Hannah, 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 |
| 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, Aug 5
9:00-9:20am |
Prepare Blessing Before Torah reading
Review Blessings before and after Torah Reading Prepare Shishi Aliya, 27:22 |
Print and Learn Torah Blessings (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After) |
| Th, Aug 12
9:20-9:40am |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Shishi 27:22 Prepare Shishi 27:23 |
Learn Shishi 27:23 (MP3) |
| Th, Aug 19
9:20-9:40 |
Review Shishi to date
Prepare Shishi 27:24-25 (a lot, but you can do it!) |
Learn Shishi 27:24-25 (MP3)
For all the “tip’cha” words, practice singing them to the tune of “Happy Birthday” (to you) |
| Th, Aug 26
9:20-9:40pm |
Review Shishi to date
Prepare Shishi 27:26 |
Work on notes of esrim geirah yih-yeh hashakel – make sure you’re singing the same notes as the audio file.
Learn Shishi 27:26 (MP3) |
| Th, Sep 2
9:20-9:40am |
Review Shishi to date
Prepare Shishi 27:27 |
Learn 27:27 (MP3) |
| Th, Sep 9
5-5:20pm?? |
Review Shishi to date
Prepare Shishi 27:28 using new trope modifications |
NO LESSON – HHs |
| Th, Oct 7
5-5:20pm |
NO LESSON – MISCOMMUNICATION | |
| Th, Oct 14
5-5:20pm |
Review Shishi to date
Prepare Shishi 27:28 using new trope modifications |
Learn Shishi 27:28 (MP3) |
| Th, Oct 21 | NO LESSON – HOCKEY | Print Haftara (PDF). You’ll be singing 17:11-14 and the 4 blessings after the Haftara
Keep studying Shishi (entire). Go back to any audio files where you hesitate. |
| Th, Oct. 28 |
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NO LESSON – HANNAH INJURY/HOSPITAL |
| Th, Nov 4 |
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NO LESSONS TODAY – HANNAH FORGOT |
| Th, Nov 11
4-4:20pm |
Review Shishi entirely
Review Haftara Trope Prepare Haftara 17:11 |
Learn Haftara 17:11 (PDF | MP3) |
| Tu, Nov 18
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara 17:11
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Re-learn Haftara 17:11 (I use this word rather than ‘finish learning’ because I want you to start with listening again, 15-20 times before you sing along – don’t shortcut yourself by starting to sing too soon!)
Instead of recording each verse for you during our limited lesson time, I’ve recorded and linked up an MP3 of the whole haftara. From now on, use 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 17:11 in the table (in this case, 5:38, or the five-minutes-and-thirty-eight mark), and learn that verse. We’ll do it this way from now on. |
| Tu, Nov 25
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara 17:11
Prepare Haftara 17:12-13 If time, review Shishi aliya |
Learn Haftara 17:12-13 using the MP3 and table below.
Also, fix the notes in “v’chishav-lo hakohein“, transitioning from v22 to v23 properly. Use the audio files to figure out how to sing it like in the audio file. |
| Th, Dec 2 | NO LESSON – HOCKEY
Review Shishi aliya, partic. going from v22-23 (notes) Review Haftara 17:11-13 Prepare Haftara 17:14 Prepare 1st half of blessing 1 after the haftara |
Learn Haftara 17:14 using the MP3 and table below
Learn the first half of Blessing 1 after the Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 ) up to Emet VaTzedek. Make sure Shishi aliya is smooth and confident. |
| Th, Dec. 9
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Shishi aliya, partic. going from v22-23 (notes)
Review Haftara 17:11-14 (all) plus first half of 1st blessing after haftara Prepare Haftara first half of blessing 1 after haftara |
Smooth out v14 – use the audio file.
Print Haftara blessings (after) Learn first half of blessing 1 after haftara, up to emet vatzedek. (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 ) Review Shishi aliya, smooth it out. |
| Th, Dec 16
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Shishi
Review haftara 17:11-14, making sure last line is smooth Review Blessing 1 after haftara, first half Prepare 2nd half |
Learn 2nd half of blessing 1 after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 ) |
| Th, Dec 23
4:20-4:40 |
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara
Prepare Blessing 2 after Haftara Prepare Blessing 3 after Haftara, first half, up to yeishev zar Review Shishi aliya |
Learn blessing 2 after Haftara and first half of blessing 3, up to yeishev zar (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Fix the melody (trope) of the last part of v27 in the shishi aliya (v’im lo). Use the audio file if needed. |
| Th, Dec 30 | NO LESSON – CANTOR VACA | Keep reviewing everything learned so far |
| Th, Jan 6
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Shishi
Review Haftara blessings to date Prepare rest of blessing 3 after haftara |
Learn rest of blessing 3 after haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| Th, Jan 13
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara blessings to date
Prepare Blessing 4 after Haftara, first half. |
Learn first half of blessing 4 after haftara, up to ul-tif-aret.
Don’t forget to keep reviewing every week, everything we’ve learned so far, so it doesn’t get rusty. |
| Th, Jan 20
4:20-4:40pm |
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LESSON CANCELLED – GOLDFARB GRANDMOTHER’S 70th BD |
| Th, Jan 27 |
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HANNAH DIDN’T SHOW UP IN SKYPE |
| Th, Feb 3
4:20-4:40pm |
Review blessings after haftara to date
Prepared second half of blessing 4 after haftara Review Shishi Aliya Prepare Ein Keiloheinu p181 |
Fix the ending notes (tropes) for the last part of v27 (from v’im lo) (MP3)
Learn Ein Keiloheinu – focus on first 2 stanzas, and that should allow you to continue with rest of the music (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Feb 10
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ein Keiloheinu | Do another round of working on the melody of Ein Keiloheinu. |
| Th, Feb 17
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ein Keiloheinu
Prepare Aleinu up to ha-adamah Review Blessings after Haftara |
Print and Learn Aleinu, p183 (PDF | MP3) up to ha-adamah |
| Th, Feb 24
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ein Keiloheinu
Review Aleinu to date Prepare Aleinu from Shelo sam up to HaKadosh Baruch Hu |
Learn Aleinu from Shelo sam up to HaKadosh Baruch Hu, with the appropriate choreography.
You can watch a version of this at https://youtu.be/PMdeZDI2SG0 |
| Th, Mar 3
4:40-5pm |
Review Aleinu to date
Prepare Aleinu ending (Kakatuv…) |
Learn ending of Aleinu, last paragraph, 3rd to last printed line, 2nd word “KaKatuv…” to the end. |
| Th, Mar 10
4:40-5:00pm |
Review all of Aleinu | NO LESSON – BD Party
Keep reviewing everything learned so far |
| Th, Mar 17 | NO LESSON – PURIM | Keep reviewing all |
| Th, Mar 24
4:40-5pm |
Review Torah reading with blessings
Review Haftara section |
Review Haftara section |
| Th, Mar 31
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara section with blessings afterward
Review Ein Keiloheinu & Aleinu Prepare Adon Olam 1st 3 stanzas |
Learn Adon Olam 1st 2 stanzas (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Apr 7
4:00-4:20pm |
Review Adon Olam to date
Prepare remaining 3 stanzas of Adon Olam |
Learn remaining 3 stanzas of Adon Olam, being careful to make the notes of section 3 of each stanza THE SAME NOTE. |
| Th, Apr 14
4-4:20pm |
Review Adon Olam
Review Torah reading |
Fix the melody of the last 4 words of vs 27 (Sep 2 audio file) |
| Th, Apr 21 | NO LESSON – PASSOVER (CJG not available) | Keep practicing everything, every week! Keep it fresh! |
| Th, Apr 28
4-4:20 |
Review Torah reading (for v27)
Review Haftara section with blessings afterward |
Keep reviewing! |
| Th, May 5 | NO LESSON – CANTOR UNAVAILABLE | Keep reviewing! |
| Th, May 12 | Review Conclusion of Services | |
| _____________ | ____________________ |
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 (PDF | MP3)
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) – DONE
7: 27:29-34 (6 p’sukim)
maf: 27:32-34 (3 p’sukim) – Talia Goldfarb (PDF | MP3)
Blessing before Haftara (PDF) – 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 – DONE
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) – Hannah Goldfarb
Torah Service (PDF)
Processional – Talia
Recessional – Asher
Conclusion – ALL 3
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Shishi aliya – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Blessings after Haftara – DONE
Conclusion of Services (possibly with siblings) – DONE
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) – IN PROGRESS
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf