Beit HaLev

Beit HaLev’s Coffee Chavurah on Zoom will celebrate the Sabbath evening, Friday, Feb. 19, at 5:30, followed by the evening service at 6. On Saturday, Feb. 20, the morning service begins at 10:30, followed by the Coffee Chavurah. To Join on Zoom, go to: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/915243470 4?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5VXF DTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.

Beit HaLev continues to livestream on Facebook as well. To attend, go to Rabbi Galit Shirah’s website at Facebook.com/galityomtov.

Beit HaLev’s prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” are shared onscreen on both Zoom and Facebook.

Exodus 2:1-30 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19, “T’rumah,” is the Torah reading for Shabbat morning, Feb. 20. The first part of the reading describes the instructions given to the Israelites in the building of the portable Mishkan, the Tabernacle housing the 10 Statements, that would accompany the people in their journey to the Promised Land.

This is Shabbat Zachor, the Sabbath preceding the Festival of Purim, which begins on the evening of Feb. 25. “Shabbat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembering, reminds the Jewish world to remember Amalek, who attacked our people, who were the most vulnerable. It precedes Purim, the holiday where we commemorate our deliverance from near-annihilation plotted against us by Haman in our exile in Persia. Haman, the viceroy to the King, was a descendant of Amalek. Our people were saved by the courage of the Jewish queen, Esther, and her cousin, Mordechai, who discovered the plot.”

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 to hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com.

Zoom classes for beginning Hebrew and Pirke Avot will begin soon. For information, contact the rabbi at (562) 715-0888 or duets@icloud.com.