Yael, 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 Cantor Green 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.
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Su, Nov 10
11:50am-12:10pm Group introduction @ SJCC |
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 (or assigned part thereof) at least 15 times in a row. 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. |
| Sun., Nov 17
12:10pm-12:30pm |
Provide folder with Blessings inside and URL on the front
Prepare Blessing Before and After Torah reading |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After) |
| Sun, Nov 24 & Dec 1
NO LESSONS |
CANTOR UNAVAILABLE/AWAY | |
| Sun, Dec 8
12:05-12:25pm |
Review Torah blessings
Prepare Torah Trope Sheet |
I know you were away for a few days, and that your links weren’t working properly. This week, finish learning blessings before and after Torah reading.
I’ve updated your links, but you may still see unexpected error messages. You should still see a “Download” button or link in the top left of the pages with the error. Save those to a well-known place on your computer (like a folder on your desktop) and you should be able to open that. |
| WINTER BREAK | ||
| Su, Jan 5, 2025
12:05-12:25pm |
Review Blessings before and after Torah reading
Prepare Torah trope first half |
Learn Torah Trope Sheet 1st half. Once you’ve listened a bunch of times, start focusing your eyes on the symbols themselves, not the words (which are the names of the symbols, which you won’t be singing when reading Torah). |
| **Mo, Jan 13
7:55-8:15pm ON ZOOM |
Review Torah trope, 1st half
Prepare Torah Trope 2nd half Review Torah blessings |
1. Learn the second half of the Torah trope sheet (from Pazeir, the backwards Y) to the end of the page. Make sure you use the homework technique above. Each homework sitting (3 during the week, spread out) should be about 20 minutes.
Once you’ve done that, 2. Go back and smooth out the first half of the Torah trope sheet (using the same technique, but I think it won’t take an additional hour since you already have a pretty good idea of what it’s supposed to sound like!) |
| Su, Jan. 19
10:15-10:35am AT OMJS |
Review Torah trope sheet (entire)
2nd half not yet learned, work on it today Prepare Rosh Chodesh |
Finish learning 2nd half of Torah trope sheet, from Pazeir
Make sure that the first half is smooth also and that you can sing through the whole page Learn the first printed line of Aliya 2 (V’amarta lahem, Zeh Ha-isheh) |
| CHANGED TO:
Mo, Jan 27 8-8:20pm ZOOM at link above |
Review Torah trope sheet
Review Aliya 2, 28:3 first 4 words Prepare Aliya 2, rest of 28:3 |
Great job with your Torah Trope sheet. And I like that you recognized how the tikkun page works (Torah text on the left, practice text on the right)!
Learn Aliya 2, 28:3 this week. |
| Th, Feb 6
5:20-5:40pm ZOOM |
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NO LESSON THIS WEEK – MIXUPS AND COMPUTER TROUBLES |
| Tu, Feb 11
4:20-4:40pm ZOOM |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, rest of 28:3 and 28:4 |
Learn aliya 2, rest of 28:3 and 28:4 |
| Su, Feb 23
10:15-10:35am at OMJS |
Review Aliya 2
Prepare aliya 2, 28:5 Prepare aliya 3, 28:6 Review Torah Blessings |
Finish learning verse 28:5 (last 4 words)
Learn Aliya 3, 28:6 and 28:7 up to ha-echad |
| Su, Mar 2
10:15-10:30am |
Review Aliya 2 (all) from STA”M side
Review Aliya 3 to date Prepare Aliya 3 rest-of-28:7 and 28:8 |
Yael said she didn’t have time to study since last lesson. Retake of homework from last week:
Finish learning verse 28:5 (last 4 words) Learn Aliya 3, 28:6 and 28:7 up to ha-echad |
| **Tues, Mar 18
NO LESSON – CJG ON MEDICAL LEAVE THIS WEEK |
Prepare Aliya 3 rest-of-28:7 and 28:8 |
Review everything learned to date to be ready for a lesson on Sunday. Get all the rust out, post-vacation.
If you can: Please learn (do a little extra listening to!) Aliya 3, rest-of-28:7 |
| Su, Mar 23
10:15am @ OMJS |
Review Aliya 2 (all) from STA”M side
Review aliya 3 to date Prepare Aliya 3, 28:8 |
Practice/Smooth out Aliya 3, 28:6-7
Learn 28:8 Remember to use your sheets so you get all the practice pointing to the right words at the right time. Also please practice 3 times every week, not just one day. That is the best way to learn. You suggested carving out time on Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays. |
| Su, Mar 30
10:15-10:35am OMJS |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3. 28:9 |
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| _____________ | ____________________ |
Torah Trope Sheet (PDF | Torah Trope MP3)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 1 – All in Num. 28 – (PDF | MP3) – Elan
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:09 | 3 – 0:34 |
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 2 – All in Num. 28 – (PDF | MP3) – Yael
| 3 – 0:00 | 4 – 0:23 | 5 – 0:38 |
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 3 – All in Num. 28 – (PDF | MP3) – Yael
| 6 – 0:00 | 7 – 0:17 | 8 – 0:34 | 9 – 0:56 | 10 – 1:17 |
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 4 – All in Num. 28 – (PDF | MP3) – Elan
| 11 – 0:00 | 12 – 0:26 | 13 – 0:52 | 14 – 1:13 | 15 – 1:45 |
Weekday Torah Service (PDF | MP3s)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Aliya 2 – IN PROGRESS
Aliya 3 –
TBC Weekday Torah Processional (Elan & Yael)
D’var Torah (with Jodi Green)