Beit HaLev

Beit HaLev has resumed Livestream services on Facebook.com/ galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom. People can join the livestream services for the Shabbat evening service at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85149315811?pwd=T3hOUk x5NUorR1M3UldWNS84d3RKQT09. The meeting ID is 851 4931 5811, and the passcode is RavGalit.

For the Shabbat morning service, go to https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87999429979?pwd=eml5L09HL0d0Y3c2MUNFRGZZM05 KUT09. The meeting ID is 879 9942 9979, and the passcode is RavGalit.

The Triennial Cycle of Torah Parshiot continues with the reading of “Kedoshim” (Leviticus 19:15-20:27) or Holiness, in which the Almighty instructs Moses to speak to the entire Israelite community (men, women and children) and teach them the specific ways in which they must be holy, “because I, your God, am holy.” Some of the instructions include not defrauding another, not rendering an unfair decision, not insulting those who are deaf or placing stumbling blocks before the blind.

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 when in-person services resume.

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. Contributions to Beit HaLev in the name of Robert Slater are welcome; people can send donations to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.