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FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER
Sukkot Baby Den (10:30)
A special Baby Den for Sukkot. Chug-a-lug into Shabbat. Sing your favourite Baby Den songs, including some new melodies for Sukkot, 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 our Alyth Rabbis. Including our annual blessing of all those who have gone through B’nei Mitzvah with our community in 5785.
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(ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER
Sukkot Sleepout Service (9:00)
A creative service with music, yoga and meditation to help those who slept out in our sukkah wake up for the day. All are welcome to join.
Led by Rabbi Hannah and the Youth & Education team.
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Elliott and Rabbi Emeritus, Josh Levy, with guitar. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Iris Chinn.
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(ID: 828 1256 3058 Passcode: 785089)
Kollot (10:30)
Our informal, unaccompanied, participatory minyan. Led by Rabbi Hannah with members of the community reading and teaching Torah.
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(ID: 844 9578 8647 Passcode: 795559)
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER
Alyth Cycling Community Bike Ride (8:15)
Bringing riders of all abilities together to enjoy cycling and conversation. For more information, please contact laurancemendoza@aol.com
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.This week there will be a Sjukkot Wide Day.
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.
Rainbow Lunch (13:00)
A lunch for LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers, where they are offered food, friendship and a safe place to be themselves. For information on how you can be involved, please contact Rabbi Elliott – elliott@alyth.org.uk
Refugee Choir (13:30)
This multi-faith, multicultural choir is open to refugees, drop-in volunteers and the wider Alyth community. For information on how you can be involved, please contact Rabbi Elliott (elliott@alyth.org.uk)
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.
Academy of Performing Arts (18:00-20:00)
A feature of the Alyth calendar for secondary school aged children, our youth drama group has been running for 32 years this year. The company rehearse and then perform the show in May.
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER
The Alyth Social (14:00)
This week: Erev Simchat Torah – As we approach Simchat Torah, Rabbi Nicola will show the Torah scroll and share some very interesting facts about what lies therein.
Join us for an afternoon of entertainment, discussion, tea and great company! Contact Lynette for more information. All are welcome.
Erev Simchat Torah Service (18:30)
Including hakafot and Israeli dancing. With a supervised kid’s corner so that our youngest members can be with us before and during the dancing. Suitable for all the Alyth community, including a space for those who do not want to dance during the hakafot.
(ID: 360 360 6763 Passcode: 785089)
TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER
Simchat Torah Morning Service (10:15)
We will begin with a Shacharit and Yizkor (including a special prayer to mark the second Hebrew anniversary of the 7 October attacks), before bringing out our Torah scrolls and celebrating with singing and dancing.
Mazel Tov to our Chatan Torah, Jason Kosky and our Kallat B’reishit, Tracey Kieve who between them will finish and then restart the reading of the Torah.
There will be a parallel space for our younger members who will join the community for the hakafot. For those who do not wish to dance, there will be a reflective space available during the hakafot.
Followed by an extended Kiddush.
(ID: 360 360 6763 Passcode: 785089)
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER
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 if you would like to join this class so that you can be sent the link and materials in advance.
Wednesday Evening Online Ma’ariv (20:00)
A new opportunity to pray together on a weekly basis. Led by Alyth member Michael Simon. (ID: 880 1837 5723 Passcode: 785089)
THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER
Pardes (13:00)
Pardes returns with a new and exciting venture: 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 reading relates to the weekly haftarah reading from our Progressive Calendar of Readings. We start with Bereshit, the first parashah of a new year.
Please join us for this exciting new year-long project
Alyth Children’s Theatre – ACT (17:00)
Our drama group for primary school aged children. The group rehearse all year and then perform the show in the summer
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER
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 our Alyth Rabbis.
