Merida, 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 ONLINE
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| We, Sep 7
5-5:40pm In-Person |
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. |
| Th, Sep 15
5:20-5:40pm |
Prepare Blessing Before Torah reading
Prepare Blessing After Torah reading |
Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Sep 22
NO LESSON – CJG RH Prep |
No lesson this week, but please do the homework in the next column. | Learn Blessing After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Sep 28
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Both blessings before and after Torah reading
Prepare Haftara Trope – 1st half |
In blessing before Torah reading, fix “v’natan lanu et Torato” so it’s confident
Make sure the whole Blessing before Torah reading is smooth and rolls off your tongue |
| We, Oct 12
5-5:20pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Prepare Torah Trope from beginning to “r’vi’i“ |
Finish learning Blessing after Torah reading – particularly the 3rd line (V’chayei Olam Nata B’tocheinu) |
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Review Torah blessings
Review Torah Trope to date Prepare Torah Trope up to first sof-pasuk |
LESSON CANCELLED – CJG DAY OFF AFTER HHs |
| We, Oct 26
5-5:20pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Torah Trope to date Prepare Torah Trope up to first sof-pasuk |
Smooth out Blessing after Torah reading (particularly the 3rd line – V’chayei Olam Nata B’tocheinu)
Learn Torah trope from mapach pashta to munach et-nach-ta. |
| We, Nov 2
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Torah trope to date (up to etnachta) Prepare Torah Trope up to t’lisha g’dolah |
Learn rest of the Torah Trope sheet, from mercha tip’cha munach et-nach-ta to the end. Use the audio file above. |
| We, Nov 9
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Torah Trope sheet |
Finish learning Torah Trope sheet – know it confidently and smoothly for next lesson. You have two weeks to do this (and we have to find an earlier lesson day on either Nov. 21 or 22. |
| We, Nov 16/23 | NO LESSONS – CJG at conference/Vaca
BUT still do homework during that second week. |
Learn Maftir 24:21 using the table in the downloads section below. Use the homework technique above (or tweak it in whatever way works for you in order to be well-prepared for next week’s lesson). |
| We, Nov 30
5:20-5:40pm SKYPE TODAY |
Review Torah Trope sheet
Review Maftir to date Prepare Maftir 24:22 |
First, learn the new verse, 24:22. Make sure to focus on pronouncing the last word correctly – E-lo-Hei-Chem.
Then, go back to 24:21 and smooth it out by repeatedly listening to and singing along with the first 3 words |
| We, Dec 7
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 24:23 up to et ham’kaleil. |
Learn Maftir 24:23 up to et ham’kaleil. |
| We, Dec 14
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare rest of 24:23 |
Practice pronouncing “et ha-m’-kaleil
Learn rest of 24:23. “oto” has 3 notes on the “to” part! |
| We, Dec 21
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3). You have two weeks to learn this. Take it to Jamaica |
| We, Dec 28, Jan 4 | NO LESSONS – WINTER BREAK | |
| We, Jan 11
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Blessing 1 after Haftara, first half |
Learn Blessing 1 after Haftara, first half. The resources are below in the downloads section, but I’ve pasted it here for ease of use!
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4) |
| We, Jan 18
5:20-5:40pm ZOOM (CJG ill) |
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara, first half
Prepare Blessing 1 after Haftara, 2nd half
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Learn 2nd half of blessing 1 after haftara |
| We, Jan 25
5:15-5:35pm (started a bit earlier) |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Review Blessing 1 after haftara (entire) Prepare Blessing 2 after Haftara If time: Review Maftir with Torah blessings |
Smooth out Blessing before Haftara. You must keep it fresh by reviewing it EACH WEEK.
Learn Blessing #2 after Haftara Also review your Torah blessings |
| We, Feb 1
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing Before Haftara
Review Blessings 1 and 2 after Haftara Prepare Blessing 3 after Haftara up to yeishev zar. |
Blessing before haftara still needs to be smoother and more like the audio file. Pay attention to the notes and the accents of the 2 “e-MET” words.
Learn Blessing 3 after Haftara from Sam’cheinu up to yeishev zar. |
| We, Feb 8
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Review Blessing 1 & 2 after Haftara Review Blessing 3 after Haftara up to Yeishev Zar |
Go back and fix the circled words in Blessing #1, 2, and 3 after Haftara, using the recommended home-study technique |
| We, Feb 15
5:20-5:40pm |
Review fixed-up Blessing 1-3 (to date) after Haftara
Prepare rest of blessing 3 after Haftara |
Learn the rest of blessing #3 after the haftara |
| Th, Feb 23 (new day going forward)
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara 1-3
Prepare 1st half of Blessing 4 after Haftara |
Learn Blessing 4 after haftara, first half, up to ul-tif-Aret. |
| Th, Mar 2
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara up to Blessing 4, first half.
Prepare 2nd half of blessing 4 after haftara |
Learn 2nd half of blessing 4 after haftara; and make the whole 4th blessing smooth
Reach out to Rabbi Kenter about writing a d’var torah and mitzvah project. |
| Th, Mar 9
5:20-5:40pm |
Review all 4 blessings after haftara
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu |
Finish learning 2nd half of blessing 4 after haftara
Learn Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu (PDF | MP3) Reach out to Rabbi Kenter about writing a d’var torah and mitzvah project. |
| Th, Mar 16 | NO LESSON – CJG on VACA, but do homework at right (Vay’hi Binsoa, 1st half) ===> | Learn Vay’hi Binso’a Ha’aron up to mi-panecha (ie., first half) (Page 1 of this PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Mar 23
*4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara Blessing 4
Review Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu Review Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron, first half Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa 2nd half Review maftir Review all 5 haftara b’rachot |
Make Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu nice and smooth and confident (PDF | MP3)
Learn rest of Vay’hi Binsoa (Page 1 of this PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Mar 30
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu
Review Vay’hi Binsoah Prepare Y’hal’lu Prepare Adon Olam |
No lessons the next two weeks.
Smooth out Vay’hi Binsoa. You’ll need to listen to the audio file and spend more time singing along, carefully duplicating the notes in the MP3. Learn Y’hal’lu & Hodo this week (PDF p153 | MP3) Learn Adon Olam (musical instruments version) the weeks of April 9th-20th. Let’s see how far we can get with Adon Olam in the time remaining! |
| Th, Apr 20
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Processional (Vay’hi Binsoah & Sh’ma/Achad/Gad’lu)
Review Torah Recessional (Only Y’hal’lu/Hodo) Review Haftara blessings before and after Review Adon Olam to date |
Smooth out and Perfect Hodo Al Eretz (p153) |
| Th, Apr 27
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Y’hal’lu & Hodo
Review maftir with 2 Torah blessings |
Smooth out Hodo Al Eretz p153 |
| Th, May 4
7:15am minyan (1st aliya!), breakfast, and runthrough on bimah |
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Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF)
Torah Blessings (PDF)
| 24:21 – 0:00 | 24:22 – 0:13 | 24:23 – 0:32 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF)
Haftara (PDF | MP3) …all in Ch 44
| 15 – 0:00 | 16 – 0:53 | 17 – 1:18 | 18 – 1:59 | 19 – 2:25 | 20 – 3:21 | 21 – 3:42 | 22 – 3:58 |
| 23 – 4:34 | 24 – 4:53 | 25 – 5:25 | 26 – 6:05 | 27 – 6:18 | 28 – 6:47 | 29 – 7:13 | 30 – 7:33 |
| 31 – 8:15 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Torah Service (PDF)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Maftir aliya – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
(Not doing Haftara)
Blessings after Haftara – DONE
Torah Processional parts (Vay’hi Binsoa, Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu) – IN PROGRESS
Torah Recessional parts (Y’hal’lu/Hodo) – IN PROGRESS
Adon Olam (Musical Instruments version) –
Ein Keiloheinu –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –