Jack, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bar Mitzvah. To ensure simcha success, please use the tools and downloadable items provided here to learn and practice your training assignments between visits with Cantor Green. For questions, e-mail me at cantor@kehillatbethisrael.com or call/text me at 613-327-3984.
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, June 19 5:15-6 pm |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Lesson Time |
STUDY METHOD (always have your printouts/pages in front of you)
1. Listen to the assigned audio files a whole bunch of times, over several days. Let it sink in! 2. Sing along with the audio files many times until it is identical, smooth and confident. If there are glitches, use the slider to “rewind” and review a word or two at a time until identical. 3. Sing the whole assignment without the audio file (as you will in your next lesson). Use this approach every week, and knock my socks off with how well you know it! AND, every week, you MUST review at least once, everything learned to date, and FIX any glitches. Homework for this week: Bring a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets) |
| Tu, June 26
4:00 pm |
Demo Haftara Trope (cantillation notes – PDF | MP3)
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) using study technique above. |
| Tu, July 3
4:30pm (this week only) |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara vs. 1-2 |
Learn Haftara 20:18-19 (PDF|MP3) |
| Tu, July 10
5pm |
Review Haftara to date, with blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 20:20-21 |
Learn Haftara 20:20-21 (MP3) |
| Tu, July 17
5pm |
Review Haftara to date (as always, with blessing before!)
Prepare Haftara 20:22-24 |
Learn Haftara 20:22-24 (MP3)
Listen to Blessing #1 after Haftara (PDF | Blessing 1) |
| Tu, July 24
5pm |
Review Haftara to date with blessing
Prepare Haftara 20:25-26 |
Learn Haftara 20:25 and first half of 20:26 (MP3) |
| Tu, July 31
5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 20 second half of v26 and 20:27 |
Learn Haftara rest of 20:26 and 20:27 (MP3)
Smooth out homework from July 24 and all the circled phrases. Use audio files. If you’re singing or expecting different, then ‘re-learn’ those verses (or parts thereof). |
| Tu, Aug 7
5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 20:28-29 |
Learn Haftara 28:29 and first half of 29 (or all of 29 if you can!) (MP3)
Smooth out transition from page 1 to page 2 (practice turning the page while reading your reminder note about ‘el y’honatan’. |
| Tu, Aug 14
5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara (rest of 29 and?) 20:30 |
Learn rest of 28:29 (MP3 – from 0:48)
Learn 28:30 (MP3) |
| **Th, Aug 23
5:15pm** |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:31-32 |
Learn Haftara 28:31-32 (MP3) |
| Tu, Aug 28
5pm |
NO LESSON | JACK ON VACATION AT COTTAGE |
| Tu, Sep 4 | Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:33-34 |
Learn Haftara 28:33-34 (MP3) |
| **We, Sept 12
4:45pm** |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:35-36 |
Learn Haftara 28:35-36 (MP3) |
| **Th, Sept 20
4:15pm** |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:37-38 |
Learn Haftara 28:37-38 (MP3) |
| **We Sept 26
4:00pm** |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:39-40 |
Jack had a rough day. Postpone lesson to Oct. 4 |
| **Th, Oct 4
5:30pm** |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 28:39-40 |
Learn Haftara 28:39-40 (MP3) |
| Tu, Oct 9
5-5:30pm |
Review haftara from v35
Prepare Haftara 28:41 |
Learn Haftara 28:41 (MP3) |
| We, Oct 17
4-4:30pm |
Review Haftara from v35
Prepare Haftara 28:42 Prepare first half of blessing #1 after Haftara |
Learn Haftara 28:42 – last verse!! (MP3) |
| We, Oct 24
5-5:30pm |
Review entire Haftara
Review Blessing #1 first half Prepare blessing #1 second half and blessing #2 |
Learn blessing #1 after haftara – 2nd half (MP3)
Learn blessing #2 after haftara (MP3) |
| We, Oct 31 4-4:30pm |
Review blessings after Haftara to date
Prepare blessing #3 after haftara
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Learn Blessing #3 after Haftara (MP3) |
| We, Nov 7
4-4:30pm |
Review Blessings after Torah to date
Prepare Blessing #4 after haftara Review Entire Haftara |
Learn Blessing #4 after Haftara (MP3) |
| Mo, Nov 19 4:45-5:15pm |
Review 4 blessings after Haftara
Prepare Blessing before and after Torah reading Prepare maftir 18:28-29 |
Practice blessing before Torah reading (PDF | MP3)
Practice blessing after Torah readings (PDF | MP3) Learn maftir 18:28-29 (PDF | MP3) Remember – you must practice EVERYTHING WE’VE LEARNED SO FAR at least once per week to keep it fresh. If there are glitches, smooth them out! |
| We, Nov 28
4pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Maftir 18:28-29 Prepare Maftir 18:30 |
Learn Maftir 18:30 (MP3) |
| We, Dec 5
4pm |
Review Maftir with blessings
Review Haftara with blessings Prepare Ein Kamocha first 3 lines |
Smooth out the melody of haftara 20:31 (MP3) – specifically, from “Sh’lach v’kach…”
Smooth out the melody of haftara 20:37 (MP3) – specifically “Asher Yara Y’honatan” – make sure it’s a true etnachta! |
| We, Dec. 12
4-4:30pm |
NO LESSON – JACK SICK
Prepare Ein Kamocha first 3 lines |
Learn Ein Kamocha first 3 lines (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Dec 19
4-4:30pm |
Review Haftara with blessings
Review Ein Kamocha lines 1-3 Prepare Ein Kamocha line 4-6 |
Touch up Ein Kamocha lines 1-3
Learn Ein Kamocha lines 4-6 (MP3) Make an appointment with Rabbi Kenter to discuss mitzvah project and D’var Torah |
| We, Dec 26 & Jan 2 |
NO LESSONS – CANTOR ON VACATION | Keep learning above material and reviewing everything each week |
| We, Jan 9
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare B’rich Sh’meih / Bei Ana Racheitz (you’ll have 2 weeks to learn this) Review Maftir with blessings |
Learn B’rich Sh’meih / Bei Ana Racheitz (PDF | MP3)
Smooth out melody for blessing before Torah reading (MP3) and after Torah reading (MP3) Remember you must keep reviewing EVERYTHING learned so, every Make an appointment with Rabbi Kenter to discuss mitzvah project and D’var Torah |
| We, Jan 16
4-4:30pm |
Review B’rich Sh’meih
Review Ein Kamocha & Vay’hi Binsoa Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu Prepare 1st half of L’Cha Adonai Review blessings after haftara |
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu (PDF | MP3)
Learn first half of L’cha Adonai (MP3) |
| We, Jan 23
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah Service to date (From Ein Kamocha) | LESSON CANCELLED – BAD WEATHER
Learn second half of L’Cha Adonai (MP3) |
| We, Jan 30
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah Service to date
Prepare Ashrei top & tail |
Practice Ashrei p151 (like in Hebrew school, tune of Anim Z’mirot) (PDF), particularly smoothing out long lines and fitting them into the melody smoothly. |
| We, Feb 6
4-4:30pm |
Review Ashrei and Y’hal’lu/Hodo Al Eretz
Review whole torah service to date from Ein Kamocha Prepare 1st stanza (2 lines) Mizmor L’David Review Maftir |
Learn first stanza of Mizmor L’David p153 (MP3) |
| We, Feb 13 | NO LESSON – CANTOR AWAY | (Cantor forgot to upload new material — very sorry. Next time, please let me know if I’ve missed something) |
| We, Feb 20
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah recessional to date
Prepare 2nd stanza Mizmor L’David Review Torah PROcessional |
Learn second stanza of Mizmor L’David (0:39, up to k’mo ven r’eimim) (MP3)
Touch up L’cha Adonai from torah processional |
| We, Feb 27
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah Recessional to date from y’hal’lu
Prepare Mizmor L’David 3rd stanza Review Haftara (didn’t have time for blessings after) |
Learn the 3rd Stanza of Mizmor L’David (MP3 from 1:13 up to kulo omer kavod)
Haftara: fix first two words of verse 22: v’im KOH (not ki); Haftara: fix the trope in verse 34 (b’yom hachodesh hasheini lechem) |
| Th, Mar 7
5-5:30pm |
Review Mizmor L’David 3rd stanza
Prepare last stanza (2 lines) Review Blessings after haftara |
Learn last stanza of Mizmor L’David (MP3 from 1:48 to the end) – includes Uv-nucho yomar (PDF) tag
Learn first line of Eitz Chayim Hi (at the box, up to m’ushar) (MP3 up to 0:21) |
| We, Mar 13
4-4:15pm (Jack had to leave early) |
Review Mizmor L’David (entire)
Review Eitz Chayim Hi first line Prepare Eitz Chayim Hi (rest of it) |
Learn rest of Eitz Chayim Hi (MP3 from 0:21) |
| NO LESSON NEXT WEEK – PURIM | Jack showed up anyway, so we did a lesson
Reviewed Eitz Chayim Hi |
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| We, Mar 27
4-4:30pm |
Practice on Bimah – Torah Processional and Haftara | |
| We, Apr 3
4-4:30 |
Practice on Bimah – Maftir from the Torah and Recessional | Review and touch up the end of Eitz Chayim Hi (partic the melody of Hashiveinu…k’kedem).
Prepare to deliver D’var Torah next lesson on the bimah. |
| We, Apr 10
4-4:30 |
Review Everything up to and including Haftara | Keep reviewing everything |
| We, Apr 17
4-4:30pm |
Continue with Blessings after Haftara | |
Haftara (PDF)
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Blessing 1 | Blessing 2 | Blessing 3 | Blessing 4)
Maftir (PDF | MP3)
Haftara Blessing (before) – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Haftara Blessings (after) – DONE
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Maftir – DONE
Shabbat Torah Processional – DONE
Shabbat Torah Recessional – DONE
Mitzvah Project (with Rabbi Kenter, 9 months out) –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter, 3 months out) –
Other items as time allows: Musaf; additional Torah readings.
Please set up a meeting with Rabbi Kenter at 9 months out to discuss a mitzvah project.
Please set up a meeting with Rabbi Kenter at 3 months out to create a d’var Torah.
Ashrei will be complete and to the ‘KBI regular’ tune of Anim Z’mirot