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Memorial Service - Rabbi Dow Marmur z’l

Sunday 11 September, 19:00

Rabbi Dow Marmur passed away in Israel in July.  
His death was a great loss for his family and friends, for Alyth and for Reform Judaism around the world.  
In his 14 years at Alyth (1969-1983), Dow made a huge contribution to the community's development into one of the leading Reform communities in the world. 
Please join us for a special Memorial Service to honour his memory.  This will include contributions from his family, Alyth members and rabbinic colleagues.
Refreshments will be served.  For catering, please let us know you will be coming by clicking here.
You are also able to join online by clicking here (Meeting ID: 832 4350 1850, Passcode: 785089)

Your High Holy Days tickets, overview booklets and links to our detailed programme will arrive on your doorstep by the middle of next week.  Please call Deborah on 020 8457 8794 if they have not arrived by Wednesday 7 September.
Click here for Alyth's full Elul programme. 

FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER  

FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON
Baby Den (10:30) 
Chug-a-lug into Shabbat.

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
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. Led by Rabbi Josh and Cantor Tamara.
Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 838 0562 1795, Passcode: 785089). 


SHABBAT MORNING 3 SEPTEMBER 

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
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, Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Hannah.
Including the Bat Mitzvah of Elise Davidson. 
Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 863 9932 1103, Passcode: 785089).

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON 
Elul Sensory Shabbat (11:00) 
A special version of 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, hear and taste your way through the service to begin their preparations for the High Holy Days.
 
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

BE WITH US IN PERSON 
Shabbat B’yachad (12:30)
As part of the Alyth Friendship Project we are pleased to welcome members for 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 here to register so that we know how many people to cater for.

NEXT WEEK

SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

PRAY WITH US IN PERSON
Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:15) 
Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast, led by Alyth members. 
Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
BE WITH US IN PERSON 
Uni Returners Brunch (10:00)
Have you gone away to Uni, had a Gap Year, or graduated over the summer?
We would love you to join us for an informal brunch to catch up and hear all about your adventures, before you head back for term, go off to work or take some time for travelling.
Please click here to let us know you are coming so we have enough food.
Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. 

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.

BE WITH US IN PERSON 
Lunch for members hosting Ukrainian refugees (12:30) 
Are you hosting a Ukrainian refugee? Have you been matched and are waiting for someone to arrive? Join us for a bagel brunch and share the challenges and joys you have experienced so far, and discuss how hosts from Alyth might be able to support each other. Email elliott@alyth.org.uk to let us know you are coming or for more information.

BE WITH US IN PERSON 
High Holiday Choir Rehearsal (14:00) 
Rehearsing Alyth's High Holiday Choral repertoire.


MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

BE WITH US IN PERSON
The Alyth Social (14:00) 
This week: Roy Blass – popular musical entertainment – come and sing
along!      
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.                                                    

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
BE WITH US ONLINE
Alyth Book Club (18:30) 
Discussing "My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyner" by Chaim Grade, our book for Elul.
The full book text is available by clicking here.
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 816 0975 2765, Passcode: 785089).


TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
BE WITH US IN PERSON
High Holidays First Time Dinner (19:00) 
The Alyth High Holy Days can be overwhelming with a broad programme offering many different options.  If this is your first High Holy Days at Alyth, or first in person High Holy Days following covid, we invite you to join us for a dinner to talk through the programme and help you find the space that feels right for you.  With the Alyth clergy and Sam, our Head of Member Engagement.
Click here to let us know you are coming so we have enough food.

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON
Essentials (20:00) 
Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein.  Essentials is the perfect class for those coming to Judaism for the first time, or looking to consolidate the learning of a lifetime - or anywhere in between.
This week: How the Jewish Calendar Works 
Please contact Rabbi Hannah (hannah@alyth.org.uk) for more information about this programme. New students are always welcome.
 

THURSDAY 8 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).

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
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: Rabbi Colin on Yom HaZikaron
Click here to join (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Password: 019498)

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Shofar Blowing Workshop (18:00)
Calling all budding shofar blowers, or those who are just intrigued to try.
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.
Click here to let us know you’re coming.

FRIDAY 9 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).

YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON
Ruach 1 Parents Session (17:15)
A special meeting for those in Ruach 1 and their parents as they start their B'nei Mitzvah journey. Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. 

YOUTH AND EDUCATION IN PERSON
Ruach 1-4 (17:15)
Our Friday night Bar and Bat Mitzvah programme.
Contact sam@alyth.org.uk for more information. 


EREV SHABBAT 9 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 here to join online (Meeting ID: 879 8113 5809, Passcode: 785089). 
  

SHABBAT MORNING 10 SEPTEMBER 

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
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).

PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE 
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) 
Led by Cantor Tamara and Rabbi Elliott. 
Including the Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Balfour.
Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 5671 8812, Passcode: 785089).

PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE 
Kollot (10:30) 
Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan. 
Led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise.
Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 873 6609 2190, Passcode: 692646)

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

ALYTH ELUL PROGRAMME 2022
STILL TO COME

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.

Click here for Alyth's full Elul programme. 

Click here or phone 020 8457 8794 to be in touch.

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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.