Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev has livestream services on Facebook.com/galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom.
The livestream service for the Shabbat evening service is https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/85149315811?pwd=T3hOUkx5NUorR1M3Ul dWNS84d3RKQT09. 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 Torah reading of “B’har” (on Mt. Sinai) includes laws for protecting homes and debt-slavery. HaShem wants the Israelites to be able to retain their homes and personal freedom from slavery in case of economic reversal; the final verses of the reading pronounce HaShem’s “ownership” of the Israelite people and that they therefore may not follow other gods. The word “avadim” variously refer to a servant, a slave or a worshiper. Additionally, during the Jubilee year, all slaves and their families must be released.
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. Everyone who seeks a path to the Divine is welcome, and Beit Halev doesn’t believe in labels.
To request a membership form, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com. Contributions to Beit HaLev in the name of Robert Slater can be sent to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
