THIS WEEKEND Coronation Shabbat at Alyth - Saturday 6 May, 09:00 Our Shabbat morning service, including the Bat Mitzvah of Zara Jefferies, will begin at 09:00 and will be a slightly abridged service to finish in advance of the coronation ceremony.
After the service, you are invited to stay to watch the coronation together on the synagogue screens, with coffee and cake. This will be followed by a special Coronation B’Yachad Lunch. Click here to register for the lunch so that we know numbers for catering.
The Alyth building will be closed on Sunday 7 and Monday 8 May. Please join us for our celebration of volunteering at Alyth, in conjunction with JVN, as part of the Alyth 90 celebrations in June.
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BUILDING AT ALYTH Click here for the bi-weekly building update. To see the progress that has been made click here for our Instagram and click here for Facebook page. Watch out for our.
FACES OF ALYTH
We are really excited to have launched the Faces of Alyth project. Each week, over the expected 54 weeks of the building project, we’ll share a short video clip of Alyth members, Trustees, Clergy and Staff Team speaking about why they love Alyth, what matters to them, and why the renewal of our building is such an important and exciting time for the future of the whole community.
Every Friday we’ll post a video on our social media and on the website. Click herefor last week's faces of Alyth on Instagram and click here for on Facebook. Watch out or this week's! If you don’t already follow us, click here for our Facebook page and click here for the buildwithus Instagram page.
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THIS SHABBAT AT ALYTH FRIDAY 5 MAY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a Shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children.
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 hereto 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 pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme delivered by our wonderful team of madrichim. Participants explore their Jewish identity through the lens of community. Participants can come from 16:30 for Drop-In and are expected to stay for the Erev Shabbat Service, finishing at 19:30.
EREV SHABBAT 5 MAY
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 Cantor Tamara. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 867 2099 0298 Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 6 MAY CORONATION SHABBAT PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Early Start Shabbat Morning Choral Service (09:00) An early start service in advance of the King’s Coronation. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Cantor Tamara with the Alyth choir. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Zara Jefferies. After the service, you are invited to stay to watch the coronation together, with coffee and cake. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 851 1851 3791 Passcode: 785089). BE WITH US IN PERSON Coronation B’Yachad Lunch (12:00ish) A special Coronation B’Yachad Lunch. Click here to register so that we know how many people to cater for.
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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SUNDAY 7 MAY
The office and building are closed today. Please call 020 8457 8798 in an emergency.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Sunday Shacharit - OFFSITE (09:00-10:15) Our lay-led minyan with bagel breakfast, led by Alyth members. This week's Shacharit is offsite at 58 Temple Fortune Lane, NW11 7UE Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Sunday Morning Galim There is no SMG this morning. We resume on Sunday 14 May. BE WITH US ONLINE Biblical Hebrew (11:15) 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 8 MAY The office and building are closed today. Please call 020 8457 8798 in an emergency.
TUESDAY 9 MAY
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Lag B'Omer Tea (16:30-17:30) Join us for a special Lag B’Omer tea—toast marshmallows on our ‘bonfire’ and play special Lag B’Omer games with the Youth and Education team. Click here to sign up.
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Intensive Hebrew (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 Essentials (20:00) Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy with Jon Epstein. New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Elliott (elliott@alyth.org.uk) for more information. Today: Prayer 2: Key Prayers
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Hebrew Reading Course (20:00) A short course, running for eight weeks, aimed to help those already proficient in Hebrew reading to continue to develop their skills. Taught by Alyth member Jan Roseman. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 812 5752 6877 Passcode: 461382)
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00) For Choral Society Members only. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
THURSDAY 11 MAY BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Yoga for All Ages (11:00) 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: 202324).
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Pardes (13:00) Over the last three months, we have studied a range of major and minor commentators from medieval times. In April and May we turn our attention to modern figures who dedicated their lives to illuminating and elucidating the biblical text. Today: Robert Alter
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth's Children's Theatre (17:00) Our drama group for Primary School aged children. The group rehearse all year and then perform the show in June 2023. Click here for tickets to this year's show: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
LEARN WITH US IN PERSONAND ONLINE The Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:00) The Alyth Chavruta Project returns for four sessions on Thursday evenings, up to and including Tikkun Leyl Shavuot. Over the four sessions we will explore the four chapters of the Book of Ruth, which is traditionally read at Shavuot, through midrash, talmud, and contemporary lenses. For more information, please email us at acp@alyth.org.uk. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 886 5917 6259 Passcode: 138638)
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FRIDAY 12 MAY
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den (10:30) Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, dance to a Shabbat beat and wave to some familiar faces. For families with Young Children.
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 hereto 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 pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme delivered by our wonderful team of madrichim. Participants explore their Jewish identity through the lens of community. Participants can come from 16:30 for Drop-In and are expected to stay for the Erev Shabbat Service, finishing at 19:30.
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Special Guest: Orly Erez Likhovski, Director of IRAC (17:30) The opportunity to meet Orly Erez Likhovski, the Director of the Israel Religious Action Center. IRAC was established in 1987 as the public and legal advocacy arm of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, working to defend equality, social justice, and religious pluralism in Israel. Orly’s predecessors in the role, including Anat Hoffman and Noa Sattath, have been regular visitors to Alyth in the past. We are delighted to welcome her. Join us at 17:30 to meet Orly and hear about the work of IRAC in detail. She will also give the D’var Torah in the Erev Shabbat service.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Essentials Shabbaton Friday 12 May and Saturday 13 May A special Shabbaton for our Essentials class - an opportunity to pray, learn and eat together over a Shabbat at Alyth. For members of the Essentials class only. Including a bring-and-share Friday night dinner at Alyth, lunch after the Shabbat morning service, and the opportunity to put into practice what we have studied about Jewish prayer. EREV SHABBAT 12 MAY
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: 841 0287 4695 Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 13 MAY
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh. An informal service with guitar, including the Bar Mitzvah of Joseph Selsick. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 853 6530 4619 Passcode: 785089).
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Piyyuteinu Shacharit (10:30) A special poetry shacharit before joining the rest of the community for the Torah service. Our Torah portion promises rain as a reward for Israel’s loyalty, so we will bring poetry from Jewish and other traditions about rain and the fertility of the land. If you would like to suggest any poetry on this theme, please email elliott@alyth.org.uk. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 878 2358 5552 Passcode: 789551)
Click herefor the Shabbat Supplement and the Community News (available from 17:00 on Friday afternoon).
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The Hidden History of Israel Tour REGISTER YOUR INTEREST and SAVE THE DATE
We are delighted to invite you to our next Alyth Israel Trip, the first since 2017. Taking place from Sunday 29 October to Thursday 2 November, with an optional Shabbat (from 3-4 November) with our sister community in Holon, led by Rabbi Galit Kedem Cohen).
Together we will explore the North of Israel, discovering 900,000 years of history up to the present day. Archaeology, politics, spirituality and, most of all, enjoyment, will come together in this unique journey to the parts of Israel you are unlikely to have seen before. We will hear from experts in all these areas who are living and working in Israel. Cost: £1,800 approx. excluding flights.
Please email lynette@alyth.org.uk to let us know you are interested.
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