Rachael, 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 |
| We, Sep 1
12:00pm 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 folder (with sheet pockets) |
| We, Oct 6
4:20-4:40pm IN PERSON |
Prepare Haftara Trope | Learn Haftara Trope (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Oct 13
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara Trope
Prepare Blessing Before Haftara (uses trope!) |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Oct 20
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 54:1 and half of 54:2 |
Learn Haftara 54:1 and half of 54:2 up to mish-k’notayich (PDF | from 0:00 (min:sec) of the audio file below) |
| We, Oct 27
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date (always with blessing before)
Redo of last lesson (but good job picking it up quickly!) |
Learn Haftara 54:1-2 (PDF | from 0:00 (min:sec) of the audio file below) |
| We, Nov 3
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:3-4 |
Learn Haftara 54:3-4 (from 0:54 in the audio file) |
| We, Nov 10
***3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:4 and half of 54:5 |
Learn Haftara 54:4 and half of 54:5 up to sh’mo (from 1:13 in the audio) |
| We, Nov 17
**4:00-4:20pm (new reg time) |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-54:5 and 54:6 |
Learn Haftara rest of 54:5 and 54:6 (from 1:52 of the audio file) |
| We, Nov 24
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:7 |
Finish learning Haftara 54:5-6
Learn Haftara 54:7 For both, use the table below |
| We, Dec. 1 | NO LESSON – CHANUKAH | |
| We, Dec 8
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:8-9 |
Learn Haftara 54:8-9 |
| We, Dec 15
4:40-5:00pm |
Review Haftara to date
(Rachael only had time for v8) Prepare Haftara 54:9 and first section of 54:10 |
Learn Haftara 54:9 and first section of 54:10 up to t’mutenah |
| We, Dec 22
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of 54:10 and 54:11 |
NO LESSON, RACHAEL SKI DAY |
| We, Jan 5
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date (Rachael learned up to v9)
Prepare 54:10 and half of 54:11, up to hinei anochi |
Learn Haftara 54:10 and half of 54:11, up to hinei anochi.
As always, if you are able to add more, the table below and the audio file is there for you. For instance, you might just finish up v11 if you have time and the inclination. |
| We, Jan 12
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-54:11 and 54:12 |
Finish smoothing out 10 and first half of 11.
Fix the pronunciation of the first “Nowach” in v9 Learn rest of 54:11 and 54:12 |
| We, Jan 19
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 54:13-15 |
Touch up 54:12
Learn Haftara 54:13-14, and if you can, also learn 54:15 – all three are short and comparable in total to last week’s learning. |
| We, Jan 26
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from p2
Prepare Haftara 54:14-15 |
Learn Haftara 54:14-15 |
| We, Feb 2
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara 54:14-15
Prepare Haftara 54:16 and half of 17, up to v’chol lashon. |
Learn Haftara 54:16 and half of 17, up to v’chol lashon. |
| We, Feb 9
4-4:20pm |
Review whole Haftara to date with blessing
Prepare rest of 54:17 |
Learn 54:17 |
| We, Feb 16
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from the start
Prepare 55:1 and half of 55:2 up to l’sov-ah |
Learn 55:1 and half of 55:2 up to l’sov-ah |
| We, Feb 23
**4:40pm-5pm |
Review Haftara from p3
Prepare rest of 55:2 and first half of 55:3 |
Learn rest of 55:2 and first half of 55:3
Smooth out 55:1-2 as well so you can do all of p3 (so far) smoothly. While you’re going through your haftara this week, any sentences you’re having trouble starting, write out the phonetics of the first word in English letters (ie., transliterate it) to help get you started. Use the audio files if needed. |
| We, Mar 2
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from p3
Prepare rest of 55:3 and 55:4 |
Learn rest-of-55:3 and 55:4 |
| We, Mar 9
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from page 2
Prepare Haftara 55:5 Start preparing blessing 1 after haftara, first half You’ll have two weeks to learn today’s homework. |
1. Learn 55:4-5
2. Go back and smooth out 55:3 |
| We, Mar 16 | NO LESSON – COME TO PURIM ACTIVITIES AT KBI! | Learn first half of Blessing 1 after Haftara, up to emet vatzedek.
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| We, Mar 23
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from Ch 55 to the end!
Review Blessing 1 after haftara first half |
Finish learning 55:5
Finish learning Blessing 1 (first half) after haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| We, Mar 30
4-4:20pm |
Review entire haftara
Review Blessing 1 after haftara, 1st half Prepare Blessing 1 after haftara 2nd half |
Learn Blessing 1 after haftara, 2nd half (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Learn Blessing 2 after haftara |
| We, Apr 6
4-4:20pm |
Review blessing 1-2 after Haftara
Prepare blessings 3 after Haftara |
Learn Blessing 2 after haftara
Learn Blessing 3 after haftara up to beit David M’shichecha. |
| We, Apr 13
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings after haftara to date
Prepare rest of blessing 3 after haftara |
Learn blessing 3 after haftara (entire) – you have 2 weeks to do this, no lesson next week. |
| We, Apr 20 | NO LESSON – PASSOVER | Use this week to review and perfect everything learned so far! |
| We, Apr 27
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings after haftara
Prepare blessing 4 after haftara, first half Review Haftara from blessing to v11 |
Learn 1st half of blessing 4 after haftara (up to ul-tif-aret)
Smooth out blessing 3 after haftara |
| We, May 4
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings 1 to 3.5 after haftara
Prepare 2nd half of blessing 4 Review Haftara from v12 |
Finish learning first half of blessing 4 after haftara.
