Aviva, 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 lessons. 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 me know if there’s a problem right away.
VERY IMPORTANT – MUST READ: KBI B’nei Mitzvah Handbook ONLINE
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Th, Feb 9, 2023
In Person @ KBI |
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. |
| Pre-Lessons
At-home with parents |
Learn to Read Hebrew Course (PDF)
Conclusion of Services: Ein Keiloheinu, Aleinu, Adon Olam, Kiddush for Saturday morning (PDF | MP3s) |
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| We, May 24
4:20-4:40pm |
Provide B’nei Mitzvah Folder, discuss link, bookmark it!
Prepare Blessings before and after Torah Reading Prepare Haftara Trope |
Practice Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Learn 1st half of Haftara Trope (up to the first sof pasuk). Use the homework technique in top box of this column. (PDF | Haftara Trope) |
| We, May 31
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Haftara trope 1st half Prepare Haftara trope 2nd half |
Learn Haftara Trope Sheet 1st half (PDF | Haftara Trope)
Create a written schedule for your Bat Mitzvah studies |
| We, June 7
NO LESSON – CJG ON VACATION |
Please do homework at right… | Learn Haftara trope 2nd half (PDF | Haftara Trope)
Reminder: Keep reviewing everything learned so far and fix any trouble spots. |
| We, June 14
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Haftara Trope Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Jun 21
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 44:15 up to asher sha’mru |
Finish learning second half of Blessing before Haftara (from middle Baruch Ata), then smooth out the whole blessing.
Learn Haftara 44:15 up to asher sham’ru using the audio file below. |
| We, Jun 28
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Review Haftara 44:15 up to asher sham’ru Prepare rest of 44:15 (just a small amount as you’re off to camp soon!) |
Finish getting confident with the right notes for the second “Baruch Ata” in the blessing before the Haftara. |
| Tu, Aug 1
5:05-5:25 |
Review All so far | Fix the middle “Baruch Ata” in the blessing before the haftara so the notes are correct. Use the audio file and practice that part 10-15 times.
Plan (positive thinking!) to learn the rest of 44:15, even while on vacation (and when you get back). That will keep things moving along nicely. |
| AVIVA AWAY 2 WEEKS | ||
| We, Aug 16
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date with blessing before
Prepare Haftara 44:15 |
Learn Haftara 44:15. Make sure you pronounce YIS-ra-eil (not yiz) |
| We, Aug 23
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:16 and 44:17 up to hap’nimit. |
Learn Haftara 44:16 and 44:17 up to hap’nimit.
DON’T FORGET YOU NEED TO BE COMING TO SHUL ON SATURDAY MORNINGS!! |
| We, Aug 30 | NO LESSON – CANTOR ON VACATION
But please do homework at right ===> |
Learn Haftara 44:17 from bigdei fishtim to the end of the verse |
| We, Sep 6
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:18 up to umich-n’sei fishtim |
Smooth out 44:16-17
Learn 44:18 up to umich-n’sei fishtim |
| Th, Sep 14
4:40-5:00pm |
AVIVA DIDN’T COME TO LESSON |
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| We, Sep 20
4:40-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:18 and 44:19 up to el ha-am |
Learn Haftara 44:18 and 44:19 up to el ha-am. Make sure you do a lot of listening before singing along. Don’t rush past that step!
Also, make sure you get in the habit of confirming on this page what your homework actually is. No need to guess or try to remember!! |
| We, Sep 27
NEW TIME: 5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:19 up to m’shar’tim bam |
Learn Haftara 44:19 up to m’shar’tim bam |
| We, Oct 4
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare rest of Haftara 44:19 |
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Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF | Torah Trope | Haftara Trope)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Maftir Aliya – Emor – All in Lev. 24 (PDF | MP3)
| 24:21 – 0:00 | 24:22 – 0:13 | 24:23 – 0:32 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara Emor, all in Ezekiel Ch 44 (PDF | MP3)
| 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
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Haftara – IN PROGRESS
Blessings after Haftara –
Torah Trope –
Maftir aliya –
Torah Processional –
Torah Recessional –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel