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FRIDAY 17 JANUARY
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. Participants can come from 16:30 for Drop-In and are expected to stay for the Erev Shabbat Service, finishing at 19:30.
Year 6 B’nei Mitzvah Information Evening & Chavurah Supper (17:30)
An information meeting for parents and children starting their B’Nei Mitzvah journey followed by the Erev Shabbat Service and a Chavurah Supper. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones and start this journey in a meaningful way
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 for the Shabbat Supplement
(ID: 892 7116 7329 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 18 JANUARY
Shabbat Morning Choral Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Hannah with Rabbi Nicola and the Alyth choir. Including the Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Cushnir.
Click here for the Shabbat Supplement
(ID: 828 1256 3058 Passcode: 785089)
Shabbat Morning Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Elliott, including the Bar Mitzvah of Rafael Bayfield.
Click here for the Shabbat Supplement
(ID: 842 5330 5340 Passcode: 369875)
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 Abi and the Gesher guitarists.
SUNDAY 19 JANUARY
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, Password: 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.
Biblical Hebrew (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.
Alyth Winter Concert (16:00)
Join us for a fun filled concert with Singing for Pleasure, the Synagogue Choir, the newly-formed SMG Choir and the Alyth Choral Society. Featuring guest vocals from the Alyth professional team. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring some non-perishable food for All Saints Childs Hill Food Bank
Academy of Performing Arts (18:00-20:00)
A feature of the Alyth calendar for secondary school aged children for over 20 years. The group rehearse and then perform the show in May.
MONDAY 20 JANUARY
The Alyth Social (14:00)
This week: An Entertaining Life – My Life In Music – Rick Blaskey – record company legend, songwriter, producer and founder of The Music & Media Partnership (TMMP), will be talking about his life.
Join us for an afternoon of entertainment, discussion, tea and great company! Contact Lynette for more information. All are welcome.
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.
We Need To Talk About … Israel (19:30)
We Need To Talk About …. is a new series of evenings where we come together to discuss issues facing our community with experts in the field.
As an Alyth community, we wait and pray in hope that a ceasefire deal is agreed and implemented in Israel and Gaza; that the peoples of the land gain the security of peace and that the hostages are returned and reunited with their families. In this critical time, Progressive Jewish values continue to be at the heart of how we respond. Join us for our timely evening of conversation around how we respond to events in Israel through our liturgy (details below). We are also continually in contact with our colleagues and friends in Israel, particularly those in the Israeli Movement for Progressive Judaism. We are delighted that friends of the community, Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem and Cantor Sarah Grabiner will be joining us online for this evening. Rabbi Galit will also be joining us in February for a Shabbat Morning Shiur, in which she will speak about ways in which we can help (see ‘Save the Date’ below) and for the Alyth Weekend Away in March.
In the meantime, we continue to turn our thoughts and prayers to all those affected and will continue to respond through our programming over the coming months.
Baruch Atah Adonai, Matir Asurim – Blessed are you God who frees the hostages
TUESDAY 21 JANUARY
Hadracha: Year 9 (17:00)
Our new Year 9 group comes together for our weekly leadership programme. Please click here to sign up.
Hebrew Reading Courses (19:00 & 20:00)
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)
New members are always welcome to join the choir. We have two or three concerts a year, one with full orchestra. 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. 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.
Please contact Rabbi Elliott: elliott@alyth.org.uk for more information.
This week: The Synagogue
WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY
Neurobics Brain & Body Fitness (11:00)
A preventative and rehabilitative treatment programme which invites people to “Challenge the Body, Stimulate the Brain & Lift the Heart.” Brain and body fitness has become a vital element for lifelong well-being and Neurobics can help manage, postpone or eliminate cognitive decline as well as support those recovering from brain injury. Simple brain-fitness exercises, alongside being more mindful of various lifestyle habits, are an essential way to slow down cognitive decline, improve brain fitness and harness the power of the brain’s ability to change. To sign up for Neurobics, please click here.
Mellow Chair Yoga for All Ages (11:00)
Our weekly classes resume in person, continuing online for those who are unable to come to Alyth. Email Maxine for more information at info@maxineyoga.com
Social Café(14:00)
Come and meet others in the Alyth community over a cup of tea for a chat about what’s going on in the world and anything else which takes your fancy. All are welcome to join for an afternoon of being together and enjoying discussions which may lead to new friendships and other group activities at Alyth. Facilitated by Lynette with guest speakers. Part of our new Well Being Wednesdays programme. To sign up, please email lynette@alyth.org.uk or call her on 020 8457 8793.
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 23 JANUARY
Pardes (13:00)
Hope Amidst Catastrophe – Messianic Texts from the Talmud – In the face of catastrophe, one of the ways our tradition responds with hope is within the complicated and esoteric realm of messianic (future-transformation) thinking. This series will look at some significant disputes between the rabbis about the nature of the ‘messianic’ and by connecting them to twentieth century Jewish theology, explore how they can offer comfort, or even guidance, in our own moment. Taught by Rabbi Daniel Lichman. (ID: 316 316 6763 Passcode: 311220)
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.
Chavruta (19:00)
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”. Tackling a famous section of the Babylonian Talmud – a section which begins with a discussion of workers’ rights and then recounts a number of rabbinic legends, including the famous story of the chavruta partnership between Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish. We will be delving into the Talmudic text and looking at commentaries to help us make sense of it.
If you were involved in the previous course and you want to continue, please email Rabbi Elliott (elliott@alyth.org.uk). If you are new to the Alyth Chavruta Project, please join us by clicking here. You can join with a study partner already in mind, or we can find you one!
FRIDAY 24 JANUARY
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 Erev Shabbat (17:15)
Our pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah programme. Participants can come from 16:30 for Drop-In and are expected to stay for the Erev Shabbat Service, finishing at 19:30.
Erev Shabbat Service (18:30)
We welcome Shabbat as a community, joining together online and in person. Led by Rabbi Elliott, Rabbi Nicola and Katie.
(ID: 814 6531 8254 Passcode: 785089)
SATURDAY 25 JANUARY
Shabbat Morning Choral Service (10:30)
Led by Rabbi Elliott with Rabbi Colin and the Alyth choir. Including the Bar Mitzvah of Robin Pulis.
(ID: 811 7011 0652 Passcode: 785089)
Imrei Finu (10:30)
An informal Shabbat morning service with guitar, including the singing of new and familiar melodies. Led by Rabbi Josh.
(ID: 812 0616 3559 Passcode: 868089)
SAVE THE DATE
Holocaust Memorial Week Event – Tuesday 28 January (19:00)
As part of Alyth’s Holocaust Memorial Week events, Leslie Michaels and Dr Toby Simpson, Director of The Wiener Holocaust Library, will be speaking about the life of Margrit Hochschild Stern (1921 – 1998), who came to Britain as an unaccompanied child refugee, as well as that of Jews in Germany before the Second World War. Leslie has written a book about Margrit and her family, which will be available against a donation to The Wiener Holocaust Library. For security and planning purposes, please click here to register.
Chavurah Supper – Friday 31 January (19:30)
An opportunity for the Alyth family to come together, following the uplifting Erev Shabbat Service and catch up with old friends and new whilst enjoying a “pot luck” dinner, where everyone provides a vegetarian or fish (nut free) dish, main course or dessert. Please click here to register.
Shabbat Morning Shiur – Saturday 1 February (9:15)
Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem from Cholon Progressive Community in Israel will join us to share her experiences over the past few months and explore ways in which we can engage with events in Israel.
Tu B’Shvat Supper Quiz – Sunday 9 February (18:45)
Back by popular demand, the Alyth Supper Quiz is a fun evening with old and new friends and a delicious supper to feed your brain cells. Either make up your own table of 10 or we can allocate you a table. Cost is £30 a ticket/ £12 for under 18s and £15 for university students. To buy your tickets, please click here or for more information, please call Deborah on 020 8457 8784.
We are also looking for donations of high quality, exceptional raffle prizes and volunteers to help on the team. Please contact Sarah on 020 8457 8787 or sarah@alyth.org.uk
Feb Fun For Young Ones – Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February (9:00 – 12:30)
Feb Fun is a must-do for all children aged 2 to 4. Bringing everyone together, it is a chance to see friends from Alyth and to meet new people too. Being situated at Alyth, the scheme has a safe and homely environment, whilst giving us the flexibility to use our space in exciting and innovative ways. Feb Fun is a perfect way to spend the school holiday! It is staffed by Youth & Education Hub staff members and madrichim (youth leaders).Please click here to sign up. Please note, your child must be between 2 and 4 during Feb Fun to attend. Enrollment deadline is 3 February.
Alyth Community Dog Walk – Sunday 2 March (10:00)
Join Rabbi Hannah, Bailey (Marc and Lior) and the rest of the team for a walk on the Heath Extension, including a prayer recognising the role of animals in our lives and a run on the Heath for our furry friends. We will meet at the Alyth gates and walk from there. If your kids go to SMG, pick up a bagel and coffee and join us for this walk. No dogs needed. Wet weather plan – bring an umbrella! A new addition to our regular programming.
Alyth’s Iftar 2025 – Sunday 9 March (16:45)
Over 12 years, Alyth has brought communities together to talk, study and eat at our annual Iftar. We are grateful for the friendships which have grown over the years at this very special event in our annual calendar. It is vital that we continue to reach out beyond boundaries of difference, to cultivate friendships and to deepen our understanding of our brothers and sisters of different cultures, backgrounds and faiths. We will come together for the call to prayer, finishing in time to share our Iftar meal which, as always, will be plentiful and delicious.
Please click here to register so that we can cater appropriately.
Alyth’s Weekend Away (Friday 28 – Sunday 30 March 2025)
The Alyth Weekend Away is back, bigger and better than ever before. Offering something for everyone, there will be a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from or just read a newspaper and enjoy the spectacular view. Click here for the flyer.
Alongside shared community times, there will be Israel with Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem, Learning, Music and Movement & Meditation tracks for you to dip in and out of depending on what sparks your interest.
Our Youth & Education team will also run a full programme for children during the day and in the evenings.
Booking details to come away with us are: Adults – £300/pp; Children (aged 6-16) – £95/pp; Family of 4 – £695; Family of 5 – £775.
Click here to sign up.
(The Clergy Jewish Participation Fund is available to enable all Alyth members to participate in Jewish activities where cost is a challenge, whatever the reason. To access the Fund, please email clergyfund@alyth.org.uk).
Click here for guidelines on how to use Zoom effectively, and click here to read our guide to using Zoom for services. For services, if you do not wish to use Zoom, then the “Zoom screen” can be seen via our YouTube channel. This can be accessed by going to www.youtube.com/c/AlythRS.
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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