Anika, 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, Aug 8, 2023
6:45-7:30pm Cantor Green’s office |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Confirm 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. |
| Tu, Sep 5
3:50-4:10pm |
Prepare (review!) Blessing Before and After Torah reading
Write name, phone number, and email address on BM folder (provided) Prepare Torah Trope Sheet |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Learn Torah Trope Sheet (PDF | Torah Trope) |
| Tu, Sep 12
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Torah Trope Print & Prepare Maftir 29:6 |
Learn Maftir 29:6 and 29:7 up to l’nachala.
If you have enough time, finish learning end of 29:7 |
| Tu, Sep 19
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Maftir to date, with Torah blessings
Prepare rest of Maftir |
Learn Maftir 29:8
Learn Haftara Trope (audio below). Listen to the whole audio file 15 times, and learn at least up to the first sof pasuk, but try to learn the whole page if you have time. |
| Tu, Sep 25
3:50-4:10pm |
Review maftir (all)
Review Haftara Trope first half Prepare Haftara Trope second half |
Finish learning entire Haftara Trope sheet
Keep reviewing maftir every week (as with all new material — keeps it fresh) |
| Tu, Oct 3
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara Trope (entire)
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Learn Haftara 60:1 When you review everything learned so far, practice your maftir from the LEFT side (ie., as it appears in the Torah). If you need to look back at the RIGHT side, work on that phrase a few times to get it going smoothly from the LEFT. COME TO SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATIONS – CLICK HERE FOR FLYER |
| Tu, Oct 10
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date (always with the blessing first)
Prepare Haftara 60:2-3 and 6:4 up to va-u lach Review maftir |
Learn Haftara 60:2-4. You have two weeks to do this. No lesson next week as CJG in Antisemitism conference. |
| Tu, Oct 17 | NO LESSON. CJG Antisemitism conference | Keep working on above homework. |
| Tu, Oct 24
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date – only got up to 60:3.
Prepare Haftara 60:4, and 60:5 up to l’vaveich Work on 60:3 |
1. Learn 60:4 and 60:5 up to l’vaveich
2. Smooth out v3 |
| Tu, Oct 31
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:5, and 60:6 |
NO LESSON – HALLOWEEN? |
| Tu, Nov. 7
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:5, and 60:6 up to yavo-u Review Maftir with Torah blessings |
Learn rest-of-60:5, and 60:6 up to yavo-u |
| Tu, Nov 14
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:6, and 60:7 |
NO LESSON – CJG ILL |
| Tu, Nov 21
3:50-4:10 |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:6, and 60:7 Review Maftir from STA”M side |
Learn Haftara rest-of-60:6, and 60:7
Go back and smooth out 60:5-7 |
| Tu, Nov 28
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 60:8 and 60:9 up to itam |
Learn Haftara 60:8 and 60:9 up to itam
Then go back and smooth out the circled items from last week |
| Tu, Dec 5
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:9 Review Maftir |
Learn rest of v9 (from l’sheim)
Smooth out first part of v9 Smooth out v8, and in particularm “t’ufena, v’chayonim el-arubuteihem“ |
| We, Dec 13
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 60:10-11 |
Learn Haftara 60:10-11 |
| Tu, Dec 19
3:50-4:10pm |
Difficult week for Anika’s Bat Mitzvah studies
Re-prepare Haftara 60:10-11 Review Maftir with Torah blessings |
Learn Haftara 60:10-11 |
| Dec. 25-Jan 11 | No lessons – CJG vaca/conference. Please do homework at right ===> | Learn Haftara 60:12-13 during this break. It’s not a lot of text!! |
| Tu, Jan 16
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 60:13 and 60:14 up to v’hish-tachavu Review Maftir |
Touch up 60:12
Learn Haftara 60:13 and 60:14 up to v’hish-tachavu |
| Tu, Jan 23
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara from 60:9 (top of p2)
Prepare rest-of-60:14 and 60:15 Review Torah service |
Learn rest-of-60:14 and 60:15
Practice Vay’hi Binsoa paragraph p 139 in the blue Siddur (PDF | MP3) |
| Tu, Jan 30
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara from p2
Prepare Haftara 60:15-16
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Learn Haftara 60:15-16 |
| Tu, Feb 6
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara from p2
Prepare Haftara 60:17
(Anika was a bit late due to meeting with Rabbi Dini) |
Learn Haftara 60:17
Touch up 60:15-16 from last week |
| Tu, Feb 13
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 60:18 and 60:19 up to ul-nogah Review Torah service to date Prepare B’rich Sh’meih Bei Ana Racheitz |
Smooth out 60:17 from last week
Learn 60:18, and 60:19 up to ul-nogah Listen 15 times to Bei Ana Racheitz (Item #4 in the MP3 folder below) |
| **We, Feb 21
**6:30-6:50pm |
Review Haftrara from 60:16
Prepare Haftara rest-of-60:19 Review Torah Service to date Check out status of Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu – it’s in pretty good shape |
Smooth out Haftara 60:17-19 up to ul-nogah, and learn the next three words up to lach |
| **Th, Feb 29
**4-4:20pm ZOOM |
Review Haftara from 60:16
Prepare rest of 60:19, and 60:20, and 60:21 up to yir’shu aretz Review Torah processional up to and including Gad’lu Start to Prepare L’Cha Adonai |
Learn rest of 60:19, and 60:20, and 60:21 up to yir’shu aretz. You have two weeks to learn that — no lesson next week (March break, CJG away)
In Av Harachamim, note “tiv-NEH” not “tiv-NEI” |
| Tu, Mar 12 | NO LESSON – MARCH BREAK, CANTOR AWAY. | Continue last week’s homework, and a reminder to review everything learned so far (which you do anyway!) |
| Tu, Mar 19
3:50-4:10 |
Review Haftara (all, to date)
Review Torah Processional to date |
Smooth out Haftara 60:19-20
Learn 60:21 |
| Tu, Mar 26
3:50-4:10pm |
NO LESSON – School project | Keep going with learning/reviewing |
| Tu, Apr 2
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Haftara from 60:18
Prepare Haftara, last verse Review Blessings after Haftara
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Smooth out haftara 60:19-21, specifically:
– start note of v’haya lach in 60:19 Learn 60:22 (end of Haftara) Listen to blessings 1 and 2 after haftara 5 times in a row, making yourself notes as needed to help you match the audio file. |
| Tu, Apr 9
3:50-4:10pm |
Review entire Haftara
Review Blessings 1 and 2 after haftara Prepare Blessings 3 |
Smooth the circled words at the end of your haftara as well as those in Blessings 1 and 2 after Haftara
Finish learning Blessing 3 after haftara |
| Tu, Apr 16
CANCELLED – CJG DR APPT |
NO LESSON, BUT PLEASE DO HOMEWORK ===> | Finish learning blessing 4 after haftara |
| Tu, Apr 23
NO LESSON – PASSOVER |
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| Su, Apr 28
12:30-12:50pm |
Review Maftir
Review Haftara blessing 1-4 Review Torah processional thru Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu Prepare L’Cha Adonai (already familiar) – whole song |
In the blesssings after the Haftara:
#1 – she-kol (not she-chol) In Vay’hi Binsoa, sort out va-YO-mer Moshe. Finish smoothing out L’Cha Adonai, specifically, la-hadom raglav kadosh hu Keep reviewing Haftara and everything we’ve learned |
| Tu, Apr 30
NO LESSON – PASSOVER |
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| Tu, May 7
3:50-4:10pm |
Review homework items from last lesson
Prepare Chatzi Kaddish after layning |
Keep practicing and smoothing out Blessings after Haftara
Finish learning Chatzi Kaddish after layning |
| Tu, May 14 | NO LESSON – CJG UNAVAILABLE | |
| Tu, May 21
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Chatzi Kaddish after layning
Review Blessings after Haftara Prepare Ashrei (top lines) |
Finish learning Chatzi Kaddish after layning now that I’ve put the audio file (7b) in the right place!
Touch up circled words in Ashrei |
| Tu, May 28
3:50-4:10 |
Review Chatzi Kaddish after layning
Review Ashrei Check on Torah recessional |
Finish learning Chatzi Kaddish after layning
Keep practicing Ashrei Touch up Eitz Chayim Hi Have your parents connect with Rav Baruch? Rabbi Dini? following CJG’s email introductions. |
| Tu, June 4
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Ashrei, Chatzi Kaddish, Eitz Chayim
Review Haftara and maftir |
Touch up Ashrei per the added transliterations
Touch up Eitz Chayim Hi Review Blessings after haftara |
| Tu, June 11 | NO LESSON – EREV SHAVUOT | |
| Tu, June 18
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara
Review Ashrei thru Eitz Chayim Hi Review Maftir Tell CJG about volunteering/mitzvah project! |
Done for now! Take your folder to camp and we’ll arrange a runthrough review session, hopefull in-person. |
| NO LESSONS | SUMMER CAMP/VACATIONS | |
| We, Jul 24
11:40am-12:15pm AT CBB |
Review Session — Anika practiced at least twice while at camp, and remembered everything perfectly! Looking forward to trying to figure out what to teach her next — we’ve covered so much of the service already!! | |
| Tu, July 30
**3:00-3:20pm |
Prepare Aliya 7, 29:1 | Learn Aliya 7, 29:1 (use table below for Aliya 7 — you have two weeks to do this) |
| Week of Aug 6 | NO LESSON (ANIKA AWAY) | |
| Tu, Aug 13
**5:40-6:00pm |
Review Aliya 7 to date
Prepare Aliya 7, 29:2-3 |
Learn Aliya 7, 29:2-3 |
| Tu, Aug 20
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Aliya 7 to date
Prepare Aliya 7, 29:4-5 (though you could stop a few words earlier if it’s too much – there should be enough time to spread it out over two weeks, though we talked about entering ‘maintenance mode’.) Review Torah Blessings |
Touch up 29:3 (trope notes)
Learn Aliya 7, 29:4-5 (that’s all the new material needed!) You can spread that learning out over 2 weeks and we’ll review it on Sep. 3, our next lesson. You can save moving to the left side for once you’re done learning and are super smooth at the right side, or you can do verse-by-verse as you mentioned you tried. Up to you. Ultimately, that’s the only way to read Torah! |
| Tu, Aug 27
3:50-4:10pm |
Work on Sh’vi’i aliya | Learn Aliya 7, 29:4-5 (that’s all the new material needed!) |
| Tu, Sep 3
3:50-4:10pm |
Review Sh’vi’i & Maftir (and remind to move Torah reading of 7th aliya to STA”M side)
Review haftara unit |
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| Tu, Sep 10
3:50-4:10pm |
Review everything:
Haftara unit, Torah Unit (Sh’vi’i, which contains maftir), Torah blessing |
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| Tu, Sep 17
3:50-4:10pm |
Continue reviewing everything
Torah package (Pro, Chatzi Kaddish, Recessional) |
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| Th, Sep 19
7:15am Tallit/T’filin 7:30am Minyan 8:35am Breakfast 9:00am Runthrough on bimah 10:15am Done |
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Torah/Haftara Trope Sheet (PDF | Torah Trope | Haftara Trope)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Ki Tavo Aliya 7 (PDF | MP3) – all in Deut. Chapter 29
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:34 | 3 – 0:55 | 4 – 1:17 |
| 5 – 1:46 | 6 – 2:10 | 7 – 2:37 | 8 – 2:57 |
Ki Tavo Maftir Aliya (PDF | MP3), all in Deut. Chapter 29
| 6 – 0:00 | 7 – 0:24 | 8 – 0:45 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara Ki Tavo (PDF | MP3) – all in Isaiah Ch 60
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:16 | 3 – 0:40 | 4 – 0:55 | 5 – 1:22 | 6 – 1:51 |
| 7 – 2:24 | 8 – 2:51 | 9 – 3:06 | 10 – 3:48 | 11 – 4:11 | 12 – 4:40 |
| 13 – 5:00 | 14 – 5:32 | 15 – 6:07 | 16 – 6:31 | 17 – 7:01 | 18 – 7:42 |
| 19 – 8:07 | 20 – 8:39 | 21 – 9:07 | 22 – 9:31 |
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 (incl. from STA”M side)
Torah Processional – DONE
Chatzi Kaddish after layning – DONE
Torah Recessional – DONE
Torah Aliya 7 – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah (with Rav Baruch) & Mitzvah Project – IN PROGRESS