Adam, 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 ONLINE
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| We, Sep 14, 2022
5-5:40pm In-Person |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Lesson Time (start asap) |
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. |
| We, Oct 26
4-4:20pm |
Prepare Torah Blessings | Torah Blessings (PDF):
Learn Blessing Before Torah reading (MP3) Learn Blessing After Torah reading (MP3) Discuss as a family what new date or type of service you’d like to switch to (avoiding your Israel trip, end of August). If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at cantor@kehillatbethisrael.com. |
| We, Nov 2
**4:40-5pm TODAY |
Review Blessings before and after Torah reading | Let me know what dates for (probably) a Saturday afternoon Bar Mitzvah. Materials we learn will depend on that! |
| We, Nov 9
4-4:20pm |
Prepare Torah Trope | Learn Torah Trope (PDF | MP3). You have two weeks to learn this as there’s no lesson next week |
| We, Nov 16 | NO LESSON – CJG AT CA CONVENTION | Keep studying and smoothing out Trope sheet. Make sure that you’re looking at the trope symbols this week rather than focusing on the printed names of the tropes. |
| Tu, Nov 22
3:50-4:10pm |
NO LESSON TODAY – FAMILY ISSUES.
Prepare Weekday Shof’tim Aliya 1, 16:18 |
Learn R’ei Aliya 1, 16:18, using the table for Aliya 1 in the downloads section, below. |
| We, Nov 30
4-4:20pm ZOOM TODAY (Adam not 100%) |
Review Torah Trope
Review Shof’tim aliya 1 to date Prepare Aliya 1, 16:19 |
Learn Aliya 1, 16:19
Try to learn Aliya 1, 16:20 as well. Go as far as you can with it – “Challenge without overwhelming!” |
| We, Dec 7
4-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, 16:21-22 |
Learn Aliya 2 16:21-22 and if you can, 17:1 |
| We, Dec 14
4-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2 to date Prepare Aliya 2, 17:1 and part of 17:2 Review Torah blessings |
Learn Aliya 2, 17:1 and 17:2 up to “sh’arecha“, but if you can go all the way up to notein lach, all the better! |
| We, Dec 21
4-4:20pm |
Review aliya 2 to date
Prepare rest of 17:2-3 |
LOTS OF ILLNESS. TOOK A REST |
| NO LESSON DEC 28 | WINTER BREAK | |
| We, Jan 4
4-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, 17:3 and first two words of 17:4 (up to shamata) Review Aliya 1 |
Learn Aliya 2, 17:3 and first two words of 17:4 (up to shamata)
Smooth out the notes of the end of Aliya 1 (final sof pasuk – make the “hecha” a high note.) |
| We, Jan 11
4-4:20pm BY ZOOM |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, rest of 17:4, and 17:5 up to asu. |
Learn Aliya 2, rest of 17:4 from v’darash-ta, and 17:5 up to asher asu. |
| We, Jan 18
4-4:20pm BY ZOOM |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, rest of 17:5 and 17:6 |
Learn Aliya 2, rest of 17:5, and 17:6 |
| We, Jan. 25
4-4:20pm BY ZOOM |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, 17:6, and 17:7 up to l’hamito |
Smooth out 17:5
Learn Aliya 2, 17:6, and 17:7 up to l’hamito |
| We, Feb 1 & 8
NO LESSONS – FAMILY VACA |
Keep reviewing, smoothing out! | |
| We, Feb 15
4-4:20pm |
Shifting gears! Switching to Shabbat morning, Aug. 19 (Shoftim)
Learn Maftir for Shof’tim, 21:7-8 |
Learn Maftir for Shof’tim, 21:7-8 (See resources below) |
| We, Mar 1
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Haftara Trope Sheet Review Torah blessings |
Learn maftir 21:9 |
| We, Mar 8
4-4:20pm |
Prepare Haftara Trope
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
CJG will provide 1.5 weeks’ material for homework – no lesson next week
Learn Haftara Trope (PDF | MP3) Smooth out Maftir (kapeir, v’atah t’va’eir) |
| We, Mar 15 | NO LESSON – CJG VACA | Keep working on above homework |
| We, Mar 22
NO LESSON – Adam ill |
Adam ill. Try to do homework at right this week.
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Print & Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Mar 29
4-4:20pm |
Review Maftir
Review Haftara Trope Review Blessing before Haftara Prepare Haftara 51:12 and first half of 51:13 |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Learn Haftara 51:12 and first of 51:13 (up to kol-hayom) using the table below. You have three weeks to do all this! |
| We, Apr 19
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Review Haftara to date Prepare Haftara 51:14-16 |
Learn Haftara 51:14-16 |
| We, Apr 26
**4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 51:16 and 51:17 |
Learn Haftara 51:16 and 51:17. Use your reading and trope-ing skills more this week than the audio file. I think you can go further and faster that way… as long as you repeat it enough times that it really rolls off your tongue |
| We, May 3
4-4:20pm |
Review haftarah to date
Prepare Haftara 51:18-20 Review Maftir |
Learn Haftara 51:18-20
Next lesson we’ll review the maftir from the STA”M side (left-hand side). |
| We, May 10
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Review Maftir from STA”M Prepare Haftara 51:20-21 |
Learn Haftara 51:20-21, and if you have time 51:22 up to yariv amo |
| We, May 17
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date (from vs 17)
Prepare Haftara rest-of-22 and 23 |
Learn Haftara rest-of-22 and 23
Come to Eitan’s bar mitzvah on Sunday morning, 9am! |
| We, May 24
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from v22 to date
Prepare Haftara 51:23 and 52:1 up to tif-arteich. |
Learn Haftara 51:23 and 52:1 up to tif-arteich.
Listen 5 times to Ein Kamocha – both files (beginning of the Torah Processional) (PDF | MP3 folder) Come to Shavuot learning with Rabbi K and Cantor G – tomorrow (Thursday), 7:30-8:45pm, with ice cream!! |
| We, May 31
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-52:1 and 52:2 Prepare Ein Kamocha first 2 lines |
Learn Haftara rest-of-52:1 and 52:2-3.
Finish learning Ein Kamocha printed lines 1-2. You have 2 weeks to do that b/c CJG on vacation next week. |
| We, Jun 7 | NO LESSON – CJG Vaca | |
| We, Jun 14
4-4:20pm |
NO LESSON – Family canceled. Please still do homework: | Learn Haftara 52:4 and 52:5 up to chinam
Learn Ein Kamocha next 1 line |
| We, Jun 21
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from 51:22
Prepare Haftara rest-of-52:5 and 52:6 Review Ein Kamocha Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron |
Learn Haftara 52:5-6
Learn Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron up to v’yafutzu oy’vecha (#3 in the audio folder) |
| We, Jun 28
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara from Ch 52
Prepare 52:7 Review Torah processional to date Prepare rest of Vay’hi binsoa |
Learn Haftara 52:7 Learn Vay’hi Binsoa from v’yanusu m’san-echa mipanecha to Mi-rushalayim |
| We, Jul 5
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara from Ch 52
Prepare Haftara 52:8-9 Review Torah service to date Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron, 2nd to last line |
Learn Haftara 52:8-9
Learn Vay’hi Binsoah, 3rd line (Ki Mitziyon to Mirushalayim) No lesson next week. Next up: July 19 |
| We, July 12 | NO LESSON – Adam away | |
| We, July 19
4:07-4:27pm |
Review Haftara from Ch 52
Prepare Haftara 52:10-11 Review Torah Processional to date Finish preparing Vay’hi Binsoa (last line) Review Maftir (used Right-hand side) |
Learn Haftara 52:10-11
Finish learning Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron, 2nd to last line. Since the last line is the same melody, see if you can finish learning the paragraph! |
| We, July 26
4-4:20pm |
Review Whole Haftara with blessing before
Review Vay’hi Binsoa Prepare last line of Haftara Prepare first half of first blessing after Haftara. |
Learn Haftara 52:12 (last verse!)
Learn first half of Blessing #1 after Haftara (up to emet vatetzedek). If you can, try to learn all of Blessing 1! |
| We, Aug 2
4-4:20pm |
Review Last few lines of haftara
Review first half of blessing #1 after haftara Prepare rest of Blessing 1 after haftara Prepare Blessing 2 after Haftara |
Learn blessings 1 and 2 after haftara using the links below. |
| Fri, Aug 11
9:30-9:55am |
Review Blessings 1 and 2 after Haftara
Prepare Blessing 2-4 after Haftara |
Learn Blessings 2-4 after haftara
Review everything! |
| Th, Aug 17
8:45-10:30am |
Review ALL on Bimah! | |
| _____________ | ____________________ |
Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF)
Torah Blessings (PDF)
ON HOLD – Weekday Shof’tim Aliya 1 (PDF | MP3) – All in Deut. 16
| 18 – 0:00 | 19 – 0:25 | 20 – 0:49 |
ON HOLD – Weekday Shof’tim Aliya 2 (PDF | MP3) – Deut. 16 & 17
| 16:1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:22 | 17:1 – 0:36 | 2 – 1:05 | 3 – 1:39 | 4 – 2:10 |
| 5 – 2:34 | 6 – 3:11 | 7 – 3:34 | 8 – 3:57 | 9 – 4:38 | 10 – 5:03 |
ON HOLD – Weekday Shof’tim Aliya 3 (PDF | MP3) – All in Deut. 17
| 11 – | 12 – | 13 – |
Maftir for Shoftim (Shabbat morning) – all in Deut. Chapter 21 (PDF | MP3)
| 7 – 0:00 | 8 – 0:17 | 9 – 0:42 |
Haftara Shof’tim – Isaiah Ch 51/52 (PDF | MP3)
| 51:12 – 0:00 | 13 – 0:25 | 14 – 1:07 | 15 – 1:24 | 16 – 1:45 | 17 – 2:10 | 18 – 2:45 | 19 – 3:05 |
| 20 – 3:31 | 21 – 3:54 | 22 – 4:11 | 23 – 4:48 | 52:1 – 5:12 | 2 – 5:49 | 3 – 6:15 | 4 – 6:32 |
| 5 – 6:57 | 6 – 7:24 | 7 – 7:46 | 8 – 8:16 | 9 – 8:38 | 10 – 8:59 | 11 – 9:23 | 12 – 9:48 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Torah Service (PDF | MP3 folder)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
NEW – Maftir aliya – DONE
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Blessings after Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Torah Processional ONLY UP TO SH’MA/ECHAD – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) – DONE
Other items as time allows: Finish learning aliya 1 for Shabbat (ie., combined 3 weekday Shoftim aliyot)
Switched from Mincha on Sat. Aug. 12 to Shabbat morning on Sat., Aug. 19 (Shoftim). Plan is for Adam to learn (new) maftir, then switch to haftara, and if there’s time after that, to finish aliya 1 (which was the old weekday date’s 3-aliyot combined into one), and learn Torah service songs. Adam may know some of them, but possibly with different tunes.