Beit HaLev
Beit HaLev is resuming Livestream services on Facebook. com/galityomtov, You-Tube.com (Beit HaLev LIVE! Channel) and Zoom. Beit HaLev uses a multi-streaming platform, and the link for Shabbat Ma’ariv is different from the old one. Livestream services for the Seventh Day of Passover on Friday, April 22, at 10 a.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91 52434704? pwd= THJGTE1O UXI5VXFDTWtuZHF4K3VxUT09. The meeting ID is 915 243 4704, and the passcode is RavGalit.
For the Shabbat evening service, go to https://us02web.zoom. us/j/85149315811?pwd=T3hOUkx5NUorR1M3UldWNS84d3R KQT09. The meeting ID is 851 4931 5811, and the passcode is RavGalit.
For the Shabbat morning service, go to https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87999429979?pwd=eml5L09HL0d0Y3c2MUNFRGZZM05 KUT09. The meeting ID is 879 9942 9979, and the passcode is RavGalit.
The Torah reading for Friday morning is from Parshat “Beshalach” (Exodus 13:17-15:26). It includes the “Song at the Sea,” the celebratory praise for the redemption from the pursuing Egyptian army. On Saturday April 23, the reading will be from Parshat “Re’eh” (Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17), which lists the regulation for tithing. Yizkor, the memorial service that is observed for each of the three major festivals, will be part of Saturday’s service.
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 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. Contributions to Beit HaLev in the name of Robert Slater are welcome; people may send donations to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
