Beit HaLev

Beit HaLev livestream services are on Facebook. com/ beithalev, YouTube.com and Zoom. To join the Zoomagogue community, go to https://us-02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704 ? pwd= THJGTE1OUXI5VXF DTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.

Beit HaLev will have live, in-person services at the beginning of 2022 in Clubhouse 3. Members are asked to wear masks during service. Complimentary masks will be available. Livestream services are every Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.

Beit HaLev follows the Third Triennial Cycle; the reading this week is from “Vayishlach,” Genesis 35:16-36:43. Jacob’s beloved wife Rachel gives birth to her second son, whom she names “Ben-oni,” son of my suffering, as she knew she was dying. Jacob renames the baby “Benjamin,” son of the right hand, changing Rachel’s sense of futility into an affirmation of her importance in Jacob’s life. Rachel was buried on the road to Bethlehem. Her tomb remains to this day. The remainder of the chapter is a listing of Jacob’s progeny by his four wives, Rachel, Leah, Bilhah (Rachel’s maid) and Zilpah (Leah’s maid); Esau married Canaanite women and settled in the land of Seir, founding the Edomite tribe. All Beit HaLev services use 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 live, in-person services resume. 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. Everyone who seeks a path to the divine is welcome. Beit HaLev 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.