so please book with saskia@alyth.org.uk.

Activities for Children:
Alyth Youth will be participating in a wide range of activities including visits to care homes, card making, cooking, collecting and packing toiletries and sweets for the homeless and refugees: as well as Joining Old and Young (JOY) for reading.

Collections:
Please bring the following to the synagogue before or on Sunday 17 November. There will be a collection box in the lobby.
- Sweets    
- Men’s Toiletries    
- Women’s sanitary items

Tuesday 19 November

Invest in Peace 
(19:00) Alyth, in conjunction with Golders Green Parish Church invites, you to hear the stories of two peace activists: one Israeli and one Palestinian. People of all faiths and none are welcome to attend this interfaith event, in partnership with Solutions Not Sides. 
This event is supported by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. An appeal will be made for Solutions Not Sides at the event.
 To register please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk or contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information.

Friday 22 November

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, this week with Chloe, 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 Chloe. 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 with Louis Graham. 

Saturday 23 November

Shiur: The Life of Sarah: Nursing in Public
(09:15-10:15) Join Student Rabbi Tali Artman Partock as we look at what the rabbis had to say about nursing in public and into late motherhood.  What does the treatment of Isaac’s weaning party in Genesis Rabbah teach us about men, women, public and private nursing. See additional box for more information about Tali.

Shabbat Service 
(10:30-12:) A ‘Kollot’ style service. Led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. With an area for children. Includes the B’nei Mitzvah of Benjy Jeffrey 
and Ami Morad. The sermon will be given by Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman Partock. 

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

Secret Cinema for Years 5 & 6 
(17:00-21:00) Come and join us for an evening of exciting twists and turns as we dive into the internet, meeting our favourite childhood characters and websites along the way! Be prepared for a magical immersive movie experience and lots of fun with friends! Contact sophie@alyth.org.uk to sign up or for more information.

Save the dates

A Celebration of Alyth's Windows with Ardyn Halter and Launch of the 'Art at Alyth' Project 
Sunday 24 November, 10:30-12:15 
Join us for a very special morning, including brunch, looking at the history, symbolism and design of our Beit Tefillah’s beautiful windows. We are delighted to welcome artist Ardyn Halter, who designed and created the ‘Time’ windows at the back of the Beit Tefillah.  Ardyn is the son of Roman Halter z”l who designed and created the windows at the sides of the Beit Tefillah on the theme of Chai (Life).  
Ardyn will speak about the design and creation of our windows, and about his father’s work. We will also look at some of the symbolism placed within the designs. The morning will end with the launch of a community project celebrating the windows and the art of Alyth. This will include the opportunity for members to write and reflect on the windows, and a series of events over the coming months about our art and those who created it.
In order that we know how much food to provide, please email saskia@alyth.org.uk to let us know you are coming. For more information on the Art at Alyth project email adam@alyth.org.uk

Multi-faith Hustings at Alyth 
Wednesday 4 December, 20:00 
Alyth, in conjunction with Golders Green Parish Church and Interfaith Matters, is delighted to host a special multi-faith hustings for the Finchley and Golders Green Constituency. All of the candidates for the Finchley and Golders Green Parliamentary seat will be with us. Mike Freer (Conservatives), Ross Houston (Labour) and Luciana Berger (Liberal Democrats) have all confirmed their attendance.
For security reasons, please let us know you are attending by emailing saskia@alyth.org.uk. If you have a question for the candidates, please send it to josh@alyth.org.uk by Monday 2 December with the subject line “Hustings question.”  Click here for more information. 

Alyth Choral Society Concert: Elijah
Sunday 8 December, 18:30
ACS perform Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. Tickets cost £18 (including refreshments) and can be purchased from alythchoralsociety@gmail.com. For more information go to www.alythchoralsociety.org

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Fri 15 November
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sun 17 November
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Singing for Pleasure (15:00)
- Academy (18:00)

Mon 18 November
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- Monday Club (19:00)

Tues 19 November
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wed 20 November
- Soup, News, Schmooze (12:45)

Thur 21 November
- 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 10 Hadracha (18:30)
- JMM course (19:30)

Fri 22 November
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sun 24 November
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Refugee Drop In (14:00)
- Academy (18:00)

We regret to announce the death of: 

Vera Somen, sister of our member Andrew Gellert, mother of David, Mark and Jonathan Somen.

Captain Samson Judah, husband of Maureen Judah, father of Cale, Yaniv, Nathan and Micah Judah.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's sermon from last Shabbat: "Finding a sense of Heimat as we are forced to wander"

Click here for Justin Wise's D'var Torah from Kollot last Shabbat.

We are delighted to welcome Student Rabbi Dr Tali Artman Partock, who will be joining us for some of her fourth year rabbinic placement over the coming months. As well as training for the rabbinate, Tali is also an associate lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, as well as teaching Rabbinic Literature at Leo Baeck College. Born in Israel, Tali has a PhD in Rabbinic Literature, awarded by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

The Weekend Away is for everyone in the community at every age and stage. There are activities and services, and opportunities to socialise and have fun. Click here to find out why the Alyth Weekend Away is the perfect weekend away for you!

Click here to register your place through ShulCloud. 

Friday 8 November

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, this week with Chloe, 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 Chloe. Join us for songs, stories and to meet new friends at Alyth’s Shabbat Den.

Ruach parent's session: Torah
(17:15-18:00) Each term, Ruach parents are invited to join our rabbis for a special one-off learning session based around the term’s theme in Ruach (this term, Torah). Over 45 minutes, Rabbis Josh and Hannah will explore how we read Torah as modern Progressive Jews, and what questions we hope our children will ask of it. Please let us know if you are coming to sam@alyth.org.uk

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

Year 8 Chavurah Supper
(18:30-21:30) Join us for the Kabbalat Shabbat service at 18:30 which will be followed by a “pot luck” dinner, where everyone provides a nut free, vegetarian or fish main course or a dessert. We all sit down and enjoy dinner together. This is for all families with children in Year 8. Siblings and grandparents are of course welcome!

Saturday 9 November

Shabbat Shiur: Sugyot Every Reform Jew Should Know - Lessons from the Fall of Jerusalem
(09:15-10:15) Join Rabbi Josh for a special ‘Sugyot every Reform Jew’ should know, looking at the text which he quoted in his sermon on Yom Kippur morning in which the rabbis explored the cause of the fall of Jerusalem.

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

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

Young Family Seudah​​​​​​​
(15:00-16:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Chloe for our first spectacular Seudah of 5780. Together we will enjoy shabbat through arts and craft and a lovely tea.

Monday 11 November

Talk with Us: Tefillah
(20:00) Join us to share your thoughts on this year's High Holy Days. Please let us know you are coming by email to saskia@alyth.org.uk. This session will be preceded by Ma'ariv at 19:45.

Save the date

Invest in Peace (at Alyth)
Tuesday 19 November, 19:00​​​​​​​
Alyth, in conjunction with Golders Green Parish Church, invite you to hear the stories of two peace activists: one Israeli and one Palestinian. People of all faiths and none are welcome to attend this interfaith event, in partnership with Solutions Not Sides. 
The event will be supported by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. An appeal will be made for Solutions Not Sides at the event.
Click here to register for your free ticket or contact sam@alyth.org.uk 
for more information.

A Celebration of Alyth's Windows with Ardyn Halter and Launch of the 'Art at Alyth' Project
Sunday 24 November, 10:30-12:15
Join us for a very special morning, including brunch, looking at the history, symbolism and design of our Beit Tefillah’s beautiful windows.
We are delighted to welcome artist Ardyn Halter, who designed and created the ‘Time’ windows at the back of the Beit Tefillah. Ardyn is the son of Roman Halter z”l who designed and created the windows at the sides of the Beit Tefillah on the theme of Chai (Life).
Ardyn will speak about the design and creation of our windows, and about his father’s work. We will also look together at some of the symbolism placed within the designs.
The morning will end with the launch of a community project celebrating the windows and the art of Alyth. This will include the opportunity for members to write and reflect on the windows, and a series of events over  the coming months about our art and those who created it.
In order that we know how much food to buy, please email saskia@alyth.org.uk to let us know you are coming.  
For more information on the Art at Alyth project email adam@alyth.org.uk

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 1 November
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 3 November
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
- Academy (18:00)
- Bridge (19:00)

Monday 4 November
- Alyth Baby and Toddler Group (10:00)
- JOY (12:45)
- Senior Club (14:00)
- CREATE (17:30)
- Monday Club (19:00)

Tuesday 5 November
- NO ESSENTIALS THIS WEEK 
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Wednesday 6 November
- Soup, News and Schmooze (12:45)

Thursday 7 November
- 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 10 Hadracha (18:30)

Friday 8 November
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

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

We regret to announce the death of: 

Naomi (Nin) Saunders, mother of Andrew and Jonathan Saunders​​​​​.

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Click here for Rabbi Josh's Dvar Torah from last Shabbat: "Male and Female God Created Them"

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from last Shabbat: "Three Rules for Reading in 5780"

Why should I come to the Weekend Away? Click here to find out.

Seventh Day Sukkot,
Erev Simchat Torah
Sunday 20 October

Sunday Morning Galim and Academy of Performing Arts at Alyth is on half term. These restart on Sunday 3 November.

Sukkot Ramble: Cassiobury Park
(10:00-15:00) A 6 mile walk through woodland and next to the Grand Union Canal near the centre of Watford. Please email viv@alyth.org.uk to book and for the starting location.

Erev Simchat Torah
(18:30) A service bringing the very best of our Friday nights to Simchat Torah. Join Rabbis Josh and Hannah for a short, joyful ma’ariv service for all the family, before we dance all together.  We will begin our hakkafot (dancing with scrolls) by teaching the whole community a new dance.

Simchat Torah
Monday 21 October

Simchat Torah Breakfast
(From 09:15) Begin the day with breakfast and newspapers to celebrate the end of the High Holy Days.

Simchat Torah Morning Service
(10:15) please note the early start time.
We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to those we honour this Simchat Torah: our Chatan Torah, Robert Weiner, and our Chatanim and Kallot B’reishit, the volunteers of the Alyth Senior Club.

And in parallel, ‘Sweet as Honey’
(10:30 - 11:15ish) A celebration of all things bees and honey, including special guest Ave Vieira and his bees.  We will be learning about the life and importance of bees, and the threat to their future and ours, and tasting honeys at our honey bar. Go home with an eco wild-flower seed bomb to plant at home and encourage the bees that we all rely on.  A special morning in honour of the sweetness of Torah (*and, yes, we do know that the honey of Ancient Israel was date honey but this is a lot more fun!).

The community will come together for the Hakkafot.

Then after the Hakkafot
A choice of services…
1) The Torah service in the Beit Tefillah, celebrating with those we honour this year.
2) For Young Families: Simchat Torah Den. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Chloe Kimmel.
3) For Older Families: An upbeat, fun, musical service to celebrate the reading of Torah. Led by Mike Mendoza.

Thursday 24 October

Buen viaje to all the Alyth members participating on our Spain trip from Thursday 24 - Tuesday 29 October.

Please note that it is half term and there is no Youth and Education provision today. This includes no Kef Zone, ACE, ACT, Pop Up AYS, Year 7 Hebrew and Year 10 Hadracha. We restart on Thursday 31 October.

JMM & HaMakom: Introduction to Mindfulness Course
(19:30-21:30) We are delighted to invite you to join us for this autumn term’s 8-Week Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation course – held within a Jewish ethos and environment. Click here for more information.

Friday 25 October

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, this week with Chloe, is designed to help your little one develop creativity, co-ordination and concentration.
Please note that there is no Shabbat Den this week.

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

Saturday 26 October

Shabbat Service
(10:30-12:15) Led by Rabbi Josh, a kollot-style service accompanied by a guitar. Includes the Bat Mitzvah of Leila Salem.

Service Breakout
(approx 11:30-12:15) Younger members are invited to go with Mike Mendoza for an immersive Torah experience during the Torah Service in the Beit Tefillah.

Alyth/Golders Green Parish Church Night Shelter

Alyth is proud to once again participate in the Together in Barnet Winter Shelter. This year, our Night Shelter will be running on Tuesday nights from 17 March until 2 June 2020. Click here for more information or email nightshelter@alyth.org.uk.

