LILA, 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
Click here to confirm you’ve read the entire handbook (required).
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, May 9, 2023
In Person @ KBI (Cantor’s Office) |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Lesson Time Write name, phone number, and email address on BM folder (provided) |
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, May 24
5:20-5:40pm |
Prepare Trope for Haftara | Learn Haftara Trope like a song from the Sheet (PDF | Haftara Trope)
Consider coming to Youth Tikkun Leil Shavuot tomorrow (Thursday) from 7:30-8:45pm with Rabbi K and Cantor G, with ice cream sundae bar! |
| We, May 31
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Trope for Haftara
Prepare Blessing before Haftara Prepare Haftara 9:7 to do next week (no lesson, but be prepared to do this as homework for next week) |
Learn Blessing before the Haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| We, Jun 7 | NO LESSON – CJG Away, but please do homework at right ===> | Learn Haftara 9:7 using the audio file below and the table to tell you the starting time of each verse, in this case 0:00 – the beginning!) |
| We, Jun 14
5:20-5:40pm |
Review blessing before Haftara
Review Haftara 9:7 Prepare Haftara 9:8 up to ha-adama |
1. Learn Haftara 9:8 up to ha-adama
2. Go back after that and smooth out verse 9:7 |
| We, Jun 21
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date with blessing
Prepare rest-of-9:8 and 9:9 up to m’tzaveh |
Learn rest of 9:8 from efes
Go back and make sure the whole haftara to date is smooth |
| We, Jun 28
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Refresh memory on Torah Blessings |
In remaining few days before camp, learn Blessings before and after TORAH reading – (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Please take your materials to camp, and review everything learned so far at least twice while you’re away so you don’t forget any of it! |
| NO LESSONS | LILA AWAY AT CAMP | |
| We, Aug 16
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Haftara to date (9:8) with blessing beforehand Prepare Haftara |
Learn Haftara rest-of-9:8 (from efes) and 9:9 up to Yisra-eil.
Keep smoothing out blessings before and after Torah reading |
| We, Aug 23
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Haftara to date Prepare Haftara rest-of-9:9 and 9:10 |
Learn Haftara rest-of-9:9 and 9:10 this week.
No lesson next week as CJG is away, but please do homework for next week during that time. |
| We, Aug 30 | NO LESSON – CJG VACATION, BUT PLEASE DO HOMEWORK AT RIGHT ====> | Learn Haftara 9:11 |
| We, Sep 6
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 9:10 |
Smooth out v9
Learn Haftara 9:10 |
| We, Sep 13
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara from 9:9
Prepare Haftara 9:11 |
Learn Haftara 9:11 |
| We, Sep 20
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 9:12 and 9:13 up to n’um Adonai |
Smooth out 9:11
Learn Haftara 9:12 |
| We, Sep 27
5:20-5:40pm |
Review haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 9:13 |
Learn Haftara 9:13 |
| We, Oct 4
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara from v11
Prepare Haftara 9:14 |
Learn Haftara 9:14 |
| We, Oct 11
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date with Blessing before
Prepare Haftara 9:15 Prepare Blessing 1 after Haftara, 1st half |
Touch up 9:14
Learn Haftara 9:15 up to od unless you have time for the rest of 9:15! |
| We, Oct 18
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara to date (or all of it???)
Prepare end of 9:15
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Smooth out 9:14 and first half of 9:15
Learn rest of 9:15 |
| We, Oct 25
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Entire Haftara
Prepare Blessing 1 after Haftara (1st half?) |
Learn Blessing 1 after Haftara (1st half, but go further if you can)
Re-study 9:14 |
| We, Nov 1
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara (esp. 9:14)
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara Prepare rest of blessing 1 after Haftara |
Fix in 9:14 – v’na-t’-oo
Learn rest of Blessing 1 after haftara, and then practice doing all of Blessing 1 |
| We, Nov 8
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara from v14 (with fixed v’nat’u)
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara Prepare Blessing 2 after Haftara and Part 1 of Blessing 2 after Haftara |
Learn blessing 2 after haftara
Learn Blessing 3 after haftara up to avdecha Go back and smooth out the melody in blessing 1 – circled items Come to shul on Shabbat — it’s Julia Greenberg’s Bat Mitzvah! |
| We, Nov 15
5:20-5:40pm NO LESSON – CJG ILL |
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| We, Nov 22
NO LESSON – CJG VACATION |
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| We, Nov 29
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara from v12
Review Blessings after Haftara to date Prepare blessing 3 after Haftara from uv-malchut up to nish-bata lo. |
Fix trope of v’shavti and pronunciation of v’na-t’u ch’ramim, both in v14
Learn rest of blessing 3 after Haftara from uv-malchut to the end If you can, TRY to learn the first 2 printed lines of blessing 4 – al HaTorah. It’s always good to get ahead, especially since all your materials are on your page already. |
| We, Dec 6
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Haftara from v13
Review Blessings after Haftara to date Prepare Blessing 4 after Haftara (hopefully from 3rd printed line, because you went ahead over the last week!) |
Learn Blessing 4 after Haftara |
| We, Dec 13
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Entire Haftara unit
Prepare Torah Trope Sheet |
Learn Torah Trope Sheet
Smooth out blessing 4 after Haftara |
| We, Dec 20
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing 4 after haftara
Review Torah Trope Sheet Prepare Maftir first verse or so. |
You have almost a month to:
Learn Maftir 18:28, 18:29, 18:30. You can break this up by week! |
| Dec 25-Jan 15 | NO LESSONS – LILA/CJG Vacations and CJG Conference | Keep learning maftir! |
| We, Jan 17
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir
Review Blessings after Haftara |
Smooth out maftir
Smooth out Blessings 3 & 4 after Haftara |
| We, Jan 24
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Maftir for smoothness
Review Blessings 3 & 4 after Haftara Begin vetting Torah Processional (ie., from OTT) Prepare Ein Kamocha up to et amo vashalom |
Learn Ein Kamocha up to et amo vashalom using the audio file in the Torah Service folder below.
Smooth out blessing 2 after haftara (Bimheira v’yameinu) |
| We, Jan 31
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Blessing 2 after haftara
Review Ein Kamocha first 4 lines Prepare rest of Ein Kamocha Prepare Vay’hi binsoa up to mipanecha |
Learn Ein Kamocha from Av HaRachamim using the audio file
Learn Vay’hi binsoa up to mipanecha Sign up for World Wide Wrap morning of T’filin education and wrapping, Sunday morning, Feb. 11, 8:30-10:30am, with a buffet breakfast – www.kehillatbethisrael.com/wwwrap24. |
| We, Feb 7
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare rest of Vay’hi Binsoa |
Learn rest of Vay’hi Binso-a (from ki mitziyon), including B’rich Sh’meih
Learn Bei Ana Racheitz at the box on p140, up to tush-b’chan |
| We, Feb 14
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare rest of Bei Ana Racheitz |
Smooth out Bei Ana Racheitz up to tush-b’chan
Learn rest of Bei Ana Racheitz |
| We, Feb 21
5:20-5:40pm |
Review B’rich Sh’meih and Bei Ana Racheitz
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu Prepare L’cha Adonai up to v’hahod Review Maftir aliya |
In Bei Ana Racheitz, fix “mish-a-lin” (not mish-AI-lin); and fix d’chol a-mach (not AI-mach)
Finish learning “Gad’lu Ladonai Iti” Learn L’cha Adonai up to bashamayim uva-aretz |
| We, Feb 28
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Processional to date
Prepare rest of L’Cha Adonai Practice Maftir from Torah side again, assign for homework |
Learn rest of L’Cha Adonai and make the whole song smooth
Practice maftir from the Torah side, and in the couple of moments where you may stumble, work on those from the other side for a few minutes, and try again from the Torah side. |
| We, Mar 6
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah service from Sh’ma/Echad
Review Maftir from STA”M side Review Haftara with blessings |
Finish smoothing out L’Cha Adonai. |
| We, Mar 13 | NO LESSON, CJG ON VACATION, but please do homework at right ===> | Finish getting confident at Ashrei p151-152, top and tail only
Finish getting confident at Y’hal’lu/Hodo Al Eretz thru Mizmor L’David (just the two words) |
| We, Mar 20
5:20-5:40pm |
Review L’Cha Adonai
Review Torah Recessional to date Prepare Havu Ladonai first set of A/B melody. |
L’cha Adonai: Smooth out both Rom’mu verses
Learn Mizmor L’David – Havu Ladonai, first “stanza” up to mayim rabim |
| We, Mar 27
5:20-5:40pm |
Review L’cha Adonai (partic. Rom’mu)
Review Hodo Al Eretz Review Havu Ladonai to date Prepare 2nd stanza (up to ven r’eimim) |
Learn Havu Ladonai second stanza and first section of third stanza – up to y’cholel ayalot |
| We, Apr 3
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Havu Ladonai to date
Prepare rest of Havu Ladonai Review Ashrei – first lines like in OTT class Review Y’hal’lu/Hodo Al Eretz Preview of Eitz Chayim |
Learn rest of Havu Ladonai
Touch up Ashrei “first lines”, circled words (and their whole lines) and from Einei Chol Eilecha… to the end. |
| We, Apr 10
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Ashrei first lines like OTT
Prepare rest of Havu Ladonai Work on Eitz Chayim Hi (11b) |
Learn rest of Havu Ladonai (last 3 lines, some of which is already smooth!)
Smooth out Eitz Chayim Hi (last 3 lines on p154, some of which is already smooth!) |
| We, Apr 17
5:30-5:40pm |
Review Havu Ladonai
Review Eitz Chayim Hi Review Maftir from the STA”M side Review Haftara (as much as we can do in the time we have this week) |
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| We, Apr 23 | NO LESSON – PASSOVER | |
| We, May 1
5:20-5:40pm |
Confirm each OTT BM class service item
Concluding prayers with Audrey and little cousins |
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| Th, May 2
7:15am Tallit/T’filin |
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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 Acharei Mot (All in Lev. 18) (PDF | MP3)
| 28 – 0:00 | 29 – 0:23 | 30 – 0:46 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara Acharei Mot (All in Amos 9) (PDF | MP3)
| 7 – 0:00 | 8 – 0:38 | 9 – 1:18 | 10 – 1:43 | 11 – 2:06 |
| 12 – 2:35 | 13 – 2:58 | 14 – 3:30 | 15 – 4:06 |
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Audio: Blessing 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
Torah Service (PDF | MP3 folder)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Blessings after Haftara – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Maftir aliya – DONE INCLUDING STA”M
Torah Processional – IN PROGRESS
Torah Recessional – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah (with R’ Dini (/ CJG?))