Asher Goldfarb’s Personalized Bar Mitzvah Page

Asher, 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. 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

Bar Mitzvah Date: SATURDAY, May 28, 2022, 9:00am
Parashat B’chukotai (M’var’chim HaChodesh Sivan)
27 Iyyar, 5782

Tutoring Schedule – Thursdays, 9:00-9:20am, starting June 3 on Skype (ID jgreen361)

DATE/TIME GOALS HOMEWORK ASSIGNED
Th, Jun 17

9:00-9:45am

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. In your first homework session, Listen to the assigned audio files, each phrase separately, at least 15 times each. Let it sink in! Best practice is to listen a couple more times in a second sitting before trying to sing along.

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. You’ll know you’re ready for step 3 when the audio recording feels too slow or is ‘holding you back’.

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.

Bring a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets)

Th, Jun 10

9:00-9:20am

Prepare Blessing Before Torah reading Print and Learn Torah Blessings (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Th, Aug 5

9:40-10am

Review Torah Blessings

Prepare Levi Aliya

Smooth out blessing after Torah reading – V’chayei olam nata b’tocheinu

Print & Learn Levi aliya 26:6 (PDF | MP3)

Th, Aug 12

9-9:20am

Review Torah Blessings

Review Levi 26:6

Prepare Levi 26:7 (and some of 8?)

Learn Levi 26:7 and half of 26:8, up to yir-dofu (MP3)

Remember kippah for all lessons

Th, Aug 19

9:40-10am

Review Levi to date

Prepare rest of 26:8 and 26:9

Learn rest of 26:8 and all of 26:9 (MP3)
Th, Aug 26

9:40-10am

Review entire Levi aliya

Prepare Haftara Trope

Print and Learn Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF | MP3)
Th, Sep 2

9:40-10am

Review Haftara Trope

Prepare Blessing before Haftara

Print and Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)

Print Haftara (PDF)

Th, Sep 9

5:40-6pm

Review Blessing before Haftara

Prepare Haftara 16:19

Th, Oct 7

5:40-6pm

NO LESSON – MISCOMMUNICATION
Th, Oct 14

5:40-6pm

Review Blessing before Haftara

Prepare Haftara 16:19

NO LESSON – HOCKEY.

Learn Haftara 16:19 (MP3)

Review entire Haftara so far, making sure it’s all smooth and confident. If not, go back to the audio files and touch up any moments you notice are not totally confident.

Th, Oct 21 NO LESSON – HOCKEY Learn Haftara 16:20-21 (MP3)
Th, Oct 28

4:20-4:40pm

Review Levi aliya

Review blessing before and Haftara to date (16:19-21)

Touch up Levi Aliya

Review Torah blessings (Bar’chu…)

Re-study Blessing before Haftara (see Sept. 2)

Make sure you have printed copies of everything IN COLOUR.

Th, Nov 4

4:40-5pm

Review Levi Aliya With Blessings

Review Blessing before Haftara

Prepare Haftara 16:19

NO LESSON – NOT AVAILABLE
Th, Nov 11

4:40-5pm

Review Levi Aliya With Blessings

Review Blessing before Haftara

Prepare Haftara 16:19

Learn Haftara 16:19 (MP3)

Make it all smooth, including the blessing before Haftara

Th, Nov 18

4:20-4:40pm

Review Haftara to date (16:19-21)

Prepare haftara 17:1

Learn Haftara 17:1 using the MP3 below (on the line above the small table that reads “Haftara B’chukotai (PDF | MP3) – Jeremiah, Chapters 16 & 17”). Find the timestamp of verse 17:1 in the table (in this case, 1:13, or the one-minute-and-thirteen-seconds mark), and learn that verse. We’ll do it this way from now on.
Th, Nov 25

4:00-4:20pm

Review Haftara to date

Prepare Haftara 17:2-3

Learn Haftara 17:2-3 using the MP3 and table below
Th, Dec 2

4:00-4:20pm

NO LESSON – HOCKEY

Review Haftara to date

Prepare Haftara 17:4 (end of your part)

Learn Haftara 17:4 using the MP3 and table below.
Th, Dec 9

4-4:20pm

Review Haftara to date

Prepare Torah Recessional – Ashrei (top & tail)

Smooth out all of your haftara section

Print out Torah recessional (PDF bel0w) from page 7 onward

Learn Ashrei opening 3 printed lines (MP3)

Th, Dec 16

4:40-5pm

Review Haftara

Review Ashrei opening

Prepare Ashrei closing

Smooth out Blessing before haftara, particularly the notes. Use the audio file 8-10 times, just listening, then on your own.

Circle all occurences of the ‘ch‘ sound in your haftara and Ashrei, and work on ‘over’-pronouncing them.

Touch up the opening of Ashrei – make sure you’re singing “ha-am” both time, and accentuate the ‘ch‘ sound.

Learn Ashrei closing, at the box on p152 (MP3)

Th, Dec 23

4:40-5pm

Review Blessing before haftara

Review Ashrei

Prepare Y’hal’lu and Hodo Al Eretz

Review Haftara section

Print page 153 and Learn Y’hal’lu/Hodo Al Eretz (PDF | MP3)

Keep smoothing out and keeping fresh everything learned so far.

Th, Dec 30 NO LESSON – CANTOR VACA Keep practicing everything learned so far — keep it fresh! Fix any mistakes or areas of less confidence!
Th, Jan 6

4:40-5pm

Review Torah recessional to date (from Ashrei)

Prepare Havu Ladonai 1st 4 lines (“A+B” melodies)

NO LESSON – ASHER SCHOOL EVENT

Keep learning/practicing Torah recessional songs, above.

Th, Jan 13

4:40-5pm

Review Torah recessional to date (from Ashrei)

Prepare Havu Ladonai 1st 4 lines (“A+B” melodies)

Continue Learning Havu Ladonai first 4 lines (PDF p153 bottom half of page | MP3)

Go back and practice your Levi aliya, and also your section of haftara.

Th, Jan 20

4:40-5pm

Review Ashrei

Review Havu Ladonai 1st 4 lines

Prepare Havu Ladonai next 3 lines

(Once we’re done with Havu Ladonai, go back and learn Y’hal’lu and Hodo)

If time, review Levi aliya

NO LESSON – GOLDFARB GRANDMOTHER’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
Th, Jan 27 Review Ashrei

Review Havu Ladonai 1st 4 lines

Prepare Havu Ladonai next 3 lines

(Once we’re done with Havu Ladonai, go back and learn Y’hal’lu and Hodo)

If time, review Levi aliya

ASHER DIDN’T SHOW UP IN SKYPE
Th, Feb 3

4:40-5pm

Review Ashrei

Review Havu Ladonai 1st 4 lines

Prepared Y’hal’lu and Hodo!

Prepare Havu Ladonai next 3 lines

Learn Havu Ladonai next 3 lines (MP3)
Th, Feb 10

4:40-5pm

Review Havu Ladonai to date

prepare next 5 lines of Havu Ladonai

Learn next 5 lines of Havu Ladonai (MP3)

Touch up Blessings before and after Torah reading (see June 10th, above)

Th, Feb 17

4:40-5pm

Review Havu Ladonai to date

Prepare last 2 lines of Havu Ladonai

Review Levi aliya with Torah blessings

Learn last 2 lines of Havu Ladonai, plus “Uv-nucho Yomar” (MP3)
Th, Feb 24 NO LESSON – ASHER HOCKEY Learn p154 Eitz Chayim Hi (“hee”) up to shalom (PDF | MP3)
Th, Mar 3

4:00-4:20pm

Review Havu Ladonai

Review Eitz Chayim Hi up to shalom

Prepare Eitz Chayim Hi from Hashiveinu to the end

Learn Eitz Chayim Hi from Hashiveinu to the end

Work on “Vayechesof Y’-a-rot” in Havu Ladonai, 3 lines from the bottom

If you have time, Learn last 2 lines of Havu Ladonai, plus “Uv-nucho Yomar” (MP3)

Th, Mar 10

4:40-5p

Review Havu Ladonai (entire)

Review Eitz Chayim Hi

NO LESSON – BD Party

Use this as a review week, making sure everything is smooth and confident. Go back to the audio files if you have a “sticky” moment, and spend 3-4 minutes on anything that needs a bit more work.

Th, Mar 17 NO LESSONS – PURIM Learn Ein Keiloheinu – focus on first 2 stanzas, and that should allow you to continue with rest of the music (PDF | MP3)
Th, Mar 24

4:20-4:40pm

Review Torah recessional

Review Ein Keiloheinu

Re-Prepare Havu Ladonai last 2 lines

Review Sheini Aliya

Re-study last 2 lines of Havu Ladonai

Review Torah blessings (both before and after the Torah reading)

Th, Mar 31

4:00-4:20

Review Torah blessings

Review last stanza of Havu Ladonai

Review Haftara section

Th, Apr 7

4:00-4:20pm

Review Torah Recessional to date

Review Eitz Chayim Hi

Review Ein Keiloheinu

Prepare Aleinu first few lines

Print and Learn Aleinu, p183 (PDF | MP3) up to k’mish-p’chot ha-adamah
Th, Apr 14

4:40-5pm

Review Aleinu to date

Prepare Aleinu up to hakadosh Baruch Hu

NO LESSON – ASHER WINNING HOCKEY PLAYOFFS!

Learn next part of Aleinu, from 0:23 up to hakadosh Baruch Hu

Th, Apr 21 NO LESSON – PASSOVER, CJG not available Keep reviewing everything, making it all smooth and shiny! (PDF | MP3)
Th, Apr 28

4:40-5pm

Review Aleinu to date

Prepare Aleinu ending (Kakatuv…)

 

Learn end of Aleinu (Kakatuv, 3 lines up from the bottom, second word in) (PDF | MP3)
Th, May 5 NO LESSON – Cantor Unavailable Learn Adon Olam 1st 2 stanzas (PDF | MP3) – up to b’tif-arah
Th, May 12

4:20-4:40pm

Review Aleinu

Review Adon Olam 1st 2 stanzas

Prepare Adon Olam next 2 stanzas

Finish smoothing out Aleinu (From Apr 7-28)

Learn Adon Olam next 2 stanzas (V’hu Echad; and V’hu Eili)

Th, May 19

4:40-5pm

Review Adon Olam to date

Prepare Adon Olam last stanza

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Downloads (click to open, right-click to save to your computer)

Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF)

Torah Blessings (PDF)

Torah:

1: 26:3-5 (3 p’sukim)
2: 26:6-9 (4 p’sukim) – Asher Goldfarb (MP3 | PDF)
3: 26:10-46 (37 p’sukim)
4: 27:1-15 (15 p’sukim)
5: 27:16-21 (6 p’sukim)
6: 27:22-28 (7 p’sukim) – Hannah Goldfarb (PDF | MP3)
7: 27:29-34 (6 p’sukim)
maf: 27:32-34 (3 p’sukim) – Talia Goldfarb (PDF | MP3)

Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) – Asher Goldfarb

Haftara B’chukotai (PDF | MP3) – Jeremiah, Chapters 16 & 17

16:19 – 0:00 20 – 0:36 21 – 0:49 17:1 – 1:13 2 – 1:41 3 – 2:01 4 – 2:22
5 – 3:01 6 – 3:29 7 – 3:56 8 – 4:12 9 – 4:59 10 – 5:14 11 – 5:38
12 – 6:05 13 – 6:20 14 – 6:48

Verses 16:19-17:4 – Asher Goldfarb
Verses 17:5-10 – Talia Goldfarb
Verses 17:11-14 – Hannah Goldfarb

Blessings after Haftara (PDF) – Hannah Goldfarb

Torah Service (PDF)

Processional – Talia
Recessional – Asher

Conclusion – ALL 3

 

Goals in order of priority

Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE

Sheini aliya – DONE

Blessing before Haftara

Haftara – DONE

Blessings after Haftara –

Torah Processional – TALIA

Torah Recessional – ASHER

Conclusion of Services – ALL 3

D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –

Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf

 

Notes