Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev offers interactive livestream services for Shabbat and Jewish holidays. To attend, go to Facebook.com/galityomtov or You-Tube.com
(Shabbat Shalom LIVE! channel). Evening services begin at 6 and morning services begin at 10.
This week is about studying another double Torah reading: “B’har-B’chukotai” — “on the mountain of” and “My commandments,” respectively. In “B’har,” Adonai addresses Moses on the mountain of Mt. Sinai regarding the laws concerning care of the land (Israel): the Israelites were to observe a Sabbath for the land they were assigned every seven years and to observe a Jubilee Year every 50th year.
In “B’chukotai,” Adonai addresses the Israelites telling them to faithfully observe the commandments, bestowing blessings on their obedience in the form of rain for the crops, bountiful harvests and promising fertility to the people; God also threatens punishment for disobedience including exile from the Land of Israel.
Rabbi Galit Shirah conducts a weekday Ma’ariv service every Thursday for Sim Shalom, the online synagogue. Sim Shalom presents livestream services Monday-Thursday, with a different rabbi each day. To count the Omer, say Kaddish, pray for healing or to hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com.
Rabbi Galit Shirah also teaches online Hebrew (Prayerbook and Conversational) and Cantillation (Torah chanting) for anyone who wants to learn something new. Contact the Rabbi at (562) 715-0888 or duets@icloud.com.
