Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev livestream services are on Facebook.com/beithalev, YouTube.com and Zoom. To join the Zoomagogue community, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5V XFDTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09.
The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit. Livestream services are every Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. (note that the Saturday Shabbat service is now starting at an earlier time).
The Torah reading for this Shabbat is called “Chayei Sarah,” or “The Life of Sarah” (Genesis 24:52-25:18). It is the events following the matriarch’s death. Avraham has sent his servant to the land of his birth to find a wife for his son Yitzchak. The Third Triennial Cycle reading is the introduction of Rivka, who will be Yitzchak’s wife. The Torah relates the moment the two young people meet for the first time and a beautiful moment when Yitzchak brings Rivka into his mother’s tent and “loved her.” It is the first time the Torah describes a man’s love for a woman. At the end of the reading, Avraham dies and is buried by his two sons, Ishmael and Yitzchak, together.
All Beit HaLev services use the special prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” which include excerpts from the Reform Siddur, “Mishkan HaT’filah.” Printed versions of the prayerbooks will be available for sale when Beit HaLev resumes live, in-person services.
Beit HaLev and Rabbi Galit-Shirah are a part of the Union of Jewish Universalist Clergy and Communities. It is progressive in thought and traditional in liturgy. The services are joyous, meaningful and musical. Beit HaLev welcomes everyone who seeks a path to the divine, does not believe in labels, and considers all religions holy and valid.
To request a membership form for Beit HaLev, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com.
