ELUL HIGHLIGHTS
Click here for Alyth's full Elul programme. Elul this year will kick off with our New Year of Animal's dog walk.
New Year for Animals’ dog walk
Sunday 28 August, 10:00
Our annual community walk on the Heath Extension to celebrate the beginning of the month of Elul, which is the Mishnaic New Year for animals.
Join the Alyth team and their dogs at the corner of Wildwood Road and Hampstead Way.
No dogs needed but bring an umbrella just in case!
Shofar Blowing Workshop
Thursday 8 September, 18:00-19:00
Join our member, Sam Eastmond, professional composer, trumpet player and band leader, in this workshop where even beginners will feel confident in learning a new skill.
Alyth’s Journalists
Thursday 15 September, 19:30-21:00
As we move towards a new Jewish year and begin a process of reflection, join a panel of Alyth journalists for an evening looking back on the past two years. In conversation, they will review how events affected our society, the state of the UK and the wider world.
Selichot
Saturday 17 September
We come together on Saturday evening for Selichot, a beautiful way to bring yourself towards the High Holy Days and to enhance their spiritual impact.
20:00 Madrichim Secret Cinema Selichot: “Pitch Perfect”
21:00 Selichot Film Club: “12 Angry Men”
Followed by light refreshments and a choice of Choral Service or Selichot for the Soul, starting at 23:10
Approaching the High Holy Days with Doubt
Sunday 18 September, 10:30
How do we approach the High Holy Days if we struggle with the words of the liturgy? Can we join with community in song and prayer if we are alienated by the theology that the prayerbook presents? Join us over brunch as we create a space to speak about these questions and to talk about doubt and disbelief. Hosted by Rabbi Josh. Can we build spaces in our community to respond to this challenge - over the High Holy Days and beyond?
Alyth’s Online Lectures Revisited
Thursday 22 September, 19:30-21:00
In 2020, in the heart of the first lockdown, we ran a series of Alyth Online Lectures, which for many of our members were one of the highlights of that difficult period. As part of our pre-High Holy Day programme this year, we invite back a panel of four of our lecturers, in conversation with Rabbi Josh, to look at what has changed – for better or worse - in the last two years.
Alyth Chavruta Project
Saturdays 3, 10, 17, 24 September, 9:00-10:15
The Alyth Chavruta Project returns at a new time but with the same in-depth approach to the study of Jewish texts.
This Elul we will prepare for Yom Kippur by studying Maimonides' Hilchot Teschuvah (Laws of Repentance), as well as delving into their biblical and talmudic origins.