(ID: 814 6531 8254 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER
Shabbat Shiur: Lilith Queen Of The Demons (9:15)
You’ve heard of Eve… but did you know that Adam had a wife before her? One who refused to be submissive, and decided on a life of independence instead? Some
say that she is a monster, guilty of infanticide, preying on men in their sleep and threatening pregnant women. Others say that she is a feminist icon, the foremother of women who refused
to be subservient to men. Meet Lilith, Queen of the Demons, who has embodied the fears of men and women alike, but also served as inspiration for the rebellious amongst us. With Student Rabbi Yael Tischler.
(ID: 316 316 6763 Passcode: 311220)
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah and Rabbi Elliott. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Kustow.
(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 Eszter.
SAVE THE DATE
How To Talk About The ‘Big Stuff’ With Your Children/ Parents NEW DATE (Thursday 23 October 19:00)
Two parallel sessions, one for children in Years 5 – 7 and one for their adults, on how to talk and listen when the conversation gets onto the ‘big stuff’. As your children enter a transitional phase of their lives, leading up to secondary school and b’nei mitzvah, we hope this session will empower you all to face some of those difficult conversations. Please contact sam@alyth.org.uk for further information.
Alyth Book Club – Online (Monday 3 November 18:30)
The Books Of My Life The Guardian weekend section has a page – “The Books of My Life” – where an author responds to various questions.
For our November meeting, we will be holding a similar session, posing the following questions:
My earliest reading memory; My favourite book growing up; The book which changed me as a teenager; The book or author I came back to; The book I re-read; The book I could never re-read; The book I discovered later in life; The book I am curently reading; My comfort read. We hope you will be happy to reflect with us on some – or all – of these questions.
November Lecture Series (Thursdays From 6 November 20:00)
We are delighted to be bringing you a series of lectures throughout November. Our first lecture will be with actor Elliot Levey who has just completed his run in the stage adaptation of Giant in the West End, playing Tom Maschler, Roald Dahl’s Jewish publisher, a role which won him an Olivier. Elliot will be interviewed about the complexity of playing this part as a [practicing Progressive Jew. As Elliot is currently waiting for his filming schedule, this evening is subject to change, but Elliot is committed to coming and sharing his experiences with Alyth. Other speakers include: 13 November: Tim Franks (interviewed by Peter Hyman) and 20 November: Laura Marks (to mark the 20th anniversary of Mitzvah Day). For further information, please email sam@alyth.org.uk
New Members Breakfast (Saturday 15 November 9:15)
We are delighted to have welcomed over 100 new members since January 2025. Thank you for being with us. If you have recently joined the community, please join us for breakfast before the Shabbat service. This will be an opportunity to meet one another and members of the Alyth team and lay leadership.
Secret Cinema – Years 5 & 6 (Saturday 15 November 17:00)
Join us for an evening of games, adventures, dinner, and immersive cinema. This is an social event where you can expect to see friends old and new. The movie is a secret for now, but look at the flyer to get some clues and sign up using this link if you would like your child(ren) to participate. Contact eszter@alyth.org.uk for more information.
Mitzvah Day (Sunday 23 November)
To celebrate Mitzvah Day’s 20th anniversary, we are excited to announce a week of activities in the lead up to Sunday 23 November. We start the week with a concert on Sunday 16 November celebrating all the Alyth choirs, including the Community Choir, Singing for Pleasure, Refugee Choir and AYS Alumni, as well as performances from our drama groups. Throughout the week, there will be opportunities to donate to a food bank, cooking for our Winter Shelter and an interfaith outing, culminating on Sunday 23 November with intergenerational activities.
Alyth Trip To Poland (Wednesday 29 April – Sunday 3 May 2026)
We are running a four day educational and meaningful trip to Krakow and its surrounding areas. Offered in partnership with J-Roots and the Krakow Progressive Jewish Community, we will visit a number of sites, including a day in Auschwitz. Four star accommodation, full coach travel, educator and guide all included – Cost for 24 – 25 people £1,650pp; 25 – 30 people £1550pp. Excludes flights and travel insurance. For further details and to sign up, please email: lynette@alyth.org.uk by 25 October 2025.
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