David, 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 |
| We, Apr 22
6:30pm 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. Homework for this week: Get a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets) for your printed materials. |
| Tu, May 11
4:20-4:40pm SKYPE |
Learn Haftara Trope like a song | Listen to Haftara Trope (PDF | MP3) at least 15-20 times. Usually, the goal is to be able to sing back your assignment to Cantor Green each week. But this week, since we didn’t really have enough time to learn every trope with a bunch of repetition, I’ll ask you to just do step 1 of the usual homework method (top box in this column). |
| Tu, May 18 | NO LESSON – SHAVUOT | Use this week to follow the full homework method (top box in this column) so you can sing back the entire Trope sheet to me at our next lesson. |
| Tu, May 25 | Review Haftara Trope
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Print in Colour and Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Print in Colour the Haftara (PDF) for use next lesson. Please make sure you’re on time for lessons please. We only have 20 minutes! |
| Tu, Jun 1
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 22:1 |
Finish learning blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Learn Haftara 22:1 (below) |
| Tu, June 8
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Review Haftara 22:1 Prepare Haftara 22:2 |
Learn Haftara 22:2 using MP3 and table below
Once you’ve learned the new material for this week, go back and practice from the blessing before the Haftara Please attend our Shabbat morning services at least 1-2 times per month. You can watch the Livestream at 9am (www.kehillatbethisrael.com/livestream), or sign up for in-person attendance beginning June 19th by calling the office or using the link in the weekly emails. |
| Tu, Jun 15
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:3 and part of 22:4 |
(David Forgot about lesson today)
Audio-record your haftara up to and including last week’s homework and email it to me for evaluation. Learn Haftara 22:3 and in 22:4, learn up to ashamt using the mp3 and the table below (timestamps: 0:35 to 1:16) |
We, June 23 4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-22:4 |
Print in Colour the Blessing before Haftara (PDF)
Learn Haftara 22:3-4 (22:5 if there’s time and if 22:3-4 are in excellent shape!) – from 0:35 in the MP3 below. You have until July 13 to learn this. |
| Tuesdays, June 29 and July 6 |
NO LESSONS – CANTOR ON VACATION | |
| Tu, July 13
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:5-6 |
Sort out last words of v4: “L’chol ha-ara-tzot”
Learn Haftara 22:5-6 (from 1:46 in the audio file). Be careful to replicate the pronunciation of all the words so you’re getting all the syllables correct. |
| Tu, July 20
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
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Finish learning 22:5-6 from last week. In particular, slow down and do a LOT of repetitions of the longer words (Hak’rovot v’ha-r’chokot) |
| Tu, July 27
**9:00-9:20am |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:7-8 |
Touch up 2nd half of v4
Be careful to pronounce “v’-al-ma-na” correctly Learn Haftara 22:7-8 (from 2:25 in the audio file) |
| Tu, Aug 3
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:9-10 |
Touch up v8 from last week
Learn Haftara 22:9-10 (from 3:06 of the audio file below) |
| Tu, Aug 10
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
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Finish learning last week’s homework. Make it sparkle! |
| Tu, Aug 17
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:11 |
1. Learn Haftara 22:11 (from 3:46 of the audio file)
2. Smooth out 22:9-10, focusing on singing the correct tropes (music notes) |
| **Mon, Aug 23
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Work on Haftara 22:11 Prepare Haftara 22:12 up to “lakachat“ |
Finish learning 22:11 (from 3:46 of the audio file)
Learn first half of 22:12 (from 4:19 of the audio file), up to “lakachat” As you’re reviewing the whole haftara, make sure your “sof pasuk” (:) is sung as a music ending. |
| Tu, Aug 31
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 22:12 |
Touch up first half of 22:12 and learn the rest of 22:12. (all in 4:19 of the audio file)
As a tip/trick, separate rei-eihu from asa to make sure you’re singing a proper pashta trope! |
| Tu, Sep 7 | NO LESSON – ROSH HASHANAH | |
| Tu, Sept 14
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:13 and half of 22:14 |
Fix up v11-12 – make them both smooth. Watch the tropes! |
| Sep 21 & 28 | NO LESSONS – HOLYDAYS of SUKKOT | Learn Haftara 22:13-14 (4:54 and 5:18 respectively in the MP3 below) |
| Tu, Oct 5
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara from 22:10 to date
Prepare Haftara 22:15-16 (end!) |
Learn Haftara 22:15-16 (5:47 and 6:08 respectively in the MP3 below) |
| NEW LESSON DAY/TIME:
We. Oct 13 5:40-6:00pm |
Review entire Haftara
Prepare first half of blessing 1 after Haftara |
Work on Haftara 22:10-12 – make it smooth and confident. Make me proud! Make YOU proud! |
| We, Oct 20
5:40-6:00pm |
Review Haftara 22:10-12
Work on Haftara 22:13 |
Learn Haftara 22:13 (4:54 in the audio file below).
Smooth out 22:10-12 from last week |
| We, Oct 27
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 22:14 |
Learn Haftara 22:14 (5:18 of the audio file) |
| We, Nov 3
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Review Haftara 22:15-16 (end) |
Fix verse 11 – all three “v’ish” words need to be sung with the right trope. Use the Audio file to practice, and make markings on your page that will help you get them right.
Touch up verses 15 and 16 (but great job learning them!) |
| We, Nov 10 | Review entire haftara
Prepare first blessing after Haftara, first half |
DAVID COULDN’T COME TO A LESSON TODAY
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| We, Nov 17
5:40-6pm |
Review entire haftara
Prepare Blessing 1 after haftara, first half |
Learn first half of Blessing 1 after haftara, up to emet vatzedek.
(PDF | Audio: Blessing 1) Keep practicing and smoothing out any issues in the haftara. Go back to the audio files if you’re not completely confident about a particular word, phrase, or melody/trope. |
| We, Nov 24
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessing 1 after haftara, first half
Prepare Blessing 1 after haftara, second half |
fix “ha-omer v’-o-seh” – make sure there’s no ‘h’ sound before ‘o-seh‘
Make sure last syllable of “ham-dabeir” is pronounced like the english word “bear” or “bare” Learn second half of blessing 1 after haftara |
| We, Dec 1 | NO LESSON – Chanukah – Cantor Unavailable | Learn Blessing 2 after haftara (Racheim al Tziyon) |
| We, Dec. 8
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessing 1 after haftara
Prepare Blessing 2 after haftara |
Learn Blessing 2 after Haftara
Smooth out all of Blessing 1 after Haftara using the audio file Be careful, if you can, to sing the always-descending scale of “ki eil Melech ne-eman v’racha man…” and all the “Baruch Ata Adonai‘s” properly. Try not to go upwards for any syllables in that scale. |
| We, Dec 15
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings 1 and 2 after haftara
Prepare first half of blessing 3 after haftara Review Blessing before Haftara |
Touch up blessings 1 and 2 after haftara. The audio files are below the haftara table under this table
Learn Blessing 3 after haftara first 2 lines up to v’yageil libeinu |
| We, Dec 22
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessing 1, 2, and first part of 3 after haftara
Prepare rest of Blessing 3 after haftara Review Haftara (with Blessing before) |
Smooth out first half of blessing 3 after haftara
Learn rest of blessing 3 after the haftara. You have two weeks to do that and smooth out all three blessings after the haftara. Keep reviewing your haftara (with blessing before) or it will get stale |
| We, Dec 29 | NO LESSON – CANTOR AWAY | Keep studying above, and review your whole haftara (ie., everything learned so far!) |
| We, Jan 5
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings 1-3 after haftara
Prepare Blessing 4 after haftara, first half If time, review haftara with blessing before |
Smooth out the melody of “al kis-o lo yeishev zar“, which is over a page turn, so a little tricky.
Also smooth out “v’lo yinchalu od acheirim et k’vodo” word pronunciation and the tune. Learn first half of blessing 4 after haftara, up to ul-tif-Aret. Keep practicing the haftara itself. |
| We, Jan 12
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings 1-3 and half of 4
Prepare Blessing 4 after haftara, second half |
Learn 2nd half of Blessing 4 after haftara
We’ll use ZOOM from now on. Link is above! |
| We, Jan 19
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from v8, including blessing before and all 4 blessings after. | Go back and re-integrate into your mind Haftara 22:13-16
Keep practicing your blessings after the haftara |
| We, Jan 26
5:40-6pm (Zoom) |
Review Haftara with all blessings
Prepare blessing before Torah Reading |
DAVID DIDN’T MAKE IT TO TODAY’S LESSON
Learn Blessing before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) Make sure all 4 Haftara blessings are smooth and confident. |
| We, Feb 2
5:40-6pm |
Review haftara with all 4 blessings
Prepare blessing before Torah Reading |
Learn Blessing before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Make sure all 4 Haftara blessings are smooth and confident. Print Maftir K’doshim (PDF) |
| We, Feb 9
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara
Review Blessings before Torah reading Prepare Blessing after Torah reading |
Keep smoothing out your blessings after the haftara. Use your audio files more than trying to read the words — it will go in better and faster. Goal is fluency on the bimah.
Learn Blessing after Torah reading (MP3) |
| We, Feb 16
**4:20-4:40 |
Review Blessings before and after Torah reading
Review Blessings after Haftara
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Please make sure you have printed copies of everything I’ve assigned to you since the start. That means every PDF on this page!
Smooth out Blessings after Haftara #3 and #4. |
| We, Feb 23
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara
Prepare first verse of Maftir K’doshim 20:25, first half, up to et naf-shoteichem. |
Please make sure you have printed copies of everything I’ve assigned to you since the start. That means every PDF on this page!
Smooth out blessing 4 after haftara Learn first verse of Maftir K’doshim 20:25, first half, up to et naf-shoteichem. |
| We, Mar 2
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings after haftara #3 and 4
Review Maftir 20:25 first half Prepare Maftir 20:25 second half. |
Learn Maftir 20:25 |
| We, Mar 9
5:40-6pm |
Review blessings before and after Haftara
Review Maftir 20:25 Prepare Maftir 20:26 |
Finish learning Maftir 20:25 |
| We, Mar 16 | NO LESSON – PURIM. Do this week’s homework anyway! ===> | Learn Maftir 20:26 |
| Fr, Mar 25
1:00-1:20pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 20:27 (end!) Review blessings after haftara |
Learn Maftir 20:27
Keep smoothing out blessings after haftara |
| We, Mar 30
5:40-6pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Haftara with blessing before and blessings after. |
Keep reviewing and smoothing your haftara itself. We’ll review that next lesson. Please try to be more on-time to the lesson, since we only have 20 minutes together! |
| We, Apr 6 | NO LESSON TODAY – DAVID OVERSEAS. | Since your Bar Mitzvah is just a month away, it’s time to move into review-everything mode in earnest. Please practice and make sure you’re completely smooth at:
If you have moments where you get stuck momentarily (or longer), please spend 3-4 minutes on each of those moments, reviewing the audio file for that bit. |
| We, Apr 13
5:40-6pm |
Review Everything from the beginning:
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You MUST print new pages for your Haftara blessings (before and after) and your haftarah. No more screens please |
| We, Apr 20 | NO LESSON – PESACH (CJG) | Keep reviewing everything. Make sure you are using PRINTOUTS for everything. |
| We, Apr 27
5:40-6pm |
Keep reviewing
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Smooth out blessings after haftara (partic. 3 & 4)
Practice maftir making sure EVERY HEY is pronounced like in “happy”, not “Chappy”! PRINT OUT YOUR HAFTARA AND BLESSINGS AFTER HAFTARA. You can use the in-sanctuary copies of the other items. ALSO, please print the Parental blessing and give a copy to your parents (PDF) |
| We, May 4
5:40-6pm |
Review Maftir (for heys)
Review Haftara blessings |
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Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF)
Haftara (PDF | MP3), all in Ezekiel, Ch. 22
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:15 | 3 – 0:35 | 4 – 1:06 | 5 – 1:46 |
| 6 – 2:07 | 7 – 2:25 | 8 – 2:52 | 9 – 3:06 | 10 – 3:32 |
| 11 – 3:46 | 12 – 4:19 | 13 – 4:54 | 14 – 5:18 | 15 – 5:47 |
| 16 – 6:08 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
| 20:25 – 0:00 | 26 – 0:40 | 27 – 1:00 |
Haftara Trope Primer – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE, NEED TO KEEP REVIEWING
Blessings after Haftara (4) – DONE
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Maftir Aliya – DONE
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) – IN PROGRESS
IF THERE’S TIME:
Torah Processional Songs –
Torah Recessional Songs –