Click here for this month's Around Alyth.

Friday 18 October
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Shabbat Den (16:15)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:15)

Saturday 19 October
- Choir Rehearsal (09:15)

Sunday 20 October
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)

Monday 21 October
- Monday Club (19:00)

Tuesday 22 October
- Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00)
- Judaism the Essentials (20:00) 
- Alyth Choral Society (20:00)

Thursday 24 October
- Mellow Yoga (11:00)
- Pardes (13:00)
- Bridge (14:00)

Friday 25 October
- Baby Den (10:30)
- Ruach Erev Shabbat (17:00)

Sunday 27 October
- Sunday Shacharit (09:00)
- Refugee Drop In (14:00)
- Singing for Pleasure (15:00)

We regret to announce the death of: 

Janie Balcon sister of the late Woolf Len Balcon.​​​​​​

Our thoughts are with those who mourn.

Click here for Rabbi Josh's sermon from Yom Kippur morning, 'Lessons from the Fall of Jerusalem';

Click here for Rabbi Hannah's sermon from Yom Kippur afternoon, 'Living with Grief'

Click here for Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang's sermon from Sukkot morning.

Click here to watch Rabbi Tony Bayfield's sermon from Kol Nidre.

Click here for more information about the weekend away in March 2020 and to register!

Special Guests
1 November

We are delighted to be welcoming to Alyth on Friday 1 November, representatives of Physicians for Human Rights, winners of a New Israel Fund 2019 Human Rights Award.  Join us from 17:15 to meet their leadership and hear about their work. They will also be giving the D’var Torah during the Friday night service.

At the core of PHR is the belief that everyone living under Israeli authority should have equal access to healthcare.  They deliver vital healthcare assistance to more than 20,000 people living in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.

11 November, 20:00

Join us to share thoughts on this year's High Holy Days.  Please let us know you are coming by email to saskia@alyth.org.uk.  This session will be preceded by Ma'ariv at 19:45.

Sunday 6 October

Israeli Dance Class
(10:30-11:30) Do you love dancing during the hakkafot on Simchat Torah, but always feel you’re doing a mayim when you should be doing a Yemenite step? Join Rabbi Hannah to learn the moves we will be dancing together during Simchat Torah.

Remembrance Service at Cheshunt
(11:00) One of the customs that has survived the centuries is that of visiting the cemetery between the beginning of the month of Elul and Yom Kippur.  We know that sometimes it's difficult to find the right words and thoughts on such occasions and so we invite you to join Lynette, Head of Community Care and Life Cycle, for a Remembrance Service at Cheshunt Cemetery. There will also be time to visit graves.

Bulb Planting at La Deliverance
(11:15-12:05) Join Mike Freer, our local MP, for the planting of 1500 crocus bulbs on the green by La Deliverance, between Charter Way and Regents Park Road, Finchley in memory of the 1.5 million children’s lives lost in the Holocaust. Rabbi Josh and Alyth members will help to plant from 11:15-12:05. Please contact saskia@alyth.org.uk to let us know that you are coming. Please bring with trowels and gardening gloves if you have.

Monday 7 October

Cultivating a Heart of Forgiveness with Rabbi Dr James Jacobson-Maisels
(20:00-21:30) JMM and HaMakom are delighted to present this special evening with Rabbi Dr James Jacobson-Maisels, the founder and spiritual director of Or HaLev: A Center for Jewish Spirituality and Meditation and a senior faculty member of HaMakom.  Through study of Kabbalistic texts, sharing, discussion and meditation practice, we will explore the nature of forgiveness and discover ways to help the heart open in forgiveness to others and ourselves.

Kol Nidre
Tuesday 8 October

Kol Nidre
Join us for a choice of services at the Sternberg Centre, including:
(19:00) Choral Kol Nidre, including the sermon by Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield CBE
(19:00) Kollot Kol Nidre
(19:30) What would it feel like to take God out of YK? With Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
(19:30) You’ve Got A Friend In Me and Teen Nidre with our Youth and Education team
Click here for more information.