Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev will not conduct in-person services until further notice due to the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Beit HaLev livestream services are on Facebook.com/galityomtov, YouTube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom. To join the Zoomagogue community, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91524 34704?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.
Livestream services on Fridays are at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. The “Coffee Chavurah” social period has been suspended until further notice.
This Shabbat morning Beit HaLev will read from “Tetzaveh” (“You shall further instruct”) in Exodus 29:19-30:10 in the Third Triennial Cycle. It details instructions for the ritual sacrifices, the altar for incense, the Holy of Holies, which will house the Ark of the Covenant and how it will be constructed. HaShem then tells Moses, Aaron and his sons that he will dwell within the Holy of Holies as well as within the hearts of the Israelite people.
All Beit HaLev services use special prayer books, “Lev L’Lev,” which include excerpts from the Reform Siddur, “Mishkan HaT’filah.” Printed versions of the prayer books will be available for sale when 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. 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 request a membership form for Beit HaLev, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com.
