Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev will not hold in-person services until further notice due to the spread of the omicron variant.
Beit HaLev livestream services are on Facebook. com/ galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom. To join the Zoomagogue community, go to https://us-02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704 ? pwd= THJGTE1OUXI5VXF DTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.
Livestream services on Fridays are at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. Services are followed by the Coffee Chavurah social via Zoom.
The Third Triennial Cycle Torah reading this Shabbat is from Exodus 26:31-27:19. “Terumah,” gifts, are asked by HaShem of the Israelites in the form of materials for the building of the Tabernacle so that HaShem could dwell among the people. The building materials include precious metals of gold, silver and copper; yarns of crimson, purple and blue; wood, linen; animal skins; oil and spices for aromatic incense; and precious gemstones. They were asked to bring only what their hearts moved them to bring. The Tabernacle was designed for beauty, but it also needed to be able to be assembled and disassembled in order to be carried by the people on their journey to the Promised Land.
All Beit HaLev services use special prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” which include excerpts from the Reform Siddur, “Mishkan HaT’filah.” Printed versions of the prayerbooks will be available for sale at in-person services.
Beit HaLev and Rabbi Galit-Shirah are a part of the Union of Jewish Universalist Clergy and Communities. It is progressive in thought and traditional in liturgy. The services are joyous, meaningful and musical. Beit HaLev welcomes everyone who seeks a path to the divine and doesn’t believe in labels. It considers all religions holy and valid.
To request a membership form for Beit HaLev, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com.
