Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev and Rabbi Galit Shirah invite everyone to attend the Zoom services every Shabbat evening and morning. Anyone interested in joining the Beit HaLev Zoom community for services and Hebrew classes can contact the rabbi at (562) 715-0888 for access and instructions on how to use Zoom. Beit HaLev continues to conduct livestream services on Facebook and YouTube as well. To attend, go to Rabbi Galit Shirah’s website at galityomtov. com, Facebook.com/galityomtov
or YouTube.com via 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, “Lev L’Lev,” is provided at each service.
The second Triennial Cycle in the Torah portion, “Noach” (Genesis 8:15-10:32) is the account of the building of the ark, the flood and its aftermath. There were 10 generations between the lives of Adam and Chavah and the life of Noach. The Torah describes Noach as “the most righteous man of his generation,” which is the reason HaShem chose him to be the “father” of the future generations. Once the floodwaters had dried, the animals had been released from the ark and God promised to never again destroy the earth with a flood by displaying the Rainbow Covenant, Noach planted a vineyard. Despite his nomenclature as being “righteous,” Noach became embroiled in a drunken encounter with his three sons. 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 with Prayerbook and Modern Hebrew classes. A Talmud class is also being planned. For information, contact the Rabbi at (562) 715-0888 or duets@ icloud.com.
