This weekend is the start of Elul! Our Elul programme is full of activities to help you reflect on the past year and prepare for the High Holy Days. We kick off our exciting programme with our New Year for Animal's dog walk this Sunday. Click here for Alyth's full Elul programme and see the bottom of the email for some highlights.
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EREV SHABBAT 26 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Shabbat Service (18:30) We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 844 0662 4651, Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 27 AUGUST
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Alyth Clergy. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Annabelle Hearn. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 840 1362 3136, Passcode: 785089).
Click here for the Shabbat Supplement and the Community News (available from 17:00 on Friday afternoon). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
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NEXT WEEK
SUNDAY 28 AUGUST
Please note the building is closed today. For emergencies please call 020 8457 8798
PRAY WITH US OFFSITE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:15) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast, led by Alyth members. This week Sunday Shacharit will take place offsite. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
BE WITH US IN PERSON New Year for Animals’ dog walk (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 Rabbi Hannah and her dog Bailey at the corner of Wildwood Road and Hampstead Way. No dogs needed but bring an umbrella just in case!
BE 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.
MONDAY 29 AUGUST
Please note the building is closed today. For emergencies please call 020 8457 8798.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Ramble: The Ver Valley (10:00-16:00) A gentle walk through glorious countryside between St Albans and Harpenden, fine views and a riverside path. Wear long trousers and if wet, boots. Please bring a packed lunch. Park on Burywick, Harpenden, AL5 2AE. Contact Vivienne.bellos@btinternet.com for more information or to sign up.
THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
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).
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Pardes (13:00-14:15) This Elul, Pardes will explore the many meanings of Rosh Hashanah through its multitude of names: whether it is Yom Teruah, Yom Harat Olam, Yom HaZikaron, or Yom HaDin, the Jewish New Year takes on a different significance depending on how you approach it. This week: Hayom Harat Olam: the birthday of the world. Join Cantor Tamara to explore what it means to celebrate the birthday of the world, and how it relates to the rituals and liturgy of Rosh Hashanah. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498)
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FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
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).
EREV SHABBAT 2 SEPTEMBER 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 hereto join online (Meeting ID: 838 0562 1795, Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 3 SEPTEMBER LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (09:00-10:15) 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. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 240 937 705, Passcode: 602287).
FOR FAMILIES 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. Led by Rabbi Hannah, Ella and the Gesher guitarists. PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh and Rabbi Hannah. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Elise Davidson. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 863 9932 1103, Passcode: 785089).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Sensory Shabbat (11:00) Our Shabbat experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join Cantor Tamara, Ella and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service.
Click here for the Shabbat Supplement and the Community News (available from 17:00 on Friday afternoon). The "Zoom screen" can also be seen via our YouTube channel by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS
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ELUL HIGHLIGHTS
Click here for Alyth's full Elul programme. Elul this year will kick off with our New Year for Animal's dog walk.
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.
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