The High Holy Days this year start in the middle of September. You should now have received your tickets and the overview of our schedule in the post. If you have not received them, please contact the office on 020 8457 8794 or email alythadmin@alyth.org.uk. We will not be posting a detailed programme again this year, for reasons of cost and the environment. This will be available online from 8 September. Printed copies will be available by request from Alyth.
Please note that tickets are not sent to members who have not yet paid their membership contribution. If you think this might apply to you, please call Deborah on 020 8457 8794.
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FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
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) 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).
FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER - EREV SHABBAT
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 Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 2 SEPTEMBER
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Morning Service (10:30) Led by Rabbi Josh. Including the B'not Mitzvah of Abi and Dani Nowitz. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 828 1256 3058 Passcode: 785089).
FOR YOUNG FAMILIESIN PERSON Sensory Shabbat (11:00) A Shabbat service designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life.
SHABBAT AFTERNOON 2 SEPTEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON Shabbat B'Yachad (12:30) As part of the Alyth Friendship Project, please join us for our Shabbat Morning Service at 10:30, followed by a lunch. For catering purposes, please let Deborah know you are coming, alythadmin@alyth.org.uk or 020 8457 6763. There is no charge for this but donations are always appreciated.
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 3 SEPTEMBER PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Sunday Shacharit (09:00-10:15) Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Youth and Education Inset Day (10:00) A morning for our Ruach and SMG teachers and madrichim to prepare for the new term.
LEARN WITH US ONLINE Bibilical 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. BE WITH US IN PERSON High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal (14:00) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire for Shabbat and High Holy Day Services.
MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON The Alyth Social (14:00) Part of the Alyth Friendship Project. Join us for an afternoon of entertainment, discussion, tea and great company! Today: 'The history and cultural significance of the Blue Box’ The Jewish National Fund will join us to speak about their charity collection boxes.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Monday Club (19:00) 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. TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Year 10 Hadracha (17:00) Our new Year 10 cohort comes together for our weekly leadership programme. Please click here to sign up and contact phoebe@alyth.org.uk for more information.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Mentor Training (17:30) Training our recent Bar and Bat Mitzvah cohort to be mentors at Ruach.Contact abi@alyth.org.uk for more information.
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON Judaism: The 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. New students are always welcome. Today's session: The Jewish Calendar overview & Introduction to the High Holy Days at Alyth Please contact Rabbi Elliott (elliott@alyth.org.uk) for more information.
BE WITH US IN PERSON Alyth Choral Society (20:00) For Choral Society Members only. Go to www.alythchoralsociety.org for more information.
WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
BE WITH US IN PERSON High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal (19:30) Rehearsing Alyth’s choral repertoire for Shabbat and High Holy Day Services.
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
BE WITH US ONLINE Mellow Chair 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.
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Pardes (13:00) As part of our Chavruta Project, over the month of Elul we will be studying the book of Jonah, which is traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon. In a parallel Pardes series through the month of September, we will examine the book chapter by chapter from a different perspective. Each of the chapters of Jonah has parallels in other parts of the Hebrew Bible, and each week we will see how Jonah is both influenced by and provides an answer to its biblical interlocutors. With Rabbi Elliott. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 123 761 361 Passcode: 019498).
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth Children's Theatre (17:00-18:15) Our drama group for Primary School aged children. The group rehearse all year and then perform the show in June 2024.Contact abi@alyth.org.uk for more information.
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Alyth Teen Chavruta Project (17:30-18:30) We are making the Alyth Chavruta Project available for teens with a special Teen Chavruta Project. Join Rabbi Elliott as we take a look at the Book of Jonah, a text that we read every year at Yom Kippur. Why do we still read this ancient text? What relevance does it have to our lives today? What can Jonah teach us about being Progressive Jews? Contact phoebe@alyth.org.uk for more information or to let us know you are planning on attending. LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00-20:15) The Alyth Chavruta Project returns in Elul for a four-week course on the book of Jonah, the traditional haftarah reading on Yom Kippur afternoon. Each week we will encounter a chapter, alongside traditional, modern and artistic interpretations of the text. All levels of experience are welcome. If you have someone in mind who you would like to study with, or if you would like us to try to find a study partner for you, please let us know. The text packs will be sent out each Friday, and we will come together as a group each Thursday at 19:00 at Alyth and online. Contact elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information. ACP will run on 7 and 14 September. Our new teen version of the Alyth Chavruta project will also running for two weeks in Elul (7 and 14 September). Contact phoebe@alyth.org.uk for more information. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 828 4874 2399 Passcode: 311220)
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FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
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) 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 Ruach 1 - 4 (17:15-19:30) Our pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme delivered by our wonderful team of madrichim. Participants can come from 16:30 for Drop-In and are expected to stay for the Erev Shabbat Service, finishing at 19:30. This week includes a special introductory meeting for those children and their parents starting Ruach today.
FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER - EREV SHABBAT
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: 814 6531 8254, Passcode: 785089).
SHABBAT MORNING 9 SEPTEMBER
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Shabbat Shiur (09:15) 'Aleinu' started life as a Rosh Hashanah prayer, but now features in every Jewish service. It's gone through a number of variations and been subject to censorship by Jews and others. It remains one of the most iconic Jewish prayers, encapsulating, in two short paragraphs, so much of what Judaism is about. With Rabbi Colin 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 Rabbi Josh. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Eitan Overlander-Kaye. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 811 7011 0652 Passcode: 785089). PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tefillateinu (10:30) A lay-led Shabbat morning service. Most of our service, the Torah reading, and the D’var Torah will all be led by members of our praying community, supported by Rabbi Elliott. Click hereto join online (Meeting ID: 830 3927 1873 Passcode: 963246) 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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ROSH HASHANAH HONEY CAKE BAKING
Can you help us by baking honey cakes? These will be included in the gift packages we deliver to the older members of our community in time for Rosh Hashanah. We will supply full instructions and baking cases. Please contact sarah@alyth.org.uk or 020 8457 8787 if you are able to bake or if you are available to help with the deliveries.
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SAVE THE DATE - MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER Book Club, In Person and Online Monday 11 September, 18:30 Please join us on Monday 11 September at 18:30 to meet and discuss Chicken Wars: A Tale of Love and Poultry by Adam Leigh. The author, who grew up as an Alyth member, will be there to discuss this, his second novel, which was released in May 2023.This month's book club is both in person at Alyth and online. For catering purposes, please email colin@alyth.org.uk to confirm if you can attend and please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements when coming to Alyth. Click here to read about the book. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 869 4895 6515 Passcode: 785089)
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BUILDING AT ALYTH Click here for this week's bi weekly update. Click hereto view previous newsletters and blogs. Click here for our Instagram and click here for our Facebook page for regular building updates. There are photos and a face of Alyth on social media this week.
FACES OF ALYTH During the expected 54 weeks of the building project, we’ll share short video clips 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. Click herefor Faces of Alyth on Instagram and click here for Facebook.
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