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SHAVUOT WITH ALYTH
Sinai From The Sofa - Tikkun Leil Shavuot Thursday 28 May through the night and into the morning
This year's Tikkun Leil Shavuot will be run together with our friends at Finchley Reform and Radlett Reform Synagogues. Together we will study through the night, with sessions from all of the clergy from the three communities and our JMM team. With special guest sessions from Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield, and, live from America, singer song-writer Dan Nichols.
Click here to see the full programme which will also be updated over the next couple of days.
Shavuot Services Erev Shavuot Service - Thursday 28 May, 18:30 Erev Shavuot Service with Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah from the Beit Tefillah and Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin from their homes. Part of our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot. See above for more details. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 850 3517 1258, Password: 785089).
Shavuot Morning Services - Friday 29 May Shavuot Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Colin and Katie Hainbach from their homes, including Yizkor. The sermon with be given by Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris Click here to join (Meeting ID: 812 3139 8407, Password: 785089).
Shavuot Morning Atidenu Service (11:00) With Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah from the Beit Tefillah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 890 5070 3810, Password: 994741).
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TUESDAY 26 MAY
YOUTH AND EDUCATION ConnectiviTEEN presents: Games Night! (17:00-18:30) As we reach the end of the Omer period, it's time to celebrate with joy and games. This week we will come together for games of old and new - prepare to be challenged! Click here to join (Meeting ID: 738 204 200, Password: 971437)
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) There is no Essentials class as it is Half Term and Shavuot week
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY
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).
LEARN WITH US Hebrew for Beginners (20:00-21:00) Taught by Jan Roseman, this is a three week crash course for people wo are beginners in Hebrew so that they are able to join our regular Tuesday Hebrew Reading from Scratch class. Sessions are also on 27 May and 3 June. Please click here to register. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 875 1602 3006, Password: 244180).
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 28 MAY
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine is open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! It includes movement, breathing, stretching, standing, twisting, balancing and more. Great for releasing tensions and increasing, stamina, strength and immunity. Less active participants can do all the movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658).
LEARN WITH US Pardes (13:00-14:00) There is no Pardes today.
SHAVUOT PRAY, LEARN AND BE WITH US Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Click here to see the full programme. See above for details of the Erev Shavuot service.
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FRIDAY 29 MAY
SHAVUOT PRAY, LEARN AND BE WITH US See the 'Sinai from the Sofa' programme for details of Shavuot morning sessions, including early morning Hitboddedut and a Shavuot morning shiur. See above for details of Alyth Shavuot morning services 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).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara 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: 822 2812 4358, 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 (www.alyth.org.uk/youtubelive) 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 the Community News and Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
SATURDAY 30 MAY
BE WITH US 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 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. The service will include the Bar Mitzvah of Ilai Levin who will be reading Torah with the community for the first time from his home. Please remember that this service is online only.
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 4138 2760, 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(www.alyth.org.uk/youtubelive) 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 the Community News and Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
PRAY WITH US Wellbeing Service (10:30) Join Lynette Sunderland and Justin Wise online as we take time for ourselves to relax and breathe. During our Shabbat morning service, we will explore our mental and physical wellbeing through tuneful prayer.
Please click here to download the service booklet, and the Community News and Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon).
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 846 8904 5387, Password: 138638).
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SUNDAY 31 MAY
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).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth Sunday Morning ⟳Reloaded⟳ (ASMR) returns on 7 June.
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.
MONDAY 1 June
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).
BE WITH US Alyth@Home Book Club (18:30-19:30) The first book in the Alyth@Home Book Club will be “The Chosen”, a novel written by Chaim Potok. The story follows the narrator, Reuven Malter, and his friend Daniel Saunders, as they grow up in the Williamsburg neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1940s. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 891 5955 3903, Password: 785089).
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Confronting Torah with Rabbi Tony Bayfield Thursday 28 May, 19:45 Wednesday 3, 10, 17, 24 June, 18:30
Torah is the central chapter of Rabbi Professor Tony Bayfield’s recent book Being Jewish Today: Confronting the Real Issues. Beginning on Erev Shavuot – the festival of the giving of Torah – Alyth and FRS are delighted to present a five-session weekly series with Tony going through the chapter. These sessions will also include scholar and educator Rabbi Neil Janes probing, questioning and challenging his teaching.
Click here for for information on the full programme and click here for a YouTube advert on the series.
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 686 134 0661, Password: 544982)
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Rabbis Re-inventing Judaism in COVID-19
Click here to listen to Rabbis Re-inventing Judaism in COVID-19 from Rabbi Laura's Podcast on Apple Podcasts, including Rabbi Josh. The podcast can also be accessed via:
If you are facing financial challenges at this difficult time, please do not hesitate to contact us. As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
The Jewish Leadership Council in partnership with Work Avenue has also established a fund to support those across the community whose earnings have been directly affected by COVID-19. This fund was set up to specifically assist those who are ineligible for Government support or who face delays accessing Government funds. Go to www.theworkavenue.org.uk/covid19 for more information.
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.
