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FRIDAY 8 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.
Ruach (17:15)
Our pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme delivered by our wonderful team of madrichim. This week includes a special introductory meeting for those children and their parents starting Ruach.
Neshamah – New Alyth Youth Choir (17:15)
Neshamah, meaning soul or spirit, is Alyth’s new choir for children in Years 3 – 5. This is an opportunity for children’s voices and energy to enhance our communal and spiritual life. Meeting weekly during term time before the Erev Shabbat Service. Contact music@alyth.org.uk for more information, and register here
Erev Shabbat Service (18:30)
We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Elliott and Emeritus Rabbi Josh Levy.
(ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089)
Click here for the Shul Sheet.
SATURDAY 9 MAY
Kollot (10:30)
Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan including the adult Bat Mitzvah of Beatrice Kelly. Led by Rabbi Elliott and Justin Wise.
(ID: 844 9578 8647 Passcode: 795559)
Click here for the Shul Sheet.
SUNDAY 10 MAY
Alyth Cycling Community Bike Ride (8:15)
Bringing riders of all abilities together to enjoy cycling and conversation.
Sunday Shacharit (9:00)
Every Alyth week begins with a member-led minyan. 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 for more information.
Rainbow Lunch (12:30)
A lunch for LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers, where they are offered food, friendship and a safe place to be themselves.
Academy of Performing Arts (18:00)
A social for the cast to celebrate the brilliant performances of Bye Bye Birdie last weekend.
MONDAY 11 MAY
The Alyth Social (14:00)
This week: Nicole Wu, Pianist – Nicole Wu is a Canadian pianist recognized for her technical mastery and artistic depth. She has distinguished herself in numerous prestigious competitions, including the 2025 Prix d’Europe, the 2022 OSM Competition, and
the Canadian Music Competition, as well as earning top honours such as the Golden Award
at the 2016 Shanghai International Competition and First Prize at the 2017 Irmler International Competition. Nicole will play pieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy.
Monday Club (19:00)
A friendly in-person meeting place for people with learning and other disabilities. This week: Songs with the Ukulele. For more information or to let us know you will be attending, please email: lynette@alyth.org.uk
Judaism Uncovered: Book Launch (19:00)
How do you deal with rogue rabbis? How do Jewish ethics interact with social media? What is so unique about the Jewish approach to death and dying? Did you know there is a Jewish theology of sleep? What should we do about the sale of defective goods? How did the Bible get divided into chapters and verses? To what extent should we redistribute money to the poor? What happened when anti-alienism coincided with antisemitism?
These are among the topics in Judaism Uncovered, a new book celebrating the 70th anniversary of Leo Baeck College, to be launched at Alyth, with Rabbi Jonathan Romain (editor of the book), Rabbi Deborah Kahn-Harris (Principle of Leo Baeck College), Rabbi Danny Rich and Rabbi Zahavit Shalev (contributors to the book). Please join us for a fascinating and stimulating evening.
TUESDAY 12 MAY
Alyth Choral Society (19:00)
The Alyth Choral Society explores an exciting range of new repertoire, including theatre music and contemporary works, whilst continuing to develop its traditional strengths in cantata and oratorio. Each year, the Choral Society performs a Winter, Spring and Summer concert. See alythchoralsociety.com for further information.
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
Judaism the Essentials (20:00)
Our regular introduction to Judaism class taught by our clergy. 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. This week, we begin a new short course on Jewish prayer, with Cantor Sarah. Please contact Rabbi Elliott elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information.
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
Mellow Chair Yoga for All Ages (11:15) Online Only
Chair-based gentle breath movement which includes standing sequences. Email Maxine for more information at info@maxineyoga.com
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 for more information.
THURSDAY 14 MAY
Pardes (13:00)
With our Alyth Rabbis and other visiting clergy, we will be working our way through the Torah week-by-week, delving into the parashah from a number of different perspectives. As part of this study, we will also consider how the Torah portion relates to the weekly Haftarah reading from our Progressive Calendar of Readings. Please join us for this exciting year-long project. This week: B’midbar with Cantor Sarah. (ID: 822 5760 2759 Passcode: 311220).
Alyth Children’s Theatre (17:00)
Our drama group for primary school aged children. This year’s show is Matilda!
Spring Lecture Series (19:30)
Our lecture series continues this evening with Douglas Miller, Alyth member, who will be talking about Death and the afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
FRIDAY 15 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 Nicola and Justin Wise.
(ID: 814 6531 8254 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 16 MAY
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Nicola and Rolfe Roseman with Lara Dodds Eden on piano.
(ID: 811 7011 0652 Passcode: 785089)
Gesher (11:00)
Our musical service providing a bridge between our youngest family services and the next stage in Alyth families’ prayer life.
Led by Izzie and our Gesher Guitarists.
SAVE THE DATE
Spring Lecture Series (Thursday 23 April – Thursday 25 June 20:00)
We are delighted to be continuing our lecture series throughout the spring. We have nine lectures, covering a range of topics from finance to literature to sport to distilling and so much more. The season continues with Alyth member, Jeremy Smilg, who will talk on Lewis Goldsmith. Goldsmith was a radical English Jew, who worked in Paris for Talleyrand and became a spy for Napoleon, before returning to England and becoming a conservative polemicist calling for Napoleon’s assassination.
If you would like to sign up to any of the lectures or if you would like to give a lecture in our autumn/winter series or have any suggestions of who you would like to hear from, please email sam@alyth.org.uk
Standing Strong – Extinguish Antisemitism (Sunday 10 May 13:00)
An official joint event has been announced, incorporating the Board, JLC and CAA, as well as all the main UK denominations of Judaism and leading charities and groups including the Movement for Progressive Judiasm, Union of Jewish Students, World Jewish Relief, UJIA and the London Jewish Forum.
Location information will be released closer to the event. The police and CST will be in attendance.
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (Thursday 21 May 18:45)
Join us as we mark the beginning of Shavuot with an evening of study, prayer and cheesecake going late into the night. From Ancient Babylon to Azerbaijan, we will dissect our theme of Jews around the world. You can see the whole programme as it stands here. Click here to let us know you are coming.
CST First Aid Trauma Training
These sessions, run by CST, will provide practical training on how to effectively use Trauma bags that Alyth has to help save lives. Dates are available as stated on the poster. Click here for more details.
Visit to Baitul Futuh Mosque (Sunday 31 May 14:00)
Sabah Ahmadi, also known as the Young Imam who has visited Alyth on many occasions, will welcome us to the Mosque, one of the largest in Europe. We will meet at Golders Green at 14:00 before heading to Morden together. For more information and to book, please email lynette@alyth.org.uk. There are only 9 spaces available so it is on a first come, first served basis.
Remembering Entebbe (Wednesday 1 July 20:00)
Marking 50 years since Operation Entebbe, join Noam Tamir in conversation with Emeritus Rabbi Josh Levy for a special commemorative event on Wednesday 1 July at 20:00. Click here to register.
Shabbat Sounds Musician Call (Friday 3 July 18:30)
Do you play guitar, bass, keys, percussion, clarinet, saxophone, or any brass/wind instruments to a grade 6 or higher? We would love you to play with us for the big summer send off Shabbat Service on 3 July! Three rehearsals will take place in June with dates tbc. For more information, please email music@alyth.org.uk
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