Click here to see the Around Alyth for July and August.
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FRIDAY 1 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. 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 Ruach 1-4 (17:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 1 JULY
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service including our Summer Send Off (18:30) We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. The service will include a blessing for all those heading off for the summer on camps, tours and holidays. This shabbat will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to Mike Mendoza who will be moving on from Alyth at the end of the academic year. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 826 9553 0393, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 2 JULY
BE WITH US IN PERSON Synagogue Choir Rehearsal (09:15-10:15) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara with the Alyth choir. Includes the B'nei Mitzvah of Oliver Flemming and Oliver Weinstein. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 883 8136 2146, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Gesher Service (10:00) If your child feels too old for Sensory Shabbat, but Big Bang felt too grown up, join us for our new family service 'Gesher'. This service has been designed to bridge the gap between our two family prayer spaces, so that your child can grow through tefillah that works for them. With Rabbi Hannah and Ella PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Sensory Shabbat (11:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Rabbi Hannah, Ella and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service. SHABBAT AFTERNOON 2 JULY BE WITH US IN PERSON Shabbat B’yachad Lunch (12:30) As part of the Alyth Friendship Project we are pleased to welcome you for a Shabbat lunch after the service. Please join us following the Shabbat Morning Service for a delicious lunch and good company. Contact Lynette on 020 8457 8793 for more information. Click hereto register so that we know how many people to cater for.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Year 6 Bowling Social (18:00) A brilliant opportunity for all those in Year 6 to spend a fun evening getting to know one another, as they embark on the Bnei Mitzvah journeys together in the coming year. The cost is £17 per person, which includes 2 games of bowling and a light dinner. Please click here to sign up.
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NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY 3 JULY PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:30) Our weekly minyan led by Alyth members. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON Sunday Morning Galim (10:00-12:00) Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6, led by a wonderful team of Educators and Madrichim (youth leaders). For more information, contact mike@alyth.org.uk
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 AND ONLINE Alyth Choral Society Concert: Handel’s Jephtha (19:00) Click here for in-person tickets (£20 per person) If you are unable to join in-person, tickets are also available on Zoom from here (£15).
MONDAY 4 JULY
BE WITH US IN PERSON NEW: The Alyth Social (14:00 - 16:00) This week: In Conversation with Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara Rabbi Elliott and Cantor Tamara will discuss their paths to becoming two of Alyth’s Clergy Team and tell us what the difference is between a Rabbi and a Cantor! Part of the Alyth Friendship Project: 'The Alyth Friendship Project' brings people together for companionship and support. Please click here to sign up or call Deborah on 02084556763 to book in so that we can cater accordingly.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00 - 20:30) A friendly in-person meeting place for people with learning disabilities. For more information or to let us know that you will be attending, please email lynette@alyth.org.uk.
BE WITH US ONLINE Book Club in July: WG Sebald, Austerlitz (18:30) Join us for discussion of this remarkable novel. WG Sebald writes on themes of time, loss and retrieval. Critics said: “a new kind of writing combining fiction, memoir, travelogue, philosophy, and much else besides…. Greatness in literature is still possible.” (John Banville) and "an extraordinary, mesmeric story and one of the most haunting books of the year." (Esther Freud) Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089).
TUESDAY 5 JULY
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Intensive Hebrew Reading Course (19:00) An intensive Hebrew course running for eight weeks, aimed to help beginners learn the Hebrew alphabet and the basic decoding skills needed to read. Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Essentials (20:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. Today's session: Death and the World to Come. Please contact Rabbi Hannah (hannah@alyth.org.uk) for more information about this programme. New students are always welcome.
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Hebrew Reading Group (20:00) The opportunity to practice Hebrew reading with Alyth member Jan Roseman. For those who can already read Hebrew and wish to continue to develop their skills.
THURSDAY 7 JULY
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 here to register and pay for the class. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503, Passcode: 202223).
BE WITH US IN PERSON There is no Pardes this week.
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FRIDAY 8 JULY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. 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 Ruach 1-4 (17:15) Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme. Contact mike@alyth.org.uk for more information.
EREV SHABBAT 8 JULY
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30) We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 814 2536 7706, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
SHABBAT MORNING 9 JULY
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Shiur with Rabbi Professor Jonathan Magonet (09:15-10:15) How did Moses know he was a Hebrew? We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Professor Jonathan Magonet to teach about his new book, “How Did Moses Know he was a Hebrew?” We know how a number movies have explained this revelation, but Rabbi Magonet will use the Torah itself to try to resolve this particularly thorny issue of textual interpretation. Hosted by Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705, Passcode: 602287).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) An unaccompanied service. Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Gerrard. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 850 9923 9618, Passcode: 785089). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
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Rabbi Josh on Sabbatical As part of the rhythm of their work, clergy across our Movement are expected to take periods of sabbatical. At Alyth, we ask that our clergy take this as three months every three years, which ensures that they come to their work restored, while also reducing the impact on the life of the community. Rabbi Josh’s sabbatical became due in November 2020 when he reached 12 years at Alyth. This was delayed through 2020 and 2021 due to the demands of the pandemic. He is taking his sabbatical this year, in two tranches. His second period of sabbatical began at the end of June and will continue to the end of August. We wish him well for this period of rest and study.
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Breakfast with Trustees and GMC to approve Subscriptions Sunday 17 July, 10:30 (In-Person and Online) We are delighted to invite you to a Breakfast with the Alyth Trustees followed by a General Meeting of Congregants on Sunday 17 July 2022. The purpose of the general meeting is for congregants to approve the levels of subscriptions for the coming year as proposed by the Trustees. Click here for the Notice and Agenda. Click here to register.
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.