Learn 2nd half Go back to basics and use the homework technique outlined in the top box of this column to go back to achieving consistently strong results each week. Knock my socks off! |
| We, May 11
4-4:20pm |
Review All 4 blessings after haftara
Prepare Torah Trope sheet |
Finish learning second half of blessing 4 after the haftara.
Learn Torah Trope “like a song” (PDF | MP3), but focus on what the tropes look like (shape, colour, and position – above or below word) |
| We, May 18
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing 4 after haftara
Review Torah Trope sheet Prepare Maftir – 1st 2 verses |
Learn Maftir 25:17 using the table and MP3 below.
If that goes quickly, try Maftir 25:18 |
| We, May 25
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 25:18 and first third of 25:19 up to l’cha Review all Blessings after Haftara |
Learn Maftir 25:18 and first third of 25:19 up to l’cha
Touch up “Baderech b’tzeit-chem” in verse 17. Repeat it 10 times in a row, and that should lock it in your brain properly! Please print your Torah Blessings (PDF) back-to-back (saves paper and keeps them together!) |
| We, June 1
5:40-6pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 25:19 up to mi-saviv Prepare Blessing before and after Torah Reading |
Learn Maftir 25:19 up to mi-saviv
Smooth out blessing before and after Torah reading. (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After) |
| We, Jun 8
4-4:20pm |
Review maftir to date
Review Torah blessings Prepare rest of maftir 25:19 (end) Review start of Haftara with blessing beforehand, up to end of of ch 54 |
Learn Maftir 25:19 up to Adonai Elohecha that starts the 2nd-to-last printed line.
Learn Blessing AFTER Torah reading. (PDF | MP3 – After) |
| We, Jun 15
4-4:20pm ZOOM TODAY |
Review Maftir to date with Torah blessings
Prepare rest of maftir Review Haftara from Ch 55 with blessings afterwards |
Learn rest of maftir 25:19 (end) |
| We, June 22
4-4:20pm IN PERSON |
Review Maftir (entire) with blessings
NO NEW MATERIAL – LEAVING FOR CAMP |
Practice everything learned so far at least once every 2 weeks while you’re at camp, so it stays fresh.
HAVE A GREAT JULY! |
| Jun 30-July 29 | Zoom lessons every 2 weeks | |
| Tu, Aug 2
4:30-4:50pm |
Prepare Ein Kamocha 1st 3 printed lines | Learn Ein Kamocha first 3 printed lines (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Aug 10
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Ein Kamocha to date
Prepare Ein Kamocha next 3 printed lines, up to et tziyon. |
Learn the rest of Ein Kamocha (MP3). You have an extra day or two around your travel next week.
Remember to come to shul on Shabbat from now until your Bat Mitzvah!! |
| We, Aug 17 | NO LESSON | Keep learning rest of Ein Kamocha |
| We, Aug 24
5:00pm-5:20pm |
Review Ein Kamocha
Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa first 2 lines |
Review everything learned so far
Learn Vay’hi Binsoa first 2 lines (MP3) Try and learn the last 2 lines of it as well! |
| We, Aug 31
4-4:20pm |
Review Torah service to date
[Prepare rest of Vay’hi Binsoa] Prepare Echad/Gad’lu |
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Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara (Special for 14 Elul) (PDF | MP3)
| 54:1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:27 | 3 – 0:54 | 4 – 1:13 | 5 – 1:40 | 6 – 2:05 | 7 – 2:33 | 8 – 2:47 |
| 9 – 3:13 | 10 – 3:48 | 11 – 4:22 | 12 – 4:44 | 13 – 5:02 | 14 – 5:16 | 15 – 5:39 | 16 – 5:57 |
| 17 – 6:28 | 55:1 – 7:11 | 2 – 7:47 | 3 – 8:14 | 4 – 8:42 | 5 – 8:58 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Torah Blessings (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Torah Trope (PDF | MP3)
Maftir Aliya (PDF | MP3) – All in Deut. Ch. 25
| 25:17 – 0:00 | 18 – 0:19 | 19 – 0:42 |
Torah Service (PDF)
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Blessings after Haftara – DONE
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Maftir aliya – DONE
Sh’ma/V’ahavta from Shacharit –
Torah Processional –
Torah Recessional –
Ein Keiloheinu, Aleinu, Adon Olam –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel