From this Shabbat, we are delighted to be expanding our in-person services alongside our online provision.
This Friday (23/7) and next Friday (30/7) it is possible to join the Erev Shabbat service either online or, for the first time since March 2020, in person in the Beit Tefillah. These services must be pre-booked. There are still places available to join us in person tomorrow evening. Please see below for links.
On Shabbat mornings throughout the summer, we will continue to run our in-person services in our outside prayer space. These services can also be joined online from home. This Shabbat our 11:00 service will be an Imrei Finu service with guitar, and next week (31/7) a choral service with keyboard. On both weeks there will also be a life cycle service at 09:00 and a dedicated online service at 10:30. For all of these services, and to pre-book, please see the links below.
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THIS EVENING LEARN WITH USONLINE Alyth Chevruta Project: Pirkei Avot (19:00-20:00) Our weekly review session looking at the material, and answering questions coming out of the week of study. With Rabbi Elliott Click here(Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638) to join.
FRIDAY 23 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here .
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON 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. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here .
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join the Alyth clergy team as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. 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. To join us online click here (Meeting ID: 859 2586 9072, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 24 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Life Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Aufruf of Claudia Humphreys and James Frener. Led by Rabbi Elliott in the Sukkah area. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet and Torah supplment. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 815 0876 5077, Passcode: 314924).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Shiur - Tu B'Av: The Loveliest Day of Av (09:15-10:15) Is there really such a thing as "Jewish Valentine's Day", and if so, how can we join in the celebrations? Join Cantor Tamara for a shiur exploring the classical and modern meanings of the festival of Tu B'Av. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Please click here to download the Torah supplement and the Community News with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 851 6884 3538, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu In-Person and Online (11:00) Imrei Finu includes lots of singing to new and familiar melodies, davening and space for personal prayer, as well as a Torah reading. This service must be pre booked by clicking here . Led by Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Justiin Wise. This week, Jacob Stadler will read Torah for the first time in this service to mark becoming Bar Mitzvah. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 844 6222 2995, Passcode: 263383).
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SUNDAY 25 JULY LEARN WITH US ONLINE 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).
LEARN WITH US ONLINE 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 Monthly Drop in for Recent Refugees - In Person (13:30-15:30) We are delighted to welcome back the Refugee Drop-in for an in-person session in our sukkah. MONDAY 26 JULY
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Monday Shacharit Online (08:30) Our Monday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 5403 7876, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 27 JULY
LEARN WITH US ONLINE 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. Please note this is the last session before a break for the summer. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711).
LEARN WITH US Essentials is now on a break for the summer, returning on 31 August for a one-off session before the High Holy Days.
BE WITH US ONLINE Alyth Choral Society (20:00-22:00) Click here to join (Meeting ID: 976 4873 3959 Password: 113568). For Choral Society Members only.
WEDNESDAY 28 JULY
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views and Schmooze In Person (11:00-12:00) Join us, in person in the sukkah, 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. News, Views and Schmooze must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US ONLINE 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 29 JULY
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit (08:30) Our Thursday online Shacharit. This morning with Cantor Tamara. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089). LEARN WITH USONLINE 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 with Rabbi Elliott. This week: Aaron’s Silence. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498).
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Chevruta Project In Person (20:00-21:30) A special in person session with Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Josh to celebrate three courses of studying together. This session will take place in the Alyth outdoor prayer space and is open to everyone who has studied as part of ACP over the last seven months. Please let us know you are coming by pre-booking here. Please note the different start time. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638).
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FRIDAY 30 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat with Rabbi Hannah in the Sukkah. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here .
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON 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. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here .
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh, Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah, and Rabbi Elliott from home as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah.
IN PERSON: In-person attendance at this service can be pre-booked by clicking here. Please do not pre-book for this service if you do not feel able to adhere to the terms of the Covenant of Responsibility, including the request to Lateral Flow Test before attendance. Details of the Covenant can be found here. ONLINE: We recognise that for many in our community, it is not yet the right time to come back to tefillah in person. To join us online click here (Meeting ID: 847 3905 5655, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 31 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service including the Bar Mitzvah of Alfie Grant. Led by Cantor Tamara in the Sukkah. This service will also be online. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 879 8220 6945, Passcode: 347367).
PRAY WITH US DEDICATED ONLINE SERVICE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Colin Eimer from the Beit Tefillah. This is our dedicated online service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 834 9764 3672, Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Service In Person and Online (11:00) The opportunity to sing together from Alyth’s choral tradition. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie Hainbach, with Jordan Clarke in the Sukkah. This service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 823 1112 3599, Passcode: 110198).
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Save the Date
BE WITH US Alyth Book Club: The Promise by Damon Galgut Monday 2 August (18:30) This month's book is The Promise by Damon Galgut. Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the keenly observant Galgut (Arctic Summer) offers a deeply affecting family saga spanning decades of upheaval in South Africa. Click here for more information on the book.
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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.
