Elah, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bat 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 |
| We, Jan 6
6:00-6:45pm 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 file at least 15 times in a row, even 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) |
| Tu, Jan 27
5:20pm SKYPE |
Prepare Blessing before Torah Reading | We weren’t able to get started this week. No prob – next week!
Meanwhile, please print out Blessings before and after Torah reading… Blessing before Torah reading (PDF | MP3) Blessing after Torah reading (PDF | MP3) Also, please print out — in colour (to make sure the trope come out properly) — Torah Trope (PDF) and Weekday Chayei Sarah Aliya 2 (PDF). |
| Tu, Feb 2
5:20pm SKYPE |
Prepare Blessing before Torah reading
If there’s time, prepare Blessing after Torah reading |
Learn Blessing before Torah reading (PDF | MP3) using the technique in the first box of this homework column.
Make sure Eloheinu doesn’t have the “ch” sound in it, even though the next word, melech, does! |
| Tu, Feb 9
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing Before Torah reading
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Learn Blessing before Torah reading (PDF | MP3) using the technique in the first box of this homework column. Make sure you LISTEN to the audio file at least 15 times before you start singing along, so that it really gets into your head.
Make sure Eloheinu doesn’t have the “ch” sound in it, even though the next word, melech, does! |
| Tu, Feb 16
5:20-5:40pm |
Prepare Blessing after Torah reading | 1. Practice the Blessing before the Torah reading using this sheet with English letters over each word (PDF) – print this sheet out.
2. Learn Blessing after Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) – Print this sheet out. |
| Tu, Feb 23
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessings before and after Torah reading
Work on blessing after Torah reading |
1. Print out the Blessing before the Torah reading with transliteration: (PDF) – and practice using this sheet.
2. Finish Learning Blessing after Torah Reading (ie., the last 2 lines of it) (PDF | MP3) – Print this sheet out. |
| Tu, Mar 2
5:20-5:40pm |
Review blessing before and after Torah reading
Prepare first phrase of Torah Trope |
Learn first 2 printed lines of the Torah Trope (PDF) like a song, while looking at the words on the page and specifically, noting the shape and colour of the trope symbols (MP3) |
| Tu, Mar 9
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Trope 1st 2 lines
Work more on first 2 lines Review Torah Blessings |
Finish learning first 2 printed lines of the Torah Trope from last week.
Listen 20 times to first 2 lines Sing along 15-20 times, until you’re singing along exactly the same notes and pronunciations as the MP3 And then, get used to singing it without the audio file, and you’ll sing it like that to Cantor Green next lesson |
| Tu, Mar 16
5:20-5:40pm |
Review 1st 2 lines of Torah Trope
Prepare next 2 lines of Torah Trope |
Learn next 2 lines of Torah Trope sheet, up to sof pasuk (MP3)
Review the entire sheet so far, so you build up a complete trope song. |
| Tu, Mar 23
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah trope to date
Prepare last third of Torah Trope sheet |
Finish learning line 3 of Torah Trope Sheet
Learn line 4 of Torah Trope sheet Make sure you LISTEN to each line 20 times!! THEN sing along with just the one line at a time that you’re working on, until you’re singing along smoothly and confidently. THEN practice singing those lines on your own, without the audio file. Download and print — IN COLOUR — your Torah reading (PDF) |
| Tu, Mar 30
5:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah trope first 4 lines.
Start Torah |
CANCELLED – Family forgot because of Pesach Break
Download and print — IN COLOUR — your Torah reading (PDF) |
| Tu, Apr 6
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah trope first 4 lines.
Start Torah |
NO LESSON – CANTOR ILL |
| Tu, Apr 13
5:20-5:40pm |
Review first 3 lines of Torah Trope
Prepare Pazer thru Kadma V’azla |
Learn Torah Trope from Pazer to Kadma v’Azla (PDF | MP3)
Keep practicing first 4 lines. |
| Tu, Apr 20
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Trope up to V’azla
Prepare Geireish, Geir’shayim, Darga, T’vir |
Finish learning the notes of T’lisha K’tana and T’lisha G’dolah by using the audio file, and repeat them many times, slowly, so that you are repeating the right notes.
Go back and smooth out last week’s homework (Pazer to Kadma v’azla) Lean from Geireish to Y’tiv (in other words, the rest of the line after v’azla) |
| Tu, Apr 27
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir Trope to date
Prepare final Mercha tip’cha mercha sof-pasuk. |
NO LESSON – ELAH DIDN’T APPEAR IN SKYPE. |
| Tu, May 4
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir Trope to date
Prepare final Mercha tip’cha mercha sof-pasuk. |
Learn final Mercha tip’cha mercha sof-pasuk. Make sure you go up nice and high on the “cha” of tip’cha.
Keep practicing from the beginning so you can sing it all to me by yourself. |
| Tu, May 11
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Trope (all)
Prepare 1st aliya, 23:1. You have 2 weeks to do this. |
Learn Aliya 1, 23:1 (MP3). You have 2 weeks to learn this. |
| Tu, May 18 | NO LESSON – SHAVUOT | |
| Tu, May 25
6:20-6:40 |
Review aliya 1, 23:1
Prepare 23:2 |
1. Learn first 4 words of 23:2 up to arba (MP3)
2. Go back to 23:1 and re-study it with the correct melodies from the MP3. |
| Tu, Jun 1
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare next 4 words of 23:2 Work on notes of 23:1 |
Learn next 4 words of 23:2
AND (EQUALLY IMPORTANT), fix the melody of 23:1 — use the audio file (MP3) and the regular homework technique, above. |
| Tu, Jun 8
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare last 5 words of 23:1 |
Learn 23:2 from the 5th word (from Hee Chevron) (MP3)
Keep practicing 23:1 with the audio file to keep smoothing out and gaining confidence with the trope/music (MP3) Fix up all the “SARAH”s so that the first and second vowel are the same, ie., SAH-RAH (not SEH-rah). Sing through the whole thing so far, making sure it’s smooth |
| Tu, Jun 15
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare Aliya 1, 23:3 first 5 words |
Smooth out second half of verse 2 (from Va-ya-VO av-ra-HAM)
Learn first 5 words of 23:3 (MP3) |
| Tu, Jun 22 | Review aliya 1 to date
Prepare aliya 1, rest of 23:3 |
Learn verse 3 (MP3). Make sure you say “VaYAkom” (not with a ‘v’ sound on the end), and make sure you say “mei-TOH” (without a ‘v’ sound on the end). |
| Tu, Jun 29 Tu, July 6 |
NO LESSONS – CANTOR ON VACATION | |
| Tu, July 13 | Wish Elah happy birthday
Review Aliya 1 to date Prepare Aliya 1, 23:4 |
Learn Aliya 1, 23:4 (MP3)
Have a great 2 weeks at camp! |
| Tu, Aug. 3
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Aliya 1 up to 23:4, first half
Prepare 23:4, second half |
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| Mo, Aug 23
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Aliya 1 up to end of 23:4 with blessings
Prepare 23:5 |
Learn 23:5 (MP3)
Go back and smooth out 23:3 and 23:4 – make sure your notes are the same as in the audio files. |
| Tu, Oct 5
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date | Practice Torah Blessings and verses 1-5 of your Aliya 1! You’re done learning new material! |
| Tu, Oct 12
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare Aliya 1, 23:6 up to ish mimenu |
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| Tu, Oct 19
5:20-5:40pm |
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Torah Trope (PDF)
Blessing Before Torah reading (PDF)
Blessing After Torah reading (PDF)
ELAH – Weekday Chayei Sarah Aliya 1 (PDF)
OREN – Weekday Chayei Sarah Aliya 2 (PDF)
TBC – Weekday Chayei Sarah Aliya 3 (PDF)
(note: aliyot 1 and 2 are both medium length, aliya 3 is just a bit shorter than that)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Torah Trope Primer – DONE
Aliya 1 – IN PROGRESS
Havdallah –
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OREN – Mincha Torah Processional Songs –
ELAH – Mincha Torah Recessional Songs –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –
If time allows: Mincha Ashrei Section, Mincha Amidah parts