Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow evening! Here is a quick reminder of where all of the services are taking place this weekend (for more information see below): EREV ROSH HASHANAH AND EREV SHABBAT (FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER) At Alyth FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH (SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER)
Choral Service (with a Study Breakout during the Torah Service) In the marquee at the Sternberg Centre
Kollot (with a JMM breakout during the Torah Service) At Alyth FAMILY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES In Akiva School at The Sternberg Centre
EREV SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH (SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER) At Alyth
SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES (SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER) At Alyth
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FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN PERSON Baby Den There is no Baby Den today or next week. We resume on Friday 29 September.
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 There is no Ruach today. We resume on Friday 22 September.
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ROSH HASHANAH 5784
EREV ROSH HASHANAH AND EREV SHABBAT
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
Click here for the High Holy Day booklet of our services and activities over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The booklet also includes locations of services and zoom links.Click here for the High Holy Day section of the website.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat Service (18:30) We start the Yamim Noraim as one community. Join our clergy team for this music-filled beginning to the year. The D’var Torah to begin this year’s High Holy Days will be given by Rabbi Josh. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 860 1203 5505 Passcode: 785089)
FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
A choice of services, reflecting the diverse prayer needs of our community. Age-appropriate family services. A Youth and Education Hub space for young people to gather, be creative and learn.
Services at The Sternberg Centre
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Rosh Hashanah Choral Service (10:30) Our choral service with the beautiful sound of the Alyth choir will be taking place in the Marquee. Including the sounding of the shofar. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 883 6964 9426 Passcode: 785089)
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Study Breakout during the Torah Service (12:00 approx) Following the sermon, join Student Rabbi Nicola for a study session looking at the portion for the morning. Rejoining the service for Musaf. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 873 1147 8038 Passcode: 311220)
Services at Alyth PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Rosh Hashanah Kollot with supervised kids' corner (10:30) Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory service which takes place in the round, largely in Hebrew, and encourages communal singing. Including the sounding of the shofar. There will be a supervised area for children in the Kindergarten so that parents can enjoy the opportunity to pray. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 838 7176 4926 Passcode: 125439)
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Jewish Mindfulness Meditation breakout during the Torah Service (11:40 approx) Join the JMM team as we prepare for Rosh Hashanah opening our hearts and finding peace through our spiritual heritage. Rejoining the service for the sermon and Musaf. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 861 3499 0152 Passcode: 472016) Family Services and Activities in Akiva School at The Sternberg Centre
FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Rosh Hashanah Sensory (10:00) Join Rabbi Hannah, Ella and the dungareenees for a Rosh Hashanah experience designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Based on our sensory Shabbat and den services, you and your baby can touch, see, smell, hear and taste your way through the service. Including the sounding of the shofar.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Rosh Hashanah Big Bang (11:30) The Big Bang is Alyth’s participative musical tefillah experience for all the family. Enjoy the joyful sounds of our annual Rosh Hashanah Big Bang with Rabbi Hannah and the Big Bang musicians. Including the sounding of the shofar. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 865 8262 4743 Passcode: 851217)
YOUTH AND EDUCATION Youth and Education Hub Activities from 10:00 Young people in Reception to School Year 8 are invited to join our Youth and Education Hub for a rolling programme of arts and crafts, meditation, music and much more. Staffed by our trained madrichim (youth leaders) this area will be a safe space for your children to engage with the High Holy Days. Please be aware that everyone in School Year 8 and younger will need to be signed in and out of the Hub by an adult. The Youth and Education team will have responsibility for children when they are in the Hub, but when children are around the site, they are the responsibility of their parents/carers. Please see the Youth and Education section at the back of the High Holy Day booklet for the full timetable of activities.
ROSH HASHANAH AFTERNOON
BE WITH US IN PERSON Hosted Tashlich (17:00) NW11 7AR (the bottom of Heathgate) If you would like company for the symbolic ‘casting away of sins’, join Student Rabbi Nicola for a brief Tashlich ceremony on the Heath Extension on Rosh Hashanah afternoon. Please meet at 16:50 for a 17:00 start at the bottom of Heathgate where it meets Meadway. It would be helpful to know how many people we should wait for, so please register here by 10:00 on Friday 14 September if you are intending to join us.
BE WITH US Do It Yourself Tashlich Perform the ritual of Tashlich yourself in your own time. A service guide can be found at www.alyth.org.uk/tashlich EREV SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Erev Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service (18:30) A gentle service to bring in the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 817 9907 2646 Passcode: 785089)
SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH
SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
We join as a whole community together at Alyth for prayer, Torah and shofar. Our Shacharit will bring us together as one community, before we split into smaller groups, reflecting the diverse needs of different Alyth members.
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Community Shacharit Service (10:30) A special service for the whole community. With a supervised kids’ corner so that our youngest members can be with us before their own special Torah and Musaf service. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 820 6412 0894 Passcode: 785089)
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON Family Torah and Musaf Serice (11:30) An immersive telling of the story with activities to help you explore what Abraham and Isaac are teaching us. Followed by the sounds of the Shofar as we sing our way through a Musaf for the whole family.
The sermon will be given by Student Rabbi Nicola before the Torah service. This will be followed by a choice of two services:
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Choral Torah Service (11:45) The service continues in the Beit Tefillah with a choral Torah and Musaf service with the beautiful sound of the Alyth choir. Including the sounding of the shofar. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 820 6412 0894 Passcode: 785089)
PRAY WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Imrei Finu Torah Study and Musaf Service (11:45) Following a short Torah study in place of a Torah service, we join together for a guitar led service with new and familiar melodies which will include sung passages for the Malchuyot, Zichronot and Shofarot. Including the sounding of the shofar. Led by Rabbi Josh and Justin Wise. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 837 9061 9864 Passcode: 721892)
Click here for the Rosh Hashanah 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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MONDAY 18 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: Rosh Hashanah Tea Join us on the Monday after Rosh Hashanah for a special event followed by a Rosh Hashanah tea.
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 19 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.
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: Preparing for Yom Kippur 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.
THURSDAY 21 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. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 892 6465 8503 Passcode: 202324)
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Pardes (13:00) As part of our Chavruta Project we are 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 10 Days Tea (16:00 - 17:00) Inviting all families with primary school ages children to join us during the 10 days for a post school tea, fun themed activities, music and honey cake! To let us know you are coming or for more information, please email abi@alyth.org.uk.
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.
BE WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE Book Launch: On The Third Watch, by Mika Hadar Borthwick (19:00- 21:00) On The Third Watch is a collection of poems that delve deep into the unspoken trauma of the Holocaust, offering a poignant and reflective journey into the heart of a family's painful past. Click here to join (Meeting ID: 821 7241 0142 Passcode: 785089)
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FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
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.
FRIDAY 22 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 23 SEPTEMBER
LEARN WITH US IN PERSON AND ONLINE “Happy” Yom Kippur? (09:15) In some traditions the Kol Nidre service begins with the Psalmist's promise that "light is something for the righteous and joy for the upright." Join Student Rabbi Eleanor Davis to investigate how Yom Kippur has been seen as a light-filled fast with a touch of wedding-day joy and could be a day of hope for us too. However seriously we take them, the Days of Awe needn't be awful. 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 Elliott and Student Eleanor Davis, with the Alyth Choir. Including the B’not Mitzvah of Ruby Anderson and Luca van Reeuwijk. Click here to join online (Meeting ID: 811 7011 0652 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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COMING UP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AT ALYTH Kol Nidre, Sunday 24 September Yom Kippur, Monday 25 September Young Adult Sukkah Build, Thursday 28 September Erev Sukkot and Sukkot Sleepout, Friday 29 September Sukkot, Saturday 30 Septmeber Erev Simchat Torah, Friday 6 October Simchat Torah, Saturday 7 October
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BUILDING AT ALYTH Click hereto view previous newsletters and blogs. Read about the building this week on the Rosh Hashanah Shul Sheet and don't forget to keep following us on Instagram and Facebook. 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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