Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev is conducting services on Zoom. Anyone interested in joining the Beit HaLev Zoom community for services and Hebrew lessons, contact the rabbi at (562) 715-0888 for access and instructions on how to use Zoom. Beit HaLev is continuing to livestream on Facebook and YouTube as well. To attend, go to Rabbi Galit Shirah’s website at galityomtov.com, Facebook. com/galityomtov or YouTube. com (Shabbat Shalom LIVE! channel). Evening services begin at 6 and morning services begin at 10:30. A link to the PDF version of each prayerbook and “Lev L’Lev,” is provided at each service. The Days of Awe begin next week but the special prayer service that precedes Rosh Hashanah is this Saturday — S’lichot (prayers of supplication). Beit HaLev’s schedule for livestream services for S’lichot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is:
• S’lichot: Saturday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m.
• Erev Rosh Hashanah 1: Friday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
• RoshHashanah1: Saturday, Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m.
• ErevRoshHashanah2: Saturday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m.
• Rosh Hashanah 2: Sunday, Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.
• Kol Nidrei: Sunday, Sept.
27, 6 p.m.
• YomKippur: Monday, Sept.
28, 10:30 a.m.
• Yizkor: Monday, Sept. 28, 12:30 p.m.
• Ne’ilah: Monday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m.
• Erev Sukkot: Friday, Oct.
2, 6 p.m.
• Sukkot: Saturday, Oct. 3, 10:30 a.m.
As Shabbat is also Rosh Hashanah, the Torah reading for the First Day is from Genesis 21:1-34; for Sunday, the Second Day, Genesis 22:1-24.
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 say Kaddish, pray for healing and hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com.
Rabbi Galit Shirah’s classes will resume following the High Holy Day season, around November. For information, contact the Rabbi at (562) 715-0888 or duets@icloud.com.
