THIS EVENING AT 19:00 Launch of the Alyth Online Lectures
The Health Gap: The Marmot Review 10 years on with Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Past President of the British Medical Association. In 2008, he was asked by the British Government to conduct a Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England, the results of which were which published in the report 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives' in 2010. In February 2020, he released an update to the report, the ‘Marmot Review 10 Years On’. He is author of ‘The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world’ (2015) and ‘Status Syndrome: how your place on the social gradient directly affects your health’ (2004). Please email any questions for Michael during the evening to josh@alyth.org.uk. We will finish just before 8pm so we can join the applause for frontline staff. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 427 431 822, Password: 785089).
Alyth Online Lectures: An eclectic series of lectures given by members of the Alyth community, every Thursday through lockdown, 19:00-20:00:
Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish in the UK and beyond with Dr Lily Kahn (Thursday 23 April, 19:00)
Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War: From engagement to entrenchment? With Dr Amnon Aran (Thursday 30 April, 19:00)
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FRIDAY 17 APRIL
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30-11:00) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 142 813 452, Password: 346202).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time Live (17:15-17:45) Those pre-school in age (and in heart) are invited to join Rabbi Hannah and Beth for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 423 529 768, Password: 785089).
LEARN WITH US Erev Shabbat Shiur: The Omer (17:15-18:00) We've just finished Pesach and are now in the Omer, those 7 weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. What does an omer, a Biblical measure of barley, have to do with us in 2020 - and, in particular, at a time when we are all living with Covid-19? Spend an hour with Rabbi Colin before Kabbalat Shabbat and explore some more. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 395 809 430, Password: 964404).
Click here for our full adult learning programme between Pesach and Shavuot
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach @ Home returns on Friday 24 April.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbis Josh and Hannah as they lead the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 797 082 137, Password: 785089). The best way to access our services is by Zoom. If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by clicking here or going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS. You can also watch the service from the Beit Tefillah via our LiveStream by clicking here. Please note that the livestream can only show those parts of the service being led from the Beit Tefillah.
We invite you to have Shabbat candles and Kiddush ready in advance of the service so that we can join together in these moments from our homes. We will light candles together at L’cha Dodi and make Kiddush at the end of the service.
Please click here to download the Shabbat Supplement for Friday night and click here to download the Community News and Yahrzeit list (this will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
SATURDAY 18 APRIL
BE WITH US - JMM JMM on Saturday (9:15-10:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, especially in these challenging times. Join Maxine Levy for contemplation, breathing, movement and meditation. Suitable for all. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Rabbi Josh is running the Shabbat morning service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. The service will include the Bat Mitzvah of Bella Howe who will be reading Torah with the community for the first time from her home. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 914 397 363, Password: 785089).
The best way to access our services is by Zoom. If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by clicking here or going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS. You can also watch the service from the Beit Tefillah via our LiveStream by clicking here. Please note that the livestream can only show those parts of the service being led from the Beit Tefillah.
Please click here to download a copy of the Torah portion and click here to download the Community News and Yahrzeit list (this will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
PRAY WITH US (FOR FAMILIES) Horrible Tefillah: Awful Ancestors (11:00-12:00) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara for Tefillah with the gritty bits left in! Do services leave you feeling bored? Fed up with rotten readings, miserable music and horrible Hebrew? The best bits of Tefillah are the bits the rabbis and cantors normally don’t tell you about! Try this service to see if Tefillah really is so terrible. Suitable for 7–11 year olds. Please click here to download a copy of the service booklet (this will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 914 5507 3899, Password: 168273).
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SUNDAY 19 APRIL
ASMR returns on Sunday 26 April.
PRAY WITH US Sunday Shacharit (9:00-10:00) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by our lay members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 431 181 644, Password: 163984).
LEARN WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Please email Philip Brodie at mail@pmbrodie.co.uk if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US Singing for Pleasure (15:00-16:00) Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and much, much more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated. Please email vivienne.bellos@btinternet.com in advance for the song list and lyrics. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 731 393 138, Password: 197916)
MONDAY 20 APRIL
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Move it, Shake it, Sing it (10:30-11:00) Shake off those social isolation blues as you join your favourite faces for some singing and dancing. For pre-school children. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 662 052 605, Password: 747239).
BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa! (15:00-16:00) This ‘club’ is for anyone who would like to try any sort of hand craft. Join Brenda Freedman for anything from everyday sewing, tapestry, quilt making, knitting, and anything else you can think of! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 588 095 846, Password: 468060).
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YOM HASHOAH
PRAY WITH US Erev Yom Hashoah Ceremony Monday 20 April, 18:30 On the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, Reform Communities in the UK will come together to mark Erev Yom Hashoah in a special Tekkes (ceremony) with Clergy and lay leaders. Click here to join (Password: reform - for security reasons please do not make the password public).
At 19:30, there will then be the opportunity to join the National Commemoration online as we remember the victims of the Holocaust, honour our pledge to pass on to the next generation and pay tribute to the survivors and refugees. Go to www.yomhashoah.org.uk/live.
We are not distributing “Yellow Candles” this year. You may wish to light your own candle, of any kind, at home as part of the Reform commemoration. You can click here for a list of names taken from Pages of Testimony submitted to Yad Vashem.
LEARN WITH US Yom Hashoah Talk Tuesday 21 April, 11:00-12:00 Rabbi Colin and Lynette are joined by Moshe Teller from Shalvata, a specialist team offering therapeutic and practical support including: 1–1 counselling sessions, support groups for bereaved, spouses of survivors and survivors who talk in schools. Moshe will talk about his work with survivors of the Holocaust and the second generation. We will end by reciting El Male Rachamim and Kaddish. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 912 6577 7319, Password: 298374).
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TUESDAY 21 APRIL
BE WITH US Ballet in your Bathroom (11:00-12:00) For teens and adults with or without dance experience. Join Abi Aleksander and keep your body and mind active. We will start with a short warm up, move onto her version of a ballet barre and finish with some more contemporary exercises. You don’t need any special equipment apart from a chair or countertop to hold on to and enough room to move your limbs in all directions. Wear something comfortable (and if you have a tutu lurking that you have been yearning to wear, feel free). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 942 377 314, Password: 133127)
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685, Password: 686711)
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:30) Our programme for all those who want to ensure that their Judaism has firm foundations. This week: The Shoah and Israel in Jewish Life with Rabbi Hannah. For all the community. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069, Password: 419681) Please click here for the resources which will be used during this session (available from Tuesday).
Click here for our full adult learning programme between Pesach and Shavuot.
WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL
BE WITH US News, Views & Schmooze (14:00-15:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group and Lynette. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 996 0969 5198, Password: 933950)
BE WITH US Pre-dinner concert with Katie and Tom (17:00-17:30) Join Katie and Tom for a live concert streamed directly into your home. This varied programme will include repertoire from the operas, musicals and more. For all the community. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 108 960 491, Password: 961337).
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma’ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by lay members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 566 852 225, Password: 763158).
THURSDAY 23 APRIL
BE WITH US Mellow Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special chair Yoga with Maxine. Maxine is a professional yoga teacher and so we are asking for a contribution towards Alyth’s costs in providing this class. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658).
LEARN WITH US Pardes (13:00-14:00) 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. This week with Rabbi Hannah. Click here for the source sheets being used in the session. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361, Password: 019498)
Click here for our full adult learning programme between Pesach and Shavuot.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION A.H.A - Alyth Home Activities (15:30-16:00) A burst of creative space for Primary School aged children. Join us online every Thursday for a new activity led by our wonderful team of educators and youth workers. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 922 5487 0891, Password: 134679)
BE WITH US Israeli Dance Class (17:30-18:00) Join Rabbi Hannah for an Israeli dance class in preparation for Yom HaAtzmaut. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 974 5121 0828, Password: 309169)
LEARN WITH US Alyth Online Lectures (19:00-20:00) An eclectic series of short lectures given by academics and experts in their field in the Alyth community. This week:
Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish in the UK and beyond with Dr Lily Kahn Lily Kahn is Reader in Hebrew and Jewish Languages in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL, specialising in Hebrew and Yiddish philology. She teaches Biblical Hebrew, Rabbinic Hebrew, Ugaritic, and Yiddish. She is also interested in Yiddish, the history of Hebrew, comparative Semitic linguistics, Jewish languages, translation studies, endangered language revitalization, and the development of Hebrew and Yiddish pedagogical materials. She is the author of 'Colloquial Yiddish' (2012), a step-by-step approach to Yiddish designed for the twenty-first-century English-speaker, and 'The Routledge Introductory Course in Biblical Hebrew' (2015). Lily will share findings from her current research - a collaborative Arts and Humanities Research council project on contemporary Hasidic Yiddish worldwide. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 911 6340 0217, Password: 149473)
Click here for our full adult learning programme between Pesach and Shavuot.
