Beit HaLev

Rabbi-Cantor Galit-Shirah will conduct a Prayer and Blessings Class every Monday at 5 p.m. The class is free to join, and people can register by calling (562) 715-0888 or emailing duets@icloud.com. This is a continuation of the class held last fall to learn the meanings of the prayers and blessings as well as the melodies for the Shabbat morning service. The Zoom link for the class is https://us02web. zoom.us/j/9152434704?pwd =THJGTE1OUXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09.

Beit HaLev has livestream services on Facebook.com/ galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom.

Thee Shabbat evening service is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85 149315811?pwd=T3hOUkx5NUorR1M3UldWNS84d3RKQT09.

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.

“B’ha’alot’cha,” which means “when you mount the lamps” is the final preparation prior to leaving Mt. Sinai. The Third Triennial Cycle reading this week is from Numbers 10:35-12:16, where the Israelites begin their journey, complaining that they are tired of the manna and they miss the foods they had in Egypt. HaShem sends them quail in such huge quantities that their gluttony results in a plague. Miriam and Aaron grumble about Moses’ marriage to a “dark-skinned” woman, and Miriam is stricken with a white scaly condition and the journey must be delayed for seven days while she is quarantined.

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 in the name of Robert Slater can be sent to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.