During the building work some activities will be upstairs.
Please let us know by calling 020 8457 8794 or emailing alythadmin@alyth.org.uk if you are planning on attending and have mobility issues.
Please click on the title of the service or activity to be taken directly to Zoom,
or use the Meeting ID and Passcode.
FRIDAY 26 JULY
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation: Online (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. (ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091).
Erev Shabbat Service (18:30)
We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Hannah.
(ID: 814 6531 8254 Passcode: 785089).
Click here for the Shul Sheet and Community News.
SATURDAY 27 JULY
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Noah Kester. (ID: 811 7011 0652 Passcode: 785089).
Click here for the Shul Sheet and Community News.
SUNDAY 28 JULY
Sunday Shacharit (9:00)
Every Alyth week begins with a member-led minyan. All are welcome. (ID: 864 4782 5935, Password: 785089).
Biblical Hebrew Study Group (10:30)
A programme for those with high-level Hebrew reading ability. Please email: edwardjgold@hotmail.com if you would like to join this class and be sent the link and materials in advance. This class covers ‘Prayer Book Hebrew: studying the Hebrew and how it is translated’.
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 29 JULY
The Alyth Social – Summer Outing: The Old Guinea Restaurant
Have lunch in style with fine company. Travel by coach to The Old Guinea Restaurant in Potters Bar overlooking the beautiful fields of Hertfordshire. Cost:£25. There is very limited space available. Please contact lynette@alyth.org.uk or 020 8457 8793 if you would like to join us.
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.
WEDNESDAY 31 JULY
Biblical Hebrew: Studying the Weekly Parashah (18:00)
A programme for those with high level Hebrew reading ability. To join this class and be sent the link and materials in advance, email edwardjgold@hotmail.com
THURSDAY 1 AUGUST
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. (ID: 892 6465 8503 Passcode: 202425)
FRIDAY 2 AUGUST
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.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditation: Online (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. (ID: 977 611 369 Password: 035091)
Erev Shabbat Service (18:30)
We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Hannah, Katie and Justin Wise.
(ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089).
SATURDAY 3 AUGUST
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah and Katie, accompanied by guitar. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Polly Ostrovsky.
(ID: 828 1256 3058 Passcode: 785089).
Sensory Shabbat (11:00)
Our Shabbat service designed to stimulate your babies’ senses in the first years of their life. Join the team and the dungareenees in this service where you and your baby can touch, see, smell and hear your way through the service.
SAVE THE DATES
SWAY Days (Monday 12 – Friday 16 August – 9:00 – 15:30)
Spend the Summer With Alyth Youth… our fantastic day camp brings together all members from Reception to Year 6. Situated at Alyth, the scheme has a safe and homely environment, which gives us the flexibility to use our space in exciting and innovative ways. Please click here to sign up. The deadline for signing up is Friday 2 August.
Summer Trip Outing – Hughenden Manor (Tuesday 20 August, 9:30)
Leaving Alyth by coach, join Rabbi Golan and Lynette for a fun day out visiting the home of Benjamin Disraeli. We will hear a talk about Disraeli and the house, followed by a tour of the Manor. We will arrive back at Alyth at approximately 16:30.Cost: £55 per person; NT members £40. Lunch is not included – please bring a picnic or lunch can be purchased at the on-site café.
We have a few spaces left. In order to book, please email Lynette: lynette@alyth.org.uk or call on 020 8457 8793.
SWAY Away (Monday 26 – Friday 30 August)
For current Year 3-8 children, Summer With Alyth Youth is an annual milestone in our young people’s lives. It is our home away from home, led by our wonderful team of Alyth trained madrichim (youth leaders). Please click here to sign up. The deadline for signing up is Friday 2 August.
Table Talk: Food For Thought (Monday 9 September) ACTION REQUIRED!
We all have recipes which have passed down through the generations, many remain unchanged, a few are adapted to a more modern palette, Whether it’s a traditional kugel or a Middle Eastern-inspired delicacy, no gathering would be complete without it on your table. As part of our up-coming Elul programme, we will be hosting a Table Talk where we will chat about recipes and the memories they evoke. If you have a special recipe and would like to share it with your Alyth family, please submit it to lynette@alyth.org.uk no later than Friday 16 August. We will pick a few of these to make in advance, ready for us to sample on Monday 9 September. Bring your appetite!
The Alyth Chavruta Project Returns (Thursdays in September)
We are delighted to announce that the Alyth Chavruta Project returns in September for four sessions on Thursday evenings, in preparation for the High Holy Days. Over the four sessions, we will take a deep dive into the iconic story of Rosh Hashanah: the Binding of Isaac by his father Abraham (the Akeidah). We will read the biblical story in detail, as well as using ancient and medieval commentaries to help us and reading contemporary responses to help find modern relevance in this strange and (for some) horrifying story. Chavruta is a classical form of Jewish study in which two people grapple with a text together. The Talmud declares: “Two students learning together sharpen one another”. If you were involved in the previous course and you want to continue, please email us at acp@alyth.org.uk. If you are new to the Alyth Chavruta Project, please join us by filling out the registration form (click here) You can join with a study partner already in mind, or we can find you one!
Erev Tisha B’Av (Monday 12 August, 19:15 – 22:00)
Please join us for an evening of learning and reflection as we fast and mourn the many tragedies we have suffered. The evening programme is as follows:
19:15 Light pre-fast meal – please email nicola@alyth.org.uk to let us know you are eating with us
19:45 Ma’ariv service (in person)
20:30 Shiur and chanting of Eichah.
Join Progressive Judaism for their Shiur on Eichah, the Book of Lamentations, given by Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal of Leo Baeck College, whose talk is entitled ‘The Timelessness of Trauma: The Book of Lamentations as Paradigm for Witnessing Acts of Terror.’ This will be followed by the chanting of Eichah. Either join this as one group from Alyth, or from your home. (ID: 814 6913 0198 Passcode: 9AV5784).
Dedication of the Alyth building and our new community spaces (Saturday 19 October)
16:00 Afternoon Dedication & Service
17:00 Havdalah & Reception
18:00 Party for all ages
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To connect by phone, please dial 020 3481 5240, 020 3901 7895, 020 3051 2874 or 020 3481 5237 and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode.
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