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FRIDAY 24 APRIL
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30-11:00) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah and Beth. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 142 813 452, Password: 346202).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time Live (17:15-17:45) Those pre-school in age (and in heart) are invited to join Rabbi Hannah and Beth for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 423 529 768, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION: RUACH Ruach 1 Starters (16:00-17:00) For those joining Ruach 1, we would, under normal circumstances, host a new starters meeting to explore the programme, year ahead and post-BM opportunities with Alyth. In these not normal circumstances, parents and children are invited to join Mike for a zoom gathering. - Ruach commences straight after at 17:15 (see below) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 964 5398 9310, Password: 678458)
Ruach 4 @ home (16:30-17:15 and 17:30-18:15) Join Abi for Ruach 4 this afternoon for one of two sessions: - If you are new to Ruach 4, please join at 16:30 for a welcome session and get to know a bit more about how Ruach 4 works. - If you have been coming to Ruach 4 since last term, please join at 17:30 for a how-to on writing your Bat or Bar Mitzvah Prayer. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 956 0652 2899, Password: 5Gh7mx)
Ruach 1-3 @ Home (17:15-18:10) Ruach 1-3 We are excited to start our new topic of Gemilut Chasadim - “Acts of Loving Kindness”. Please join Mike & Sophie at our regular time as we continue exploring how to make the most of our Bar/Bat Mitzvah journey. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 903 736 979, Password: 742355) BE WITH US - JMM JMM on Friday (17:15-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, especially in these challenging times. Join Maxine Levy for contemplation, breathing, movement and meditation. Suitable for all. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Password: 035091) PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbis Josh and Hannah as they lead the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 428 016 374, Password: 785089) The best way to access our services is by Zoom. If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by clicking here or going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS. You can also watch the service from the Beit Tefillah via our LiveStream by clicking here. Please note that the livestream can only show those parts of the service being led from the Beit Tefillah.
We invite you to have Shabbat candles and Kiddush ready in advance of the service so that we can join together in these moments from our homes. We will light candles together at L’cha Dodi and make Kiddush at the end of the service. Supporting material will be available through next week's emails
SATURDAY 25 APRIL
LEARN WITH US Shabbat Shiur (9:15-10:15) with Student Rabbi Nicola Feuchtwang. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705, Password: 602287)
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Rabbi Hannah is running the Shabbat morning service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. The service will include the Bar Mitzvah of Milo Glendinning who will be reading Torah with the community for the first time from his home. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 558 315 255, Password: 690616) Supporting material will be available through next week's emails
PRAY WITH US Imrei Finu (10:30-12:00) Imrei Finu is a special, spiritual prayer experience, including singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and plenty of silence, with an informal Torah service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 970 6319 5608, Password: 331980) Supporting material will be available through next week's emails
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Sam's Maternity Leave
Sam Heller will be on maternity leave from the end of this week. We wish Sam and Simon luck and happiness on this next phase of their journey together.
During Sam's maternity leave, please contact the following people:
For Youth and Education activities, contact mike@alyth.org.uk.
For general programming, membership and communications questions, contact abi@alyth.org.uk or adam@alyth.org.uk.
For general enquiries, or if you do not know the correct person to contact, email mail@alyth.org.uk and your enquiry will be sent onto the relevant person.
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Community News
We regret to announce the deaths of:
- Richard Cooper, husband of Myrna Cooper, father of Adam Cooper, Gabrielle Seymour and Louise Cooper, brother of Margaret Silver.
- Lyba Goldfarb, mother of Vivien Goldfarb.
- Renata Kirsten, mother of Marc Kirsten.
- Joseph Kosky, father of Jason Kosky.
Our thoughts are with all those who mourn.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click hereto see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join.
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: New Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered between 08:00 and 21:00 by a member of the community for anyone who needs someone to speak to. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support. The hard reality of this pandemic is that we as a community will support an increased proportion of our members and families through hospitalization and bereavement. This number is there for these cases and will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
