Audrey, 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. It is your responsibility to check this page to ensure it’s working properly right after each lesson, and let Cantor Green know if there’s a problem right away.
VERY IMPORTANT – MUST READ: KBI B’nei Mitzvah Handbook
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, Feb 23, 2021
6-6:45pm |
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, 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, Apr 6
4:40-5pm |
Prepare Blessings before and after Torah reading | Print out and learn Blessings before (PDF | MP3) and after (PDF | MP3) Torah reading, using the technique in the box above. |
| Tu, Apr 13
4:40-5pm |
Review Torah blessings, talk about choreography
Prepare Haftara Trope like a song |
Learn first half of Haftara Trope like a song (PDF | MP3) up to first sof pasuk. |
| Tu, Apr 20
4:40-5pm |
Review first half of Haftara Trope
Prepare 2nd half |
Learn second half of haftara trope like a song (PDF | MP3). As you’re studying the Haftara tropes, look more closely at the symbols themselves than at the words (which are the names of the symbols) so that your brain starts associating the tunes for each trope with the symbol (rather than the name of the trope).
Print out Blessing before Haftara (PDF) IN COLOUR |
| Tu, Apr 27
4:40-5pm |
Review entire Haftara Trope sheet
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Print Haftara in COLOUR (PDF) |
| Tu, May 4
4:40-5pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 45:16 and first half of 45:17 |
Touch up the transition between uv’yisrael amo and uvin-vi-ei ha-emet.
Learn Haftara 45:16 and 45:17 (challenging you to learn all of 45:17 BUT if it’s too much, stop at “hu ya’aseh“) 45:16 – 0:00 |
| Tu, May 11
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest of v17 |
1. Learn new material – second half of 45:17
2. Go back and smooth out Haftara to date. Use the audio file to work out moments that aren’t quite right. |
| Tu, May 18 | NO LESSON – SHAVUOT | Keep practicing and perfecting everything learned so far! |
| Tu, May 25
***6pm |
Review Haftara to date, up to v17
Prepare haftara 45:18 and first half of 45:19 up to habayit |
Learn Haftara 45:18 and first half of 45:19 using the table below |
| Tu, Jun 1
4:40-5pm |
Review haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 45:19 second half, and 45:20 |
Learn rest of 45:19, and all of 45:20 using table below |
| Tu, Jun 8
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date (up to 45:20)
Prepare Haftara 45:21-22 |
Learn Haftara 45:21-22 using table below.
Please start making a point of coming to Shabbat morning services. For this week, you can watch on the livestream at 9am Saturday morning, www.kehillatbethisrael.com/livestream; and from June 19th, you can sign up to attend Saturday morning services in-person – call the office or use the link in the weekly email from KBI. |
| Tu, Jun 15
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 45:23 |
Learn Haftara 45:23 (from 3:16 of the mp3 below) |
| Tu, Jun 22
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 45:24-25 Mention getting ahead while cantor on vaca – do next few verses |
Learn Haftara 45:24-25 (from 3:50 in the audio file below) |
| Tu, Jun 29 AND Tu, July 6AND UNTIL AUG 1 |
NO LESSONS – CANTOR ON VACATION AND AUDREY AT CAMP | |
| Tu, Aug 17
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara first half of 46:1 |
1. Learn 46:1 up to hama-aseh (from 4:39 in the audio file)
2. Touch up 45:24-25 (from 3:50 in the audio file) |
| **Mo, Aug 23
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 46:1 and 46:2 up to m’zuzat hasha-ar |
Finish touching up 45:24-46:1 from last week’s homework
Learn rest of 46:1 and 46:2 up to al-m’zuzat hasha-ar. |
| Tu, Aug 31
4:40-5pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 46:2 |
Learn rest of 46:2 (from 5:17 – the start of 46:2) |
| Tu, Sep 7 | NO LESSON – ROSH HASHANAHA | |
| Tu, Sep 14
4:40-5pm |
NO LESSON – Middle School Retreat | Learn Haftara 46:3-4 (from 6:06 of the audio file) |
| Rest of Sept | NO LESSONS – SUKKOT | Learn Haftara 46:5-6 over the next two weeks (from 6:51 of the audio file) |
| New date/time!
Th, Oct 7 5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date (up to 46:6)
Prepare Haftara 46:6 |
Touch up 46:4-5
Learn 46:6 (7:09 in the audio file) |
| Th, Oct 14
5:40-6:00pm |
Review Haftara from 46:1
Prepare Haftaraq 46:7-8 |
Learn 46:7-8 (7:29 and 7:55 of the audio file)
Reach out to Rabbi Kenter to start your D’var Torah and your Mitzvah Project |
| Th, Oct 21
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date from 46:1
Prepare haftara 46:9, first half |
Learn Haftara 46:9, up to l’hish-tachavot (starting at 8:09 in the audio file)
Smooth out 46:7-8 from last week |
| We, Oct 27
5:00-5:15pm |
Review Haftara from 46:1
Prepare Haftara 46:9, from yeitzei up to tzafona |
Learn Haftara 46:9 from where you left off, up to tzafona |
| Th, Nov 4
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 46:9 |
Learn rest of Haftara 46:9
Go back to beginning of the Haftara and use the audio files at all moments where it’s tricky or you’re stumbling to mark your page with things that will help you get it out smoothly (transliterations, note pictograms). Reach out to Rabbi Kenter to set up a meeting for your Bat Mitzvah project and your D’var Torah (speech) |
| Th, Nov 11
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 46:10-11 |
Learn Haftara 46:10-11 (from 9:10 in the audio file) |
| Th, Nov 18
**6:35-6:55pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 46:12-13 |
YOU ARE SO IMPRESSIVE!! A natural haftara reader for sure, for future haftarot!
Learn Haftara 46:12-13 (see table below for times, as usual) |
| Th, Nov 25
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date, from 46:8
Prepare Haftara 46:14 |
Learn haftara 46:14, and if you have time and the inclination (and not too much pain), go on to 46:15 |
| Th, Dec 2
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from 46:8
Prepare Haftara 46:15-16 or 16-17 |
Learn Haftara 46:16-17 |
| Th, Dec 9
5:40-6pm |
Prepare Haftara 46:17 |
Learn Haftara 46:17 |
| Th, Dec 16
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from p4
Prepare Haftara 46:18 Pre-Prepare Haftara 66:1 |
Learn Haftara 46:18
and if you can, 66:1 |
| TBC Th, Dec 23
5:40-6pm |
Review haftara from p3
Prepare Haftara (either 66:1 or) 66:23 |
NO LESSON AFTER ALL
Learn Haftara 66:1 (if you haven’t already) and 66:23 No lesson next week as Cantor Green will be on vacation |
| Th, Dec 30 | NO LESSON | Keep reviewing everything learned so far! |
| Th, Jan 6
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from p3
Work on what needs working on! |
Smooth out haftara 66:1
Learn 66:23 Keep smoothing out haftara from p4. |
| Th, Jan 13
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from p4
Prepare Haftara 66:24 |
Sorry I couldn’t meet today. Please go on with the next learning:
Learn Haftara 66:24 |
| Th, Jan 20
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from p4
Prepare Blessing 1 after haftara, 1st half |
Touch up Haftara from 66:23 to the end (and use the final sof pasuk melody for the last 4 words)
Learn 1st half of blessing 1 after haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| Th, Jan 27
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from 66:23
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara, first half Prepare 2nd half of Blessing 1 after haftara Prepare blessing 2 after haftara |
Learn 1st half of blessing 1 after haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| Th, Feb 3
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from 66:23
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara, first half Prepare 2nd half of Blessing 1 after haftara |
Learn 2nd half of blessing 1 after haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| Th, Feb 10
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessing 1 after haftara
Prepare Blessings 2 and 3 after haftara Prepare Sh’vi’i 28:9 Find out what other parts of services Audrey knows from school or her goals for leading certain prayers. |
Print Sh’vi’i aliya (the reading for Shabbat/Rosh Chodesh) in colour. (PDF | MP3)
Learn Blessing 3 after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) Learn Sh’vi’i 28:9-10 |
| **Fr, Feb 18
**9:30-9:50am |
Review Blessings 1-3 after haftara
Prepare Blessing 4 after haftara Review Sh’vi’i aliya 28:9-10 Prepare Sh’vi’i 28:11 |
learn blessing 4 after haftara
Learn 28:11 in Sh’vi’i |
| Th, Feb 24
5:40-6pm |
Review all 4 blessings after haftara
Review Sh’vi’i to date Prepare Sh’vi’i 28:12 |
Smooth out tune and words of v’lo yin-chalu od acheirim et k’vodo in blessing 3 Go slowly!
Touch up blessing 4 after haftara Learn sh’vi’i 28:12 |
| Th, Mar 3
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara blessings (4)
Review Sh’vi’i to date Prepare Sh’vi’i 28:13 and 28:14 up to yih-yeh lapar. |
Learn Sh’vi’i 28:13 and 28:14 up to yih-yeh lapar. |
| Th, Mar 10
5:40-6pm |
Review Sh’vi’i to date
Prepare Sh’vi’i rest-of-28:14 and 28:15 (You’ll have two weeks to learn that) |
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Shabbat Rosh Chodesh (Sh’vi’i on Shabbat HaChodesh or Maftir on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh) (PDF | MP3) – Verses (all in Numbers, Ch. 28):
| 9 – 0:00 | 10 – 0:26 | 11 – 0:38 | 12 – 1:03 | 13 – 1:31 | 14 – 1:54 | 15 – 2:29 |
Haftara Tazriya / Rosh Chodesh / HaChodesh (PDF | MP3)… Verses:
| 45:16 – 0:00 | 17 – 0:16 | 18 – 1:08 | 19 – 1:36 | 20 – 2:11 | 21 – 2:31 | 22 – 2:57 | 23 – 3:16 | 24 – 3:50 | 25 – 4:09 |
| 46:1 – 4:39 | 2 – 5:17 | 3 – 6:06 | 4 – 6:26 | 5 – 6:51 | 6 – 7:09 | 7 – 7:29 | 8 – 7:55 | 9 – 8:09 | 10 – 9:10 |
| 11 – 9:24 | 12 – 9:50 | 13 – 10:39 | 14 – 11:03 | 15 – 11:35 | 16 – 11:52 | 17 – 12:22 | 18 – 12:54 | ||
| 66:1 – 13:26 | 23 – 13:57 | 24 – 14:23 | 23′ – 14:55 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE (Keep practicing!)
Blessings after Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Torah Trope –
7th aliya (Rosh Chodesh reading – 9 p’sukim) –
Other items from School/Shul –
Torah Processional –
Torah Recessional –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter, about 4 months out) –
Ein Keiloheinu
Adon Olam
If there’s time, Aleinu
Prayer for Israel? TBC
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf for R”Ch; Hallel
3 Torah Scrolls
Start Torah with 7th aliya for R”Ch, then if time and inclination, Maftir for HAchodesh (20 verses)
Special Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:18 – Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)