Caleb, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bar 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.
VERY IMPORTANT – MUST READ: KBI B’nei Mitzvah Handbook
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, Jul 28
3-3:45pm ZOOM |
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. Listen to the assigned audio files a whole bunch of times (15 at least!) – do this at two sittings – Let it sink in! 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. 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. Homework for this week: Get a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets) Print Hebrew Unit 1 |
| Th, Aug 13
3:00-3:30pm |
Begin Hebrew Primer Unit 1 (PDF) | Write all the syllables in the box on the bottom half of PDF p4, using the consonant and vowel keys on the page before. You’ll read them to me in our next lesson. Make sure to write “mai”, not “my” when it comes up. Have fun! Great first lesson! |
| Th, Aug 20
3-3:30pm SKYPE |
Review table, p4
Work on p5, and if time, Hebrish on p6 |
Do all of the Hebrish on p6-7
Fill out table on top of p8. Print Unit 2! |
| Th, Aug 27
3pm |
Review Hebrish
Continue with the vocab on bottom of p8 Start unit 2 |
Practice p4, table at the top, and flashcards
Read the words at the bottom of p4 |
| Th, Aug 3
3pm |
Review table, top of p4
Review words at the bottom of p4 Continue in Unit 2 |
Homework for the next MONTH is to work your way diligently (quality over quantity) through Books 2 and 3. |
| HHs HIATUS | NO LESSONS UNTIL JUST AFTER YK | |
| Th, Oct 1
3:30pm Skype |
Review Books 2 & 3 | Start taking a look at book 4 |
| Th, Oct 15
3:30pm |
Begin Book 4 | Continue studying on your own from Book 4, page 4. You have two weeks as Cantor Green is on vacation next week. |
| Th, Oct 22 | NO LESSON | CANTOR ON VACA. Keep working your way through book 4. |
| Th, Oct 29 | Continue reviewing from Book 4 page 4. | Read through Book 5 page 5 |
| Th, Nov 5
3:30pm |
Review of p5
Continue in book 5. |
Practice end of book 5. Look ahead to book |
| Th, Nov 12
3:30pm |
Review book 5 p8,
Start book 6 |
Read Book 6, page 5 – the Kiddush prayer for Friday nights |
| Th, Nov 19
3:30pm |
Review Kiddush (Book 6 page 5)
Continue from there |
Look at p7 on, we’ll review from there next week |
| Th, Nov 26
3:30pm |
Reviewed through end of book 6
Start book 7 |
Get as far as you can, as usual, in book 7! See you in TWO WEEKS. Happy Chanukah! |
| Th, Dec 3
No Lesson |
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| Th, Dec 10
*3:00pm |
Reviewed from Sh’ma | Continue in book 7 from the numbers section |
| Th, Dec 18
3:30pm |
Continue in book 7 – numbers – from “4” | Write out the rest of the times on the clocks on page 7 |
| Th, Dec 24 | NO LESSON | CANTOR VACATION. Please try to let me know which date you’d like! |
| Th, Dec 31
9:00am SKYPE |
Prepare Torah Blessings | Learn Blessing before Torah reading (PDF | MP3)
Learn Blessing after Torah reading (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Jan 7
3:30pm |
Review Blessings before and after Torah reading
Prepare Torah Trope sheet |
Learn Torah Trope like a song, but POINT TO THE TROPE SYMBOLS, not the words themselves (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Jan 14
3:30pm |
Review Torah Trope sheet
Prepare R”Ch aliya 1, first 2 verses |
Print in colour your 4 aliyot (in downloads section)
Learn R”Ch aliya 1, 28:1-2 using the audio files in the folder linked in the downloads |
| Th, Jan 21
3:30pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare Aliya 1, 28:3* |
USING THE STUDY METHOD IN THE TOP BOX OF THIS COLUMN…
Learn Aliya 1, 28:3 (same mp3 as last week) Smooth out and get confident with verses 1-2 from last week, using the same study method |
| Th, Jan 28
NEW SCHEDULE 3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 1 (entire)
Prepare Aliya 2, 28:3*-4 |
Learn Aliya 2 (28:3*-4) – *make sure you do this ‘regular’ ending, different than the end of aliya 1 |
| Th, Feb 4
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, verse 28:5 Review Aliya 1 |
NO IN PERSON LESSON – Caleb hurt his hand, needs to go to the doctor
Learn aliya 2, 28:5 (at 0:38 seconds) |
| Th, Feb 11
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 3, 28:6-7 Review aliya 1 if time |
Learn Aliya 3, 28:6-7 |
| Th, Feb 18
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3 28:8 and half of 28:9. |
NO ONE-ON-ONE LESSON THIS WEEK (Caleb Dentist Apt)
Learn Aliya 3, 28:8 and half of 28:9 (up to b’nei shanah t’mimim) |
| Th, Feb 25 | NO LESSON – PURIM BREAK | |
| Th, Mar 4
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3, rest of 28:9, and 28:10 Review Aliya 1 & 2 |
Learn aliya 3, rest-of-28:9 and 28:10.
Make sure you pronounce “min-cha” correctly. In aliya 3, make sure you do a sof-pasuk at the end of the first verse, not an etnachta. Use the audio file to practice it correctly. |
| Th, Mar 11
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 3
Prepare Aliya 4, verse 28:11 |
Learn Aliya 4, 28:11 |
| Th, Mar 18
3:20-3:40 |
Review Aliya 3
Review Aliya 4, 28:11 Prepare Aliya 4, 28:12 |
Smooth out melody of parim b’nei vakar sh’nayim and shiv-ah t’mimim
Learn Aliya 4, 28:12 (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 25 | NO LESSON, but do homework for this week ==> | Learn Aliya 4, 28:13 (from MP3 in your folder, below, as usual) |
| Th, Apr 1
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 4 to date
Prepare Aliya 4, 28:14 |
Learn Aliya 4, 28:14 (from MP3 in your folder, as usual)
Please print the Start of the Weekday Torah Service: PDF |
| Th, Apr 8
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 4
Prepare Aliya 4, 28:15 Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron Vayomer Mosheh (only) |
Touch up 28:14
Learn 28:15 (from MP3 in your folder, below, as usual) Learn Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron first printed line (PDF | MP3) up to Vayomer Moshe |
| Th, Apr 15
3:20-3:40pm |
Discuss Livestream rather than zoom – much higher quality, partic. recording.
Set up in-person runthrough Review Aliya 4 (entire) Review Vay’hi Binsoa first line Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa lines 2 & 3 |
Learn rest of Vay’hi Binsoa (PDF | MP3)
Practice Torah readings from LEFT hand side (including 4th aliya) |
| Th, Apr 22
3:20-3:40pm |
Review all 4 Torah Aliyot from lefthand side
Review Vay’hi Binsoa Note: D’var Torah is almost done w/ REK |
Start coming to morning minyan on Zoom on Mondays and Thursdays (the closest experience to a Rosh Chodesh morning service) – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/886548503, 7:30am to about 8:05am. These services include tallit and t’filin.
Let’s also schedule a runthrough at KBI for the week before your Bar Mitzvah. We’ll coordinate by email. Fix aliya 2 verse 28:3 ENDING so that “Olah” is the same notes as “sh’nayim”, and that you go up one note on “mid”. Use the audio file to list to that at least 15 time. Practice aliyot 3 and 4 from Left side |
| Th, Apr 29
3:20-3:40pm |
Review Aliya 2
Review Vay’hi Binsoa Prepare Gad’lu and first half stanza of L’Cha Adonai |
Keep practicing everything!
Here’s the link to Jordan Secter’s Bat Mitzvah on zoom. Please watch it! |
| Tu, May 4
6:15-7:30pm |
Runthrough in Sanctuary | |
Hebrew Primers: (Folder)
Torah Trope (PDF)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Torah Aliyot (PDFs & MP3s – OneDrive Folder)
Weekday Torah Processional (PDF)
Hebrew Primer – DONE
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Torah Trope Primer – DONE
Weekday Aliya 4 – DONE
Weekday Aliya 3 – DONE
Weekday Aliya 2 – DONE
Weekday Aliya 1 – DONE
Torah Processional Songs – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) – IN PROGRESS