Maia, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your B’not 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 Cantor Green 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 and understood the entire handbook (required).
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Tu, Mar 26, 2024
CJG’s office |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Intro to Webpage Date Setting 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. |
| Th, May 8
4:20-4:40pm |
Write name and URL on BM folder (provided)
Prepare Blessing Before and After Torah reading |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After) |
| Th, May 15
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Prepare Torah Trope |
Keep practicing your Torah blessings
Learn Torah Trope sheet – you have two weeks to do that, so please divide it in half. |
| Th, May 22 | NO LESSON – CJG AT CONVENTION | |
| Th, May 29
4:00-4:20pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Torah Trope Prepare start of Maftir Aliya |
Learn Maftir 24:21-22. Use the audio file for the “Maftir” below. |
| Th, Jun 5
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Maftir to date
Review Torah Blessings Prepare Maftir 24:23 |
Learn Maftir 24:23
Decide who will always go first and second for lessons — keep the accounting easier for CJG! |
| Th, June 12
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Maftir (entire) with blessings
Do intro to Haftara Trope, but note, Maia away for summer, so no homework other than review (take materials with you!) |
Finish learning / smooth out Maftir 24:23.
Enjoy your vacation! Please take your folder with you so you can review at least once every week or two. |
| SUMMER
BREAK |
Goldfarbs on vacation! | Study Everything so far at least once every week or 2 to keep it all fresh. |
| Th, Aug 7, 14, 21 | NO LESSON – CJG away/unavailable | |
| Th, Aug 28
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Maftir
Prepare Haftara trope 1st half |
Smooth out maftir
Learn Haftara trope 1st half (up to first sof pasuk) |
| Th, Sept 4
Th, Sept 11 |
NO LESSONS (1. Medical Procedure, 2. OJCS Middle School Retreat) | |
| Th, Sep 18
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Maftir for smoothness
Review Haftara trope 1st half Prepare Haftara trope 2nd half |
Learn Haftara trope 2nd half, and be able to sing the page all the way through
Practice Maftir from LEFTHAND side |
| Th, Sep 25
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara trope (entire)
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara.
You have two weeks to do this – no lesson on Yom Kippur. Next lesson is Thursday, Oct. 9 |
| Th, Oct 2 | NO LESSON – YOM KIPPUR | |
| Th, Oct 9
4:00-4:20pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara 44:15 |
Learn Haftara 44:15. You have two weeks to do that because there is no lesson next week (Sukkot/Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah). |
| Week of Oct 13-17
NO LESSON (Sukkot) |
NO lesson, but please do homework at right ==> | Continue learning Haftara 44:15
Keep working on the blessing before the haftara. Always sing it before starting your haftara. |
| Th, Oct 23
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date with Blessing
Prepare Haftara 44:16 and 44:17 up to ha-p’nimit |
Learn Haftara 44:16 and 44:17 up to ha-p’nimit.
If you can, continue in 44:17 up to b’shar’tam. |
| Th, Oct 30
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date with blessing
Prepare Haftara 44:17 |
Learn Haftara 44:17
Go back and smooth out the haftara to date. Go back to singing with the audio file, and pause/repeat any phrases where your singing isn’t the same as the recording. |
| Th, Nov 6
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date (with blessing)
Prepare Haftara 44:18 and 44:19 up El Ha-am |
Learn Haftara 44:18 and 44:19 up El Ha-am |
| Th, Nov 13
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date (with blessing)
Prepare Haftara rest-of-44:19 Review Maftir Aliya from STA”M Review Torah blessings |
Learn Haftara rest-of-44:19 |
| Th, Nov 20
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:20-21 |
Learn Haftara 44:20-21
Challenge of the week: If you can, also learn Haftara 44:22 up to Beit Yisrael |
| Th, Nov 27
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara from the opening blessing, to-date
Prepare Haftara 44:22 |
Learn Haftara 44:22 |
| Th, Dec 4
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara (entire half!)
Prepare Ein Kamocha first three printed lines in the Hebrew p139 |
Learn Ein Kamocha first three printed lines in the Hebrew p139
Smooth out Haftara 4:22, and practice the whole haftara (section) every week until it’s very smooth, and keep it that way! |
| Th, Dec 11
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara from 4:20-22
Review Ein Kamocha first half Prepare Ein Kamocha 2nd half |
Learn Ein Kamocha 2nd half |
| Th, Dec 18
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ein Kamocha
Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron Prepare B’rich Sh’meih and Bei Ana Racheitz |
Learn Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron; and B’rich Sh’meih / Bei Ana Racheitz TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY – Quality is more important than Quantity.
You have several weeks to do this! Also review everything learned so far. |
| Dec 25 & Jan 1 | NO LESSONS – WINTER BREAK | |
| Th, Jan 8 | NO LESSON – CJG AT RABBINICAL SCHOOL, but please do the homework at right ==> | |
| Th, Jan 15
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah processional to date
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu Prepare L’cha Adonai first two printed lines (up to v’hahod) |
Learn Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu
Learn L’cha Adonai first two printed lines (up to v’hahod) |
| Th, Jan 22
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah processional to date
Prepare L’Cha Adonai up to Adonai Eloheinu Review Blessing before Haftara |
Learn L’cha Adonai up to Adonai Eloheinu
Review your haftara to keep it smooth. If there are any moments where you stumble, go back to the audio file and practice doing it correctly a few time. |
| Th, Jan 29
**4:00-4:20pm |
Review from Sh’ma/Echad through L’Cha Adonai to date
Prepare rest of L’Cha Adonai Review Haftara half with opening blessings |
Learn rest of L’Cha Adonai (from first v’hish-tachavu)
In haftara, verse 22, make sure your “v’ha-almana” trope is the same as “mi-zera“ |
| Th, Feb 5
4:20-4:40pm ZOOM (CJG ill) |
Review Torah Processional (entire)
Review Haftara from v.21 Prepare … something. Maybe Ashrei |
Learn Ashrei p151 section (Ashrei…Dor L’dor) |
| Th, Feb 12
4:20-4:40pm |
Review entire Haftara unit
Review Ashrei Review Processional |
Touch up last 3-4 sections of Ashrei. Great work so far!!! |
| Th, Feb 19
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ashrei
Review Torah Processional Prepare PD p65 in the Blue siddur, as much as possible |
Learn PD p65 in the Blue siddur, as much as possible. See bottom of Downloads section, below, for files. |
| Th, Feb 26
4:20-4:40pm |
Prepare PD p65 | Learn PD p65 (that’s the siddur page number, not the PDF page number) in the Blue siddur, as much as possible. See bottom of Downloads section, below, for files. |
| Th, Mar 5
4:20-4:40pm |
MAIA’S BIRTHDAY!
Review PD pg 65 Prepare bottom paragraph p65 tail only |
Learn p65 at the box – ut-neinu hayom to the end of the page |
| Th, Mar 12 | NO LESSON – CANTOR AT CONVENTION,
but please do the homework at right ==> |
Learn p66, last 4 lines of the page (from Ashreinu She-anachnu) |
| Th, Mar 19
4:20-4:40pm |
Review PD to date
Prepare PD, p67, Kadeish paragraph Review Maftir aliya |
Learn PD, p67, Kadeish paragraph |
| Th, Mar 26
4:20-4:40pm |
Review PD to date
Prepare Rabbi Yishma’eil Omer, top & tail |
Learn PD, p70 – Rabbi Yishmaeil, top line, and verse 13 (yud-gimmel), and 1st Y’hi Ratzon paragraph under the line. |
| Apr 2 & 9 | NO LESSONS – PASSOVER | |
| Th, Apr 16
4:20-4:40pm |
Review PD to date
MAINTENANCE MODE NOW! |
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| _____________ | ____________________ |
Torah / Haftarah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 | Haftara Trope MP3)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Aliya 5 (10 p’sukim)- Emor – All in Lev. 23 (PDF | MP3) – NOA
| 23 – 0:00 | 24 – 0:08 | 25 – 0:32 | 26 – 0:44 | 27 – 0:52 |
| 28 – 1:22 | 29 – 1:42 | 30 – 1:58 | 31 – 2:19 | 32 – 2:35 |
Aliya 6 (12 p’sukim) – Emor – All in Lev. 23 (PDF | MP3) – NOA
Maftir Aliya (3 p’sukim)- Emor – All in Lev. 24 (PDF | MP3) – MAIA
| 24:21 – 0:00 | 24:22 – 0:13 | 24:23 – 0:32 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) – MAIA
Haftara Emor, all in Ezekiel Ch 44 (PDF | MP3) – MAIA / NOA
| 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, KBI-style (PDF | MP3) – NOA
| #1, 1st half – 0:00 | #1, 2nd half – 0:31 | #2 – 1:11 | #3 – 1:38 | #4, 1st half – 2:37 | #4, 2nd half – 3:06 |
Shabbat Morning Torah Service (PDFs | MP3s)
Shabbat Morning P’sukei D’Zimra (PDF | MP3s) – MAIA
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Maftir aliya (3 p’sukim) (Maia) – DONE (including from STA”M side)
Aliya 5 (10 p’sukim) (Noa)
Aliya 6 (12 p’sukim) (Noa)
Blessing before Haftara (Maia) – DONE
Haftara (split) – DONE
Blessings after Haftara (Noa)
Torah Processional (Maia) – DONE
Torah Recessional (Noa)
Birchat HaShachar / PD (Maia) –
D’var Torah (with Rabbinic Intern Sue Potechin) – IN PROGRESS
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel
Whichever child does aliya 5 starts haftara with opening blessing and a slightly shorter portion of haftara, whomever does maftir ends haftara with 4 blessings.