Beit HaLev

Rabbi-Cantor Galit-Shirah conducts online services for Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services. The Friday, March 10, service will begin at 5 p.m. and the Saturday, March 11, 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=THJG TE1OUXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4 K3VxUT09. 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.

“Kee Tissa” (When you take) from Exodus 30:11-31:17 coincides with Shabbat Parah, one of the four special Shabbats that precede Pesach. The beginning of the Parashah includes the instructions for the Tabernacle, a census of eligible fighting-age men.

The central focus of the Torah portion is the Golden Calf episode when the men insisted on Aaron constructing the idol for them to worship when Moses had not returned from communing with HaShem on Mt. Sinai. The result was that the Tablets on which the Decalogue were inscribed were smashed and Moses had to ascend the mountain again to obtain a second set of tablets and to assuage HaShem’s anger at his people.

All Beit HaLev services use our 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.

Rabbi Galit-Shirah