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| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, May 24
12:30-1:30pm EDT PMT Req’d |
Intros
Jewish background/involvement Why/How EAJL? Nusach exposure so far Leadership experiences so far What flavor of shul(s) With what are we starting? What siddur/machzor? |
Learn Mincha for Weekdays |
| Fr, Jun 3
11:00am-12:00pm SKYPE PMT Req’d |
Review Mincha for weekday
Prepare Gabbai material for Shabbat mornings p141 Blue Sim Shalom Find out why bow left then right at Zeh el Zeh v’amar |
Learn Gabbai Materials for Shabbat morning (mostly Weekday Minor, V’atem Had’veikim in Torah trope!)
Listen to some pentatonic tunes as mnemonics for start of Weekday Amida repetition. |
| We, June 15
2-3pm SKYPE PMT Req’d |
Review Gabbaiut for Shabbat Morning
Prepare Adonai Malach version of Mi Shebeirach (ie., Bar Mitzvah, celebrations) Prepare Weekday Ma’ariv |
Learn Weekday Ma’ariv
See if you can find the Andrew Bernard nusach book (I’ll have to find the title when I’m back in the office. |
| Fr, June 24
10-11am |
Review weekday ma’ariv (incl. shiva minyan, other mods)
Prepare Weekday P’sukei D’zimra |
Practice L’David Adonai Ori (S’lichot style)/Achat Sha’alti/Lulei He’emanti; LaM’natzeiach
Work on PD for weekday, “weekday minor” nusach |
| Fr, July 1
10-11am |
Review PD to date
Review weekday Ma’ariv Review L’David Ori, Lam’natzeiach (“extras” after Ma’ariv) Prepare Ya’aleh Continue w PD |
Confirm with Jalda that we’re continuing toward certification.
Practice staying freigish mode during weekday ma’ariv. Particularly, don’t jump up an open fifth to start phrases, but rather, pass through the major third (to divert your mind away from a minor third which is for shacharit). |
| Fr, July 22
10-11am |
Review some of Weekday ma’ariv again to check on the freigish mode.
Prepare Weekday Mincha modifications for Fast days, Yom HaShoah, R”Ch, Chanukah, Purim, Yom Ha’atzma’ut |
Work on HH Kaddish after layning
Keep touching up wkday PD |
| Fr, Aug 5
10-11am |
Review weekday PD
Review HH Kaddish after Layning |
Tropify the Aliya Bar’chu
Practice PD B’rachot up and down versions per 2 lines. Learn Ya’aleh V’yavo – Glass Composition |
| Fr, Aug 12
11am-12pm |
Review HHs Trope Gabbai stuff
Review PD B’rachot for ups and downs Prep Weekday Shacharit |
Practice Az Yashir
Learn Beginning of Shacharit Learn Ya’aleh V’yavo – Glass Composition NO SESSION NEXT WEEK – AVI WORK WEEK IN ISRAEL |
| Fr. Aug 26
10am Eastern SKYPE |
Review Ya’aleh V’yavo – Glass
Review start of Shacharit for Weekday Continue learning from p33 Sh’ma |
Work out notes of transition from l’fanecha to lif-leita in Ya’aleh v’yavo. End of l’fanecha: drop down an octave for lif-lei; up a fourth for ta, down a half for the rest of ta.
Work on Bar’chu transition-to-freigish note. |
| Fr, Sep 2
10am CANCELLED – CJG SCHEDULE CHANGE |
Review Homework from last week
Prepare Repetition of Wkdy Shacharit Amidah (with mods) |
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| Fr, Sept 9
10-10:30am (Just half hour) |
Review HHs Gabbai material | |
| **Wed, Sep 14**
10:00-11:00am |
Review Ya’aleh v’yavo
Review Homework from Aug 26 Prepare Repetition of Wkdy Shacharit Amidah (with mods) |
In ya’aleh v’yavo – after v’zichron avoteinu, the next v’zichron uses exactly the same note pattern as the v’zichron right before it. The v’zichron kol am’cha starts on the same note as the beginning of the prayer (Elo…). Same for lif-leitah. Use the audio file too!
Keep practicing weekday freigish nusach up to ga’al Yisrael |
| **Wed, Sep 21**
**10:30am-11:30am** CANCELLED BY CJG – Too close to HHs |
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| Fr, Sep 30
NO LESSON – AY”T break |
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| Su, Oct 9
9:30-10:15am |
Review Ya’aleh v’yavo for notes
Review from Malkeinu Melech Avoteinu up to ga’al Yisrael Prepare Repetition of Amida (pentatonic) |
Keep working on Lif-leita in Ya’ale V’yavo. See Sep. 14.
Review Repetition of Amida for weekday shacharit (same as Shabbat mincha – pentatonic) |
| Fr, Oct 14
10-11am |
Review Lifleita
Review SOME of Pentatonic Look at modifications for weekday amida (Y”Hashoah, Chanukah, Purim, etc.) Prepare Weekday Hallel B’racha, first few pages as time allows |
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| **Su, Oct 23
**9:30-10:30am |
Review Ya’aleh V’yavo – Accepting ‘liftleita’ modification. Learning done.
Review Hallel first first secti0n – POSTPONE – Avi requested more time to study. Prepare Hallel from Ahavti to Anna Adonai, including nanuim melody and melodies for different occasions. Work on lulav shaking choreography & music (nanuim) Send Avi MP3s for Hodu Ladonai Ki Tov per holiday. |
Learn Hallel
Work on Chanukah inserts for Shacharit. |
| Fr, Nov 4
10-11am |
Review Hallel to date (as far as you get before then)
Prepare rest of Hallel |
Review Hallel
Learn Na’anuim (Sukkot, Lulav Shaking) nusach for all relevant passages Learn Chanukah inserts in Shacharit |
JASON CANCELLED – SWAMPED WITH USY CONVENTION |
Review Na’anuim in Hallel
Review Chanukah inserts for Shacharit Review last 2 prayer of Hallel Prepare Weekday Torah service |
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| No lesson Nov. 18 | CJG returning from LA | |
| Fr., Dec 16
10-11am |
Review Na’anuim in Hallel
Review Chanukah inserts for Shacharit Review last 2 prayers of Hallel Prepare Weekday Torah service |
Touch up melody of Na’anuim – a lot of listening!
Practice Weekday Torah service from Eil Erech Apayim (we made it up to Haftara blessings) |
| Fr. Jan 6, 2023
10-11am |
Review Weekday Torah Service up to Haftara Blessings, incl. Eil Malei Rachamim p73
Prepare Weekday Torah Service from Y’hal’lu |
Continue learning Weekday Torah service from Y’hal’lu
Invent trope for T’hillim (just kidding!) |
| TBC We., Jan 11
NO LESSON – CJG FUNERAL |
Review Weekday Torah Service
Prepare rest of Weekday Shacharit Service |
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| Fr. Jan. 20
NO LESSON – AVI INTERNET ISSUES |
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| Sun., Jan 29
10-11am |
Review Weekday Torah Service
Prepare rest of Weekday Shacharit Service Review Eitz Chayim Hi (Blumenthal) Review L’David Mizmor |
Keep working on the small musical “items” in L’David Mizmor and Eitz Chayim Hi |
| Fr, Feb 3
11am-12pm |
Review L’David Mizmor & Eitz Chayim Hi
Record Michtam L’David Prepare Weekday R”Ch Musaf from p103 |
Start working on Musaf for weekday R”Ch. You’ve already done the Chatzi Kaddish – Pentatonic except switching to Sh”R (=shalosh r’galim) at da-amiran b’al’mal; and you’ve already done the Amida opening and k’dusha – Pentatonic except switching to Sh”R at the end of Yim-loch and staying there for the remainder of the repetition. Pick up learning at p106 Rashei Chod-sheihem, to the end of the page. |
| Fr., Feb 24
10-11am |
Review L’David Mizmor (notes)
Review R”Ch Musaf to date p106 Prepare from p107 (R”Ch Musaf continued) |
Learn Achat Sha’alti from Psalm 27 (Season of Repentence, p92 in WSS)
Learn rest of R”Ch Musaf from p107 Start learning PD for Shabbat, Nissim Sheb’chol Yom |
| Fr, Mar 3
10-10:45am (45 minutes) |
Review Achat Sha’alti
Review R”Ch musaf from p107 Continue working on PD for Shabbat |
Smooth out Michtam L’David
Continue working on PD for Shabbat, up to p92 |
| Fr, Mar 10
9:15-10am |
Review R”Ch EVA Chadeish Aleinu
Review Michtam L’David Review PD for Shabbat continued. |
Keep learning PD for Shabbat
Learn special Chatzi Kaddish before maftir for Shalosh R’galim Learn Hodo Ladonai Ki Tov |
| Fr, Mar 24
10-11am (Sent Jay up to here on Apr 9, 2023) |
Review PD for Shacharit from Great Hallel p92
Review special Chatzi Kaddish before maftir for Shalosh R’galim Prepare Shacharit from Nishmat Kol Chai (Ahava Raba mode) |
Keep working on Shabbat Shacharit (from LaEil Asher Shavat…) |
| Fr, Mar 31
10-11am CANCELLED – CJG FUNERAL |
Review from after Eil Adon
Prepare Shacharit Amida for Shabbat |
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| Fr, Apr 14
9:15-10am (we didn’t get started until 9:10 and we chatted a bit more – let’s call it 45 minutes!) |
Review from after Eil Adon | Practice Chatzi Kaddish before shabbat Shacharit Bar’chu (newly recorded) |
| Fr, Apr 21
10-11am |
No review needed!
Start preparing Shabbat Shacharit Amida |
Learn Shabbat Shacharit Amida repetition to date |
| Fr, Apr 28
CANCELLED – CJG SICK |
Continue preparing Shabbat Shacharit Amidah repetition from EVA R’tzei p117 | |
| Fr, May 5
10:15-11am (45 min) |
Reviewed parts of Shacharit that needed work
Prepare Shabbat shacharit amida from EVA R’tzei p117 up to and including Modim Anachnu Lach |
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| Fr, May 12
10-11am |
Continue reviewing Shabbat Shacharit Amida
Finish preparing Shabbat Shacharit Amida repetition |
Practice EVA R’tzei with detour to major and back, based on the composition we learned.
Continue learning from Birkat Kohanim through Torah Service, Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron. |
| Su, Jun 11
10:30-11:30am |
Review from EVA R’tzei
Continue Preparing Torah service from B’rich Sh’meih. |
Work on L’cha Adonai melody or two, Sim Shalom, Y’kum Purkan, Mi Shebeirach for BM
Shabbat morning Torah Service MP3s
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| Th, Jun 15
10:30-11:15am |
Review L’cha Adonai, Sim Shalom, Y’kum Purkan, Mi Shebeirach for BM
Prepare Birkat HaChodesh |
<=== Work on this stuff |
| Fr, July 7
10:00-11:00am |
Review L’cha Adonai, Sim Shalom, Y’kum Purkan, Mi Shebeirach for BM
Review Birkat HaChodesh |
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| Fr, Aug 4
10-11am |
Shabbat Mincha!!
