Leo, 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.
VERY IMPORTANT – MUST READ: KBI B’nei Mitzvah Handbook
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Th, Nov 6,
6pm Zoom |
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 15 times each, 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, 4. every week, you MUST review at least once, everything learned to date, and FIX any glitches. Homework for this week: Get a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets) Confirm you have a working Skype account, and find Cantor Green at jgreen361 Print your Haftara Trope sheet (PDF), very preferably in colour (since the trope colours are important) |
| Th, Nov 19,
4:30pm SKYPE |
Prepare Haftara Trope | Learn Haftara Trope (PDF | MP3)
Make sure to look at the shapes and positions of each trope as you sing its name |
| Th, Nov 26
4:30om |
Review Haftara Trope
Prepare Blessing Before Haftara |
Learn Haftara Trope (PDF | MP3). Please diligently use the study technique above, as discussed in our lesson. I know you will impress when we meet next, which is in TWO WEEKS. |
| Th, Dec 3 | NO LESSON – CANTOR AWAY | |
| Th, Dec. 10
OK 4:30pm SKYPE |
Review Haftara Trope
Prepare Blessing Before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3). Make sure you pronounce the word “BEEN-VEE-EEM”
Print Haftara for next week (PDF) |
| Th, Dec 17
OK |
Review Blessing Before Haftara
It wasn’t ready to go. Work on Blessing before Haftara |
Finish learning (or “re-learn”) the blessing before the Haftara (PDF | MP3) using the technique above. |
| Th, Dec 24 | NO LESSON – CANTOR VACA | |
| Th, Dec 31
**11:30am** |
Review Blessing Before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 54:1 (not more, to get into swing…) |
Learn Haftara 54:1 (PDF) (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 7
4:30pm |
Review Hafata to date (with blessing before)
Prepare Haftara 54:2 |
Learn Haftara 54:2 (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 14
4:30 |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:3 and half of 54:4 |
Learn Haftara 54:3 and first 1/3 of 54:4 (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 21
4:30pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest of 54:4 |
Fix up melody of 54:1 mib’nei v’ulah. Listen to the audio file and repeat those words (singing along and alone) a dozen times.
Fix up melody of 54:3 v’zar-eich goyim yirash. Learn rest of 54:4 (MP3) Reminder: starting next week, Thursdays, 4:00-4:20pm. Be ready to go on time! |
| Th, Jan 28
NEW TIME 4:00-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:5 and half of 6 |
Keep smoothing out 54:1-4
Learn Haftara 54:5 and half of 54:6 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 4
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:rest-of-6 and 54:7 |
Finish learning 54:5 and first half of 54:6 from last week (MP3)
Learn Haftara, rest-of-54:6 (0:33 seconds in MP3) and 54:7 (MP3) – the MP3 includes verse 8 – you don’t need to do that this week. |
| Th, Feb 11
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:7-8 |
Fix 54:4 – Ki Voshet tune (MP3)
Learn Haftara 54:7-8 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 18
4-4:20-pm |
Review Haftara to date
(Didn’t get to 54:8) Prepare Haftara 54:8 and half of 54:9 (up to mei-noach) |
Learn Haftara 54:8 and half of 54:9 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 25 | NO LESSON – PURIM, but please come to purim Megillah reading at 6pm on Zoom – Location: | |
| Th, Mar 4
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest of 54:9 and first 5 words of 54:10 |
Smooth out beginning of 54:9.
Learn rest of 54:9 and first 5 words of 54:10 (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 11
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 54:10 Prepare first part of blessing 1 after haftara |
Learn 1st half of blessing 1 after Haftara (PDF | MP3), up to emet vatzedek
Make sure you have a working microphone for next lesson please!! |
| Th, Mar 18
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara
Prepare rest of 54:10 |
Finish learning Haftara 54:10 (MP3)
Learn 1st half of blessing 1 after Haftara (PDF | MP3), up to emet vatzedek |
| Th, Mar 25 | NO LESSON, but do homework ==> | Learn 2nd half of blessing 1 after Haftara (PDF | MP3). Make sure you can sing all the way through the first blessing.
Keep reviewing your haftara (with blessings) so it stays fresh and so you touch up anything that has gotten rusty. |
| Th, Apr 1
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara
Needs to be re-worked! |
Re-learn Blessing 1 after Haftara, 1st half (PDF | MP3) up to emet vatzedek |
| Th, Apr 8
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara first half
Prepare Blessing 1 after Haftara 2nd half |
Learn second half of blessing 1 after haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Apr 15
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 1 after haftara
Prepare Blessings 2 and first part of 3 after Haftara |
Learn Blessings after Haftara, #2 (MP3) and first line-and-a-third (up to m’shichecha) of blessing #3 (MP3)
Go back to blessing #1 and finish smoothing it out. |
| Th, Apr 22
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara to date
Prepare blessing #3 after haftara |
Finish learning blessing #2 after haftara (MP3)
Learn first part of blessing #3 up to v’yageil libeinu (MP3) Keep practicing and smoothing out #1 |
| Th, Apr 29
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara blessings to date
Prepare second half of blessing #3 after haftara |
Learn first part of blessing #3 up to v’yageil libeinu (MP3) |
| Th, May 6
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara blessings to date
Prepare rest of Blessing 3 after Haftara first half |
Learn 2nd half of blessing #3 after Haftara (MP3)
Go back and fine-tune the first half of blessing #3 (using the audio file as necessary, especially for ‘bimheira yavo v’yageil libeinu‘) |
| Th, May 13
4-4:20pm |
Review first 3 haftara blessings
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Go back and perfect Blessing #3 after haftara. Please use the homework technique above, diligently, honestly, and KNOCK MY SOCKS OFF with how well you know it!! |
| Th, May 20
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 3 after haftara
Review Blessings 1-2 Prepare first half of Blessing 4 after haftara (up to Adonai Eloheinu) Review Haftara with blessing before |
Learn first half of blessing 4 after haftara, up to ul-tif-aret (MP3) |
| Th, May 27
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings after haftara
Prepare 2nd half of Blessing 4 after Haftara |
1. Learn second half of blessing 4 after haftara, from al hakol (MP3)
2. Finish learning first half of blessing 4 after haftara |
| Th, Jun 3
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 4 after Haftara
Review all 4 after-Haftara blessings Prepare blessings before and after Torah readings |
Please come to lessons ready to go, with kippah, pencil, sheets, and anything else you need done, so we’re not taking up precious lesson time with non-learning activities.
Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) Finish learning blessing 4 after haftara (MP3). Print out Maftir aliya for next week (PDF) in colour if possible. |
| Th, Jun 10
4-4:20pm |
Review all 4 after-Haftara blessings
Review Blessing before Torah reading Prepare Blessing after Torah reading Prepare Maftir 25:17 |
Learn 25:17 and first part of 25:18 (MP3, from the beginning, up to “ba-derech”
Keep smoothing out blessings after haftara and the blessing before Torah reading. Make ’em smooth! |
| Th, Jun 17
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing before Torah
Review Maftir to date Review Blessing after Haftara |
Re-do homework from last week, making sure you follow the homework instructions “to a tee”
Learn 25:17 and first part of 25:18 (MP3, from the beginning, up to “ba-derech“) |
| Th, Jun 24
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare rest of 25:18 Review blessings after Haftara |
Learn maftir 25:18 (MP3) |
| Th, Jul 1 | CANTOR ON VACATION – NO LESSON | Smooth out Blessings after Hafta |
| Th, July 8 | Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 25:19, first half |
Learn Maftir 25:19 first half, up to mi-saviv (MP3) |
| Tu, Jul 13
11am-12pm IN THE SANCTUARY |
REVIEW EVERYTHING SO FAR! | Smooth out Haftara v10 (complete MP3)
Finish learning maftir v19 (complete MP3) Finish learning blessing after Torah reading (ie., after maftir) (MP3) Since you have an extra 2 days before our next lesson, smooth out blessing 4 after Haftara (MP3) NO LESSON ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK. See next row for our next meeting. |
| Th, July 22
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir
Review Haftara from v8 Review Blessing after Torah reading Review Blessing 4 after Torah reading |
IN PERSON ON BIMAH. REVIEW EVERYTHING LEARNED! |
| Th, July 29
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir and Haftara with blessings | Keep smoothing out blessings.
Practice your maftir from the Torah photo I sent your mom. |
| Th, Aug 5
4-4:20pm |
Review all | |
| _______________ | ______________________________ |
Torah/Haftara Trope (PDF)
Haftara trope (PDF)
Haftara (PDF)
Blessings after Haftara (PDF)
Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Blessing After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Maftir (PDF)
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing Before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Blessings After Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Blessings before and after Torah reading – IN PROGRESS
Torah Trope – DONE
Maftir aliya – IN PROGRESS
Torah Processional –
Torah Recessional –
Conclusion of Services –
D’var Torah & Mitzvah Project (with Rabbi Kenter) – IN PROGRESS