SECURITY & STEWARDING Whilst our rolling programme of in-person services will look slightly different to a “normal” year, we will still require volunteer security and stewards to keep us safe and to help us find the services. In the coming weeks you will receive emails with a security or stewarding shift. If you are comfortable fulfilling this shift please do accept it. If you do not receive an email but are happy to volunteer at some point over the HHDs, please email adam@alyth.org.uk. Thank you.
MACHZORIM COLLECTION There are two ways to access the Prayer Books. All of the liturgy will be available online, via the Reform Movement website. However, for the quality of the experience, we strongly recommend the use of physical copies and will have these available to borrow from the synagogue.
On Rosh Hashanah we will be using the Draft Rosh Hashanah Machzor and on Yom Kippur we will be using the ‘old’ Days of Awe Machzor.
If you are attending the in-person shabbat services on Friday 27/Saturday 28 August and Friday 3/Saturday 4 September you will be able to collect a machzor whilst at Alyth.
There will also be the opportunity to collect machzorim throughout the day on Thursday 2 September between 10:00-17:00 and Sunday 5 September between 10:00-12:00.
Full details, including how to book in to the in-person services, will be with you in next week.
In the meantime please save the dates:
Erev Rosh Hashanah (Monday 6 September) 1st Day Rosh Hashanah (Tuesday 7 September) 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah (Wednesday 8 September) Kol Nidre (Wednesday 15 September) Yom Kippur (Thursday 16 September )
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
We are delighted that our in-person services over the next two weeks will be outside, in order to allow as many members as feel able to join us in the safest way possible. There are plenty of spaces for this Shabbat and next so we look forward to welcoming you. Please click on the service to sign up and see below for more information
- Erev Shabbat Service (20 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Erev Shabbat Service (27 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Imrei Finu(28 August - in the outdoor prayer area) - Selichot (28 August - in the outdoor prayer area)
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FRIDAY 20 AUGUST
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.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Madrichim SWAY (Friday 20 - Sunday 22 August) Our 3 day pre-camp event, which brings all of our madrichim (youth leaders) together to make final preparations for camp! As well as fine tuning, training and building our programme, our madrichim, Years 9-13, have a fantastic opportunity to realise what it means to be part of community, together.
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. Pre- Shabbat Story Time must be pre booked by clicking here.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person in our outdoor prayer space.
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. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 4754 9991, Passcode: 785089).
The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON (OUTSIDE) AND ONLINE Early Start Life-Cycle Service (09:00) An in-person service from our outdoor prayer area, including the adult Bar Mitzvah of Zac Williams. Led by Rabbi Hannah. This service will also be online. Click here for the service booklet. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 856 0895 5089, Passcode: 813444).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Online Service (10:30) A dedicated online service led by Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara from the Beit Tefillah. Click here for the service booklet, Torah supplement and community news with Yahrzeit list. Please note this service is only online. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 828 1131 0564, Passcode: 785089).
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SUNDAY 22 AUGUST PRAY 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).
BE WITH US IN PERSON In Person Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (16:30-18:30) Join Juliane Gallant in the Sukkah to sing together and rehearse the High Holy Day music.
MONDAY 23 AUGUST
YOUTH AND EDUCATION SWAY AWAY (Monday 23 - Friday 27 August) Summer With Alyth Youth is an annual milestone in our young people’s lives. Despite everything we have lived through over the last year, we could not bear to have another summer without SWAY AWAY. SWAY AWAY is now full. For more information about future SWAY AWAYs, contact mike@alyth.org.uk WEDNESDAY 25 AUGUST
BE WITH US IN PERSON News, Views and Schmooze (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. 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 26 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Thursday Shacharit Online (08:30) Online Shacharit Services led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 854 8574 6664, Passcode: 785089).
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FRIDAY 27 AUGUST
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) Please note there is no Pre-Shabbat Story Time. We will resume on Friday 3 September.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (17:30 - 18:00) Ben Azzai who ‘looked and died’ - Encountering mortality. Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend all four sessions, or to come to those which interest you. Our starting point for this year’s Elul Half Hours is a rabbinic story - the tale of four sages who enter ‘Pardes’. We do not know exactly what this transformative journey entailed, but we are told the different impact that it had on each of them - one died, another was harmed, the third rebelled, and one found peace. We will take the experience of each of these Sages to explore how we may have experienced the challenges of the last 16 months: the encounter with mortality; the impact on our mental wellbeing; the experience of religious doubt; the possibility of finding peace. This week with Rabbi Josh. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 814 3814 2728, Passcode: 083722).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Elliott, in our outdoor prayer space, as we welcome Shabbat as a community together, joining online from home and in person.
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. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 862 5755 1353, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SATURDAY 28 AUGUST LEARN WITH US ONLINE Elul Half Hour (09:30 - 10:00) Acher who ‘looked and cut down the trees’ - Religious doubt Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish. With Rabbi Elliott. Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 897 6095 4648, Passcode: 311220).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Bar Mitzvah Service (09:00) An in-person service, including the Bar Mitzvah of Connor Roberts, led by Cantor Tamara Wolfson. This service will also be online. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 852 9498 7417, Passcode: 278436).
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Our dedicated online service, led by our clergy from the Beit Tefillah, led by Rabbi Elliott with Katie Hainbach. Please note this service is online only. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 896 4327 5954, 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. This service will be led from our outdoor prayer area and must be pre booked by clicking here. Led by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 873 1398 6972, Passcode: 188771).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Selichot (21:00) An in-person, late-night Selichot with music from across our Alyth traditions, readings and reflections. Led by Cantor Tamara and Katie Hainbach from our outdoor prayer area. In person attendance at this service must be pre booked by clicking here. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 815 7546 5832, Passcode: 785089).
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SAVE THE DATES
LEARN WITH US ONLINE: ELUL HALF HOURS Friday 3 September (17:30-18:00) Saturday 4 September (09:30-10:00) Elul Half Hours are short sessions of reflection, study and contemplation before Shabbat services in Elul. This year, they will run in the second half of the month of Elul. You are welcome to attend every session, or to simply drop in when you wish.
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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.
