In light of yesterday's announcement of new Covid regulations, we have updated our Covid protocols for the coming weekend. Click here for full details. Please note that these protocols will also be reviewed and updated early next week. In particular, please note that Places of Worship are included in the legal requirement to wear masks in indoor settings from tomorrow, 10 December. If coming to the Alyth building, please remember to bring and wear a mask or face covering.
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ALYTH IN-PERSON SERVICES Quick Links to let us know you are coming
We are delighted to welcome members back into the Alyth building. All services are now fully hybrid and can be joined in person or online. Please note our new Covid protocols, and let us know that you are coming using the links below.
Please note that the Big Bang scheduled for 18 December will not now take place. Parallel minyanim will restart on Shabbat morning 8 January.
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FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Hadracha Skills Weekend (Friday - Sunday) Now postponed. Participants - please see the email from the Youth and Education team.
EREV SHABBAT 10 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah to welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 824 7417 7665, Passcode: 78508). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
SHABBAT MORNING 11 DECEMBER LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Shiur (09:15-10:15) “It was not you who sent me here, but God”: Divine Providence in the story of Joseph. In this week’s Torah portion, Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers. He reassures them that he will not take vengeance on them, stating that when they sold him into slavery, this was part of a grand divine plan. How does this idea sit with us? What other aspects of Jewish tradition speak to this idea of Divine Providence? Join Rabbi Elliott to explore these questions. This session will take place in the synagogue library with windows open, and can also be joined via Zoom. If coming in person, please make sure you let us know you are coming, and remember to dress appropriately. Click here to let us know you are coming. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705 Password: 602287). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Josh, with guitar, in our Beit Tefillah. Including the B’nei Mitzvah of Dylan Rae and Rosa Coury-Reid. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online, click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 0632 5108, Passcode: 785089).The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS The Shabbat Supplement and Community News will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Repertoire Service (10:30) A special service led by Rabbi Elliott with piano accompaniment, in which we will sing together from Alyth’s choral repertoire. In the Youth Hall. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please see our latest Covid protocols. Please let us know you are coming by clicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online,click hereto join (Meeting ID: 835 5305 5921, Passcode: 503329). The Torah supplement will be available from 17:00 Friday afternoon on the synagogue website. Please click here to view the siddur online.
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WEEK COMMMENCING 12 DECEMBER
SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) We are delighted to welcome our weekly minyan led by Alyth members back to Alyth in person. Sunday Shacharit will also be online. Click here to join online (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.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society Conert (19:00) Join us for Alyth Choral Society's Concert for Peace Joy, Loss & Hope, in aid of The British Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal. Tickets are £10/adult, under 16s go free. Click here for tickets and more information. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 810 2696 4348, Passcode: 785089).
MONDAY 13 DECEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Senior Club (14:00-15:30) Welcoming our senior members for in-person activities and tea. These sessions must be pre-booked with Lynette at lynette@alyth.org.uk or on 020 8457 8793. This is the last Senior Club of 2021. We resume on Monday 10 January.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00-20:30) A friendly meeting place for people with learning disabilities.This session must be pre booked. For more information please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk. This is the last Monday Club of 2021. We resume on Monday 24 January.
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Hebrew Reading from Scratch (19:00-20:00) Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Take an hour each week in term time to learn how to read Hebrew from scratch. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 909 882 685 Password: 686711). This is the last session of 2021. We resume on Tuesday 11 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE E-ssentials (20:00-22:00) This week (online): The formation of Judaism: Post Talmudic textual development. Click here to join the session online (Meeting ID: 668 234 069 Password: 419681). New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Hannah for more information or to join the group. This is the last Essentials of 2021. We resume on Tuesday 11 January.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US ONLINE Wednesday Ma’ariv Online (20:00-20:45) A mid-week evening service led by Alyth members. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 880 9384 2526, Passcode: 543468).
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow 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. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202122). LEARN WITH US ONLINE Pardes: Pre-Christmas Special with Rabbi Josh Grappling with the concept of Virgin Birth (13:00-14:00) The Tanakh contains plenty of stories of miracle births, to which the story of the virgin birth is clearly related. Together we will explore some of these stories, and will ask what is different about the foundational Christian story. How do later Jewish texts deal with the idea of virgin birth, and the figure of Mary? Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498). This is the last Pardes session of 2021. We resume on Thursday 6 January.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) A fourth series of our Chavruta project. For six weeks we will work our way through a section of Talmud that contains both legal and narrative sections. Click here if you are signing up for the first time, or email Rabbi Elliott at elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259, Passcode: 138638). This is the last Chavruta Project of 2021.
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FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat Chanukah and dance a special Maccabee beat. Baby Den must be pre booked by clicking here.
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Pre-Shabbat Story Time (16:30-17:00) Pre-Shabbat Story Time must be pre-booked by clicking here.
BE WITH US ONLINE JMM (17:00-18:00) Jewish Mindfulness Meditation helps us to open our hearts and find peace through our spiritual heritage. Click here to make a donation towards the costs of employing the facilitators. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091). This is the last JMM of 2021. We resume on Friday 7 January.
EREV SHABBAT 17 DECEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30-19:30) Join Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott as we welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person in the Alyth Beit Tefillah. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming by clicking here ONLINE If you are joining us online,click here to join (Meeting ID: 848 3038 0047, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 18 DECEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service in the Beit Tefillah (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Hannah in our Beit Tefillah. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Saul van der Horst. IN PERSON If you are joining us in person, please let us know you are coming byclicking here. ONLINEIf you are joining us online: Click hereto join (Meeting ID: 875 3008 5353, Passcode: 785089). Please note that the Big Bang scheduled for 18 December will not now take place
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Save the dates
Tu B'shvat Tea with a “grain” of difference! 16 January (16:00) From her recently published cookbook, Freekeh, Wild Wheat & Ancient Grains, recipes for healthy eating, Ruth will be serving up a delicious tea of grains and fruit to help us celebrate Tu B'shvat. Please sign up byclicking hereand let us know if you have any dietary requirements by Monday 3 January. Donation - £5
Annual Meeting of Congregants 2022 23 January (10:30) Please save the date for our AMC which will take place on Sunday 23 January at 10:30am. The notice and papers for the meeting will go out via email in the last week of December.
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Alyth's Weekend Away - 1 year to go! 2 - 4 December 2022
Pray with us, learn with us, be with us… laugh with us, relax with us, create with us, ramble with us, play table tennis with us, quiz with us, eat chocolate with us, meditate with us, read the newspapers with us, stay up late with us, design with us, revise in a quiet corner with us, drink coffee with us, connect with us, study Talmud with us, drink with us, dance with us, watch films with us, play with us, hide and seek with us, chill with us, play games with us, sing with us, make new friends with us, make memories with us... We are so excited that it is 1 year to go until the Weekend Away! For more information, click hereor contact sam@alyth.org.uk Click hereto book your place.
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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.
