LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) In the Alyth Chevruta Project, participants are sent a study pack on a Friday containing texts, questions and supporting material to study in chevruta (pairs or small groups). Every following Thursday from 19:00-20:00, we join together for a review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. The first review session tonight is with Rabbi Elliott. Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
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FRIDAY 25 JUNE
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. This service must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach In-Person (17:00-18:00) Join Mike, Sophie, the Clergy team and our dedicated madrichim, who will share the joy of Hebrew music and games in person. Arrival from 16:45. This activity will take place outside. Please bring a mask and weather-appropriate clothing, sun cream/water.
BE WITH US JMM on Friday (17:15-18:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369, Passcode: 035091).
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) With Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. Please remember that this service is online only. Please click here to download the Erev Shabbat Supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Please click here to view the Reform Judaism siddur online.
Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 819 1064 7877, Passcode: 785089). If you do not wish to use Zoom, then the "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 26 JUNE PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Choral Service (09:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. This service will take place outside to allow congregational singing, with piano accompaniment. There are still a few places available in this service, which must be pre booked by clicking here. Please click here for the Torah supplement and Community News (available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 849 4066 1715, Passcode: 741243).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah, including the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Clare from home. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 825 1531 0500, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as an informal Torah reading. There are still a few places available in this service, which must be pre booked by clicking here. Please note the slightly later time. Pleaseclick here for the special booklet and Torah supplement (these will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon). Click here to join (Meeting ID: 899 7153 3952, Passcode: 508541).
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SUNDAY 27 JUNE BE WITH US Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast (please provide your own bagels…) Led by Alyth members from their homes. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SMG - Primary Jewish Education (10:00-11:00 online, 11:30-12:30 in-person) This half term, SMG will run both online and in-person. SMG online will continue to run from 10:00-11:00 for all classes. From 11:30, we are delighted to welcome back two classes at a time for in-person learning. In-person sessions must be pre-registered. In-Person SMG today: Rec /Y1
BE WITH US Biblical Hebrew (11:00-12:00) A programme for those with high level hebrew reading ability. Email edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
BE WITH US In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Katie Hainbach and Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music.
MONDAY 28 JUNE
PRAY WITH US Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089). BE WITH US Craft, Chat and Cuppa (15:00-16:00) Creating gifts for Homeless Action in Barnet and small cuddly toys for children to be distributed via food banks. If you have any unused wool or fabric please let sam@alyth.org.uk know and consider helping by donating it to the project. Join Brenda and the Craft, Chat and Cuppa group for a good chat! This is the last session before a break. YOUTH AND EDUCATION Talking about Israel: A Special Evening for Teens (14+) with Solutions not Sides (18:00-19:30) This session, run in partnership with Solutions Not Sides, will explore the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have plenty of space for questions and discussion. Our guest speaker Ali Amla will be joining us online. You can join us online or in-person. In-person attendance must be pre-registered by clicking here. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 817 1002 2340, Passcode: 311220).
TUESDAY 29 JUNE
YOUTH AND EDUCATION In Person Mentor Training (17:30-18:45) In this session, we explore the role of a Ruach Mentor, adaptations to Ruach as we return to in-person programming and learnings from the past year. You will need to attend one of the two sessions to return as a mentor in September. Whether you have done some training in the past, or you've almost reached your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we invite you come along to this evening's training. There are 20 spaces which can be booked by clicking here.
LEARN WITH US Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman, who has been one of the UK’s leading Synagogue-based Jewish educators for the last few decades. Take an hour a week in term time to learn to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US E-ssentials (20:00-21:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. This week: Death and the World to Come. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681).
BE WITH US Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE BE WITH US News, Views and Schmooze (11:00-12:00) Join us for an hour of schmooze to discuss what is going on in the world around us. Led by volunteers from the Soup and Schmooze group. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 810 6650 1155, Password: 847786).
PRAY WITH US Wednesday Ma'ariv (20:00-20:45) Join us for a mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468). THURSDAY 1 JULY
PRAY WITH US Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
BE WITH US Mellow Chair Yoga (11:00-12:00) Our special Chair Yoga and Meditation with Maxine, open to all ages wishing to enhance overall mental and physical wellbeing! Less active participants can do allthe movements sitting in a chair. Please click here to sign up and to pay online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 616 879 143, Password: 797658). LEARN WITH US Pardes: Understanding Funeral Liturgy(13:00-14:00) The funeral service is one of the liturgies in our canon that is often used but rarely studied. In this special Pardes course, we will explore the prayers of the funeral service through their allusions to biblical narratives and midrashic interpretation – how do references to Moses, Aaron, Hannah, David and others shape our understanding of what it means to live and die? With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US Alyth Chevruta Project (19:00-20:00) See above for details. Click hereto join(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 2 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Baby Den In Person (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children. These services must be pre-booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Those pre-school in age are invited to join us for a pre shabbat story to help bring in shabbat. There is very limited space in this service, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Ruach 1-4 In Person (17:00-18:00) See above.
PRAY WITH US Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara for the Erev Shabbat service from the Beit Tefillah. Please remember that this service is online only. Click here(Meeting ID: 864 7236 0659, Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 3 JULY PRAY WITH US Early Start Bat Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bat Mitzvah of Ella Anderson. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Youth Hall. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 862 5423 9704, Passcode: 311220). BE WITH US JMM on Saturday (09:15-10:15) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage, as we begin to emerge from restrictions. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 844 520 435, Password: 753749).
PRAY WITH US Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh, Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin. Please join us for this special service in which Rabbi Colin will give our sermon to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination, which took place on 4 July 1971. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 882 3947 1189, Passcode: 785089).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Sensory Shabbat In Person (10:45 & 12:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. 10:45 a service for those toddling and older 12:00 a service for those not yet toddling There is limited space in these services, which must be pre-booked by clicking here.
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SUNDAY 4 JULY
General Meeting of Congregants ONLINE (10:30) We are delighted to invite you to a General Meeting of Congregants on Sunday 4 July 2021. Please click here to the see the Notice and Agenda for the meeting which will once again be held on Zoom. Click here to register for the meeting and receive the Zoom link.
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Financial Support - How we can help
We believe that everybody who wishes should feel able to be a member of Alyth irrespective of ability to pay. In these difficult times, please do not leave the shul for financial reasons. If you are facing financial challenges, do not hesitate to contact us.
As well as discussing the level of your annual synagogue contribution, we can help you to access a number of Alyth funds that are specifically here to help our members in times of challenge. Please contact Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
If you feel able to support other Alyth members in financial difficulty at this time, please email Rabbi Josh at josh@alyth.org.uk
Please remember that we also have two special numbers in addition to the main synagogue number: Alyth Careline – 020 8457 8798 This will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team between 08:00 and 21:00. Emergency Careline – 07726 631808 Please use this number if you need urgent pastoral support, for example in cases of hospitalization or bereavement. This number will be answered by a member of the Alyth professional team.
Some of our partner organisations are also running programmes during this period. Click here to see additional programming offered by Reform Judaism that you are invited to join. Click here for activities by other organisations.