Prepare Ashrei through Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat |
Work on Shabbat Mincha |
| Fr, Aug 11
10-11am |
Review Shabbat Mincha to date
Prepare Shabbat mincha from Torah processional |
Learn Mizmor Shir L’yom HaShabbat (Torah recessional)
Practice transition from Tzid-kat’cha (Shabbat mincha nusach) to Full Kaddish (Adonai Malach) Preview: Bernard KabShab Packet (PDF) |
| Fr, Sep 8
10-11am |
Review last week’s material
Start Kabbalat Shabbat |
Work on Kabbalat Shabbat up to p18 in Sim Shalom |
| Fr, Oct 6
10-11am |
Review KabShab up to p18
Continue preparing KabShab |
Continue studying KabShab p19-27 |
| Fr, Oct 19
10:30-11:30am |
Review KahShab from p19
Prepare Shabbat Ma’ariv |
Learn Shabbat Ma’ariv up to Silent Amida |
| Fr, Nov 11
10-10:45 |
Review KabShab from p19
Review Shabbat Ma’ariv up to Amida Prepare Shabbat Ma’ariv from p47 Vay’chulu |
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| Fr, Jan 5, 2024
11:35-12:20pm (ie., 45 min) |
Review KabShab, focusing on nusach | Keep reviewing/learning previous material |
| Tu, Jan 16
11:15am-12:15pm) |
Review Carlebach melodies for KabShab
Prepare shabbat Ma’ariv up to Chatzi Kaddish before Silent Amida |
Review Shabbat Ma’ariv |
| Fr, Jan 19
10-11am |
Review Ma’ariv for Shabbat
Prepare Shabbat Ma’ariv “repetition” from Vay’chulu |
Add quintessential Shabbat Ma’ariv leitmotif to chatimot
Finish learning Ma’ariv |
| Fr, Feb 9 11:45am-12:45pm |
Review Ma’ariv for shabbat from Vay’chulu
Prepare Ma’ariv for Pesach / Yom Tov up to Amida for Yom Tov |
Review Ma’ariv for Sh”R up to Amida |
| Fr, Feb 23
10-11am |
Review Vay’chulu | Review Friday Ma’ariv incl Y”T |
| Fr, Mar 29
10-11am |
Review Friday Ma’ariv incl Y”T | Finish learning Chatzi Kaddish before Y”T Ma’ariv Amidah |
| Th, Apr 12
10-11am |
Review Homework
Do Sukkot & Shavuot Y”T Ma’ariv mods Prepare Pesach Morning |
Finish learning B’racha for S’firat HaOmer
Work on Pesach Morning materials, including optionally B’rach Dodi |
| Th, Apr 19
10-11am |
Review Shacharit for Pesach
Review Hallel for Pesach Review Torah service mods for Pesach |
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| _____________ | ____________________ |
Weekday Mincha (incl. modifications for shiva) – DONE
Weekday modifications for Fast days, Yom HaShoah, R”Ch, Chanukah, Purim, Yom Ha’atzma’ut – DONE
Weekday Ma’ariv – DONE
HH Trope – DONE
HH Gabbai Call-up & Aliya Bar’chu (HH Trope) – DONE
Sh”R Chatzi Kaddish before Maftir – special melody – DONE
Weekday PD – DONE
Weekday Shacharit (incl. Chanukah inserts) – DONE
Weekday Tachanun – DONE
(Weekday) Hallel – DONE
Weekday Torah Service – DONE
Weekday R”Ch Musaf – DONE
PD for Shabbat – DONE
Shabbat Mincha – DONE
Shabbat Torah Service Processional – DONE
Kabbalat Shabbat – DONE
Ma’ariv for Shabbat – DONE
Erev Pesach – IN PROGRESS
Erev Sukkot – (just the sukkot melody snippets) –
Erev Shavuot – (just the shavuot melody snippets) –
Pesach Morning –
Pesach Mincha –
Tweaks for Shavuot/Sukkot –
Erev RH –
RH Morning –
RH Mincha –
Kol Nidrei –
Yom Kippur Morning –
Yom Kippur Mincha –
N’ilah –
Nanuim (Lulav/Etrog/Hoshanot) –
Megillot:
Eicha Trope –
Shir Hashirim/Kohelet/Rut trope –