Beit HaLev
This week, Beit HaLev celebrates Shabbat and the Festival of Shavuot (weeks), which is the culmination of the seven weeks between the Festival of Passover and the Revelation at Mt. Sinai, where the newly freed Israelite slaves receive the Decalogue (the 10 Statements).
Beit Halev conducts its regular livestream Shabbat services on Friday, May 14, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 15, at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom, Facebook and YouTube. To join the Zoom meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5VXF DTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09; the meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.
To worship on Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/galityomtov.
To watch services on YouTube, go to https://www/youtube. com and search for “Shabbat Shalom LIVE!”
Beit HaLev’s Coffee Chavurah will celebrate the Sabbath Evening, on Friday, May 14, at 5:30, followed by the evening service. On Saturday, May 15, the Coffee Chavurah follows the morning service.
The Shavuot Ma’ariv service will be on Sunday, May 16, at 6 p.m., and the First Day Shavuot service, which includes Yizkor, is on Monday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m.
All of Beit HaLev’s prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” are shared onscreen on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.
The Torah reading on Saturday is “B’midbar” (in the wilderness), the first chapter of Numbers; the Triennial reading is from Numbers 2:1-3:13. It is a description of the configuration of the Israelite camp and each tribe’s physical relationship to the Tabernacle.
On the first day of Shavuot, the Torah reading is from Exodus 19:1-20:23, the account of the Israelites’ arrival and encampment at Mt. Sinai. In the tradition of the three major festivals, Beit HaLev will conduct a Yizkor (Memorial) service toward the end of the service. 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 or to hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com.
