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FRIDAY 16 MAY
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.
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 here to view Shul Sheet supplement
(ID: 814 6531 8254 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 17 MAY
New Members Breakfast (9:15)
We are delighted that over 50 households have become part of the Alyth family from 2024 until now. This breakfast allows us to meet one another, members of the Alyth team and clergy , along with our lay leadership.
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah and Gideon Lyons, Including the Bar Mitzvah of Felix Lewis.
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(ID: 811 7011 0652 Passcode: 785089)
Kollot (10:30)
Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan. Led by Rabbi Elliott and members of the community reading and teaching Torah.
Click here to view Kollot Shul Sheet supplement
We are having a few technical issues this morning. We have a temporary tech set up. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Shabbat Shalom
(ID:844 3514 8341 Passcode: 826109)
SUNDAY 18 MAY
Sunday Shacharit (9:00)
Every Alyth week begins with a member-led minyan, with bagel breakfast after. All are welcome.(ID: 864 4782 5935 Passcode: 785089
Sunday Morning Galim (10:00)
Our Jewish education programme for Reception to Year 6. Click here to enrol into SMG.
SMG provides our youngest members with the opportunity to explore their Jewish identity; key Jewish behaviour and rituals and Jewish texts.
Translating The Siddur (11:15) Online Only
Prayer Book Hebrew: studying the Hebrew and how it is translated – 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.
Refugee Choir (13:30)
This multi-faith, multicultural choir is open to refugees, drop-in volunteers and the wider Alyth community.
Singing for Pleasure (15:30)
Join Viv and sing songs from the shows, Israeli folksongs, songs from the 60s and more. No need to audition, read music or feel intimidated.
MONDAY 19 MAY
Bringing Generations Together – BGT (13:15)
We know that the younger generation can learn from their elders, but those of more advanced years can also benefit hugely from spending time with children. Alyth Social has joined forces with Alyth Kindergarten to bring the generations together to have fun and learn together. This Month: Numeracy
The Alyth Social (14:00)
This week: Lynne Bradley Returns – The Life Of George & Ira Gershwin – Dancer, singer, performer and author, Lynne, talks about the Gershwin brothers, a prolific songwriting team who combined their refreshing style of jazz with popular and classical music to an adoring audience. From humble beginnings, they became two of the most influential song writers of the great American songbook.
Join us for an afternoon of entertainment, discussion, tea and great company! Contact Lynette for more information. All are welcome.
There will be no Alyth Social next week (26 May) due to the Bank Holiday.
Monday Club (19:00-20:30)
A friendly in-person meeting place for people with learning and other disabilities. For more information or to let us know you will be attending, please email lynette@alyth.org.uk.
TUESDAY 20 MAY
Hebrew Reading Courses (19:00)
19:00 – For beginners to learn the aleph-bet and basic decoding skills.
20:00 – For those already proficient in Hebrew reading, to continue to develop their skills.
Taught by Alyth member, Jan Roseman. For further information, please contact: alythadmin@alyth.org.uk
Alyth Choral Society (19:30)
We have two or three concerts a year, one with full orchestra. New members always welcome. Click here or email acs@alyth.org.uk if our future programme inspires you.
Judaism: the Essentials (20:00)
Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy. New students are always welcome. Please contact Rabbi Elliott elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information.
This week: The Jewish Home & Kashrut
WEDNESDAY 21 MAY
Biblical Hebrew (18:00) Online Only
Biblical Hebrew: Studying the Weekly Parashah – 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.
THURSDAY 22 MAY
Pardes (13:00)
We are delighted to be joined by Erev Rav Hannah Altdorf (soon to be ordained by Leo
Baeck College), who will teach on the theme of her Rabbinic Thesis, exploring the theme of machloket in Jewish thinking. Recent times have seen no shortage of machloket or disagreement. There are various situations in which people within the same community hold very different opinions and it has also become more difficult to navigate these differences. Over two sessions (over the next two weeka), we will study some Talmudic and some more contemporary resources on machloket or disagreement. We will ask what machloket is; what is machloket l’sheim shamayim and why we should, or should not, engage in any machloket.. (ID: 822 5760 2759 Passcode: 311220)
Alyth Children’s Theatre (17:00)
Our drama group for primary school aged children.
The Alyth Chavruta Project (19:00)
The Alyth Chavruta Project returns for five sessions to take us through the Omer. We will study a section of the Babylonian Talmud –looking at the question of whether widows can be awarded wine from their husbands’ estates. We will be delving into the Talmudic text and looking at commentaries to help us make sense of it. Chavruta is a classical form of Jewish study, in which two people grapple with a text together.. If you were involved in the previous course and you want to continue, please email elliott@alyth.org.uk If you are new to the Project, please let us know by clicking here – you can join with a study partner already in mind, or we can find one for you.
FRIDAY 23 MAY
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.
Erev Shabbat Service (18:30)
We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott.
(ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 24 MAY
Shabbat Morning Choral Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah with the Alyth Choir. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Arden Margolis.
(ID: 828 1256 3058 Passcode: 785089)
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Elliott. Including the Bar Mitzvah of James McGlashan.
(ID:849 2860 3684 Passcode: 552901)
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Shavuot (Sunday 1 June – Monday 2 June)
What I Heard at Sinai – Please join us and our community partners: Finchley Reform Synagogue and Makor Hayim this Shavuot as we study through (most of) the night, exploring the challenges which face us in our world and the lessons we learned about them at Sinai.
We begin with activities for all the family at 16:00.
Our evening study begins at 19:00 and will include dinner and a service.
Alyth Israel Education Programme (Thursdays 5, 12, 19 June & 3 July)
We are delighted to offer our community the opportunity to learn from a number of individuals and organisations in Israel about the reality on the ground and understand the situation from within, hearing from a number of different perspectives.
Secret Cinema (Saturday 7 June 15:00 – 18:00)
Please join us for an afternoon of games, adventures, snacks and immersive cinema all right here at Alyth. This is an exclusive social event for school years Reception, 1 and 2. Expect to see friends old and new. Please contact izzie@alyth.org.uk for more information.
New Family Service (Saturday 5 July 11:00)
Following our Family Focus morning in February, Rabbi Hannah and Abi are hard at work innovating a new service for our Year 3’s and up. We’ve heard clearly the desire for a short, musical shacharit, together as a family and some ‘no parents allowed’ time for our kids. Save the date for the trial of our new family service.
Alyth Dog Walk (Sunday 6 July 10:00)
Join Rabbi Hannah, Bailey (Marc and Lior) for a walk on the Heath Extension and a run on the Heath for our furry friends. We will meet at Alyth and walk from there. Pick up a bagel and coffee and join us. No dogs needed. Wet weather plan – bring an umbrella!
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