Noa, 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
4:00-4:20pm |
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
4-4:20pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope over 2 weeks (no lesson next week) |
| Th, May 22 | NO LESSON – CANTOR GREEN AWAY AT CONVENTION | |
| Th, May 29
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Torah Trope
Prepare start of Aliya 5, 23:23-24 |
Learn Aliya 5, 23:23-24 |
| Th, Jun 5
4:00-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 5 to date
Prepare Aliya 5, 23:25-27 |
Learn Aliya 5, 23:25-27 |
| Th, Jun 12
4:20-4:40 |
Review Aliya 5 to date
Prepare Aliya 5, 23:28 |
Learn Aliya 5, 23:28
Enjoy your vacation! Please take your folder with you so you can review at least once every week or two. |
| SUMMER BREAK | ENJOY YOUR VACATION ===> | Study Everything so far at least once every week or 2 weeks to keep it all fresh. |
| Th, Aug 7 & 14 | NO LESSONs – CJG on vacation / Rabbinical school. BUT PLEASE TRY TO DO THE HOMEWORK AT RIGHT ===> | Learn Aliya 5, 23:29 and 23:30. You have two weeks to do this — next lesson Aug. 21. |
| Th, Aug 21
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Aliya 5 to date
Prepare Aliya 5, 23:31 and 23:32 up to naf-shoteichem |
Smooth out 23:29-30 from last assignment
Learn 23:31 |
| Th, Sep 4
**4:00-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 5 to date
Prepare 23:32 Prepare Haftara trope |
Learn Aliya 5, 23:32 (last verse)
Learn Haftara Trope sheet — 1st half (minimum), 2nd half optional |
| Th, Sep 11 | NO LESSON, NOA MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT | If you haven’t already, learn 2nd half of Haftara trope sheet. |
| Th, Sep 18
4-4:20pm |
Review Aliya 5 (entire)
Review Haftara Trope Sheet Prepare Haftara from 2nd half of split |
In Haftara trope sheet, smooth out from Kadma v’azla through darga t’vir, focusing on the correct notes of geirshayyim.
Learn Haftara 44:23-24 using the resources below |
| Th, Sep 25
4-4:20pm |
Review Trope Sheet
Review Haftara to date (Reminder – no blessing before) Prepare Haftara 44:25-27 |
Learn Haftara 44:25-27. You have two weeks to do that. An even split would be verse 25 week 1, and 26-27 week 2. |
| Th, Oct 2 | NO LESSON – YOM KIPPUR | Keep learning from last week! If you manage to learn it in less than 2 weeks, you can go ahead a little bit. |
| Th, Oct 9
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Haftara to date from 44:23
Prepare Haftara 44:28-29 |
Learn Haftara 44:28-29
Review Haftara 44:23-27 so that it is smooth. |
| Week of Oct 13-17
NO LESSON – SUKKOT |
Keep reviewing everything! | |
| Th, Oct 23
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara to date from 44:23
Prepare Haftara 44:30-1 |
Learn Haftara 44:30-31 |
| Th, Oct 30
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara
Prepare blessing 1 after haftara |
Smooth out Haftara 44:28-31
Learn blessing 1 after haftara |
| Th, Nov 6
4-4:20pm |
Review Haftara (all of your half)
Review Blessing 1 after Haftara |
Learn Blessings 2 and 3 after haftara. If that’s a little too much, you can stop in blessing 3 at et k’vodo (for example). |
| Th, Nov 13
4-4:20pm |
Review Blessings after haftara to date
Prepare Blessing 4 after haftara |
Finish smoothing out blessing 3 after haftara
Learn Blessing 4 after haftara |
| Th, Nov 20
4-4:20pm |
Review all 4 blessings after haftara
Prepare Ashrei – lines Alef, Gimmel, Hey, and Zayin. |
Learn Ashrei – lines Alef, Gimmel, Hey, and Zayin. You can go further if you want, BUT: quality over quantity. Use audio file 08b in the Torah Service (MP3s) folder below. |
| Th, Nov 27
4-4:20pm |
Review Torah processional to date
Prepare more Torah processional Review 4 blessings after haftara |
Learn rest of Ashrei (“leader lines”)
Smooth out