Beit HaLev
Rabbi-Cantor Galit-Shirah conducts online services for Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services. The Friday, Feb. 17, service will begin at 5 p.m. and the Saturday, Feb. 18, service will begin at 10 a.m. Note that the Friday evening service begins earlier than last year, at 5 p.m.
Beit HaLev LIVE! Interactive livestream services are on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/9152434704?pwd=THJGT E1OUXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4K3 VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit. People can also view on Facebook at www.facebook. com/galityomtov or YouTube at www.youtube.com/beithalev8816.
The First Triennial Cycle Torah reading this week is “Mishpatim” (rules) is from Exodus 21:1-22:3. Following the Revelation at Har Sinai, the Israelites begin to learn the nuances of the Decalogue (the 10 Statements): criminal, civil and religious laws that the Covenantal People must follow now that they are free from Egyptian slavery and able to worship HaShem. The first thing the Israelites needed to learn was to shed their “slave mentality” and embrace compassion for indentured servants of their own.
All Beit HaLev services use the special prayerbooks, “Lev L’Lev,” which include excerpts from the Reform Siddur, “Mishkan HaT’filah.” 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 and doesn’t believe in labels. It considers all religions holy and valid.
To join Beit HaLev, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at 562-715-0888 or email duets@ icloud. com. Contributions to Beit HaLev are welcome and may be sent to: Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
