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 prayer book and “Lev L’Lev,” is provided at each service.

Now that the “HiHos” are behind us and we have cycled back to the beginning of the Torah, the reading for this week is the Beginning. “B’reisheet,” “In beginning,” is the story of the creation of the world. We are in the second Triennial Cycle this year, and the reading is Genesis 2:4-4:26, a study in the creation of human beings, their environment (Gan Eden), and the emphasis on the partnership between men and women.

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 Zoom classes will resume in November. For information, contact the Rabbi at (562) 715-0888 or duets@icloud.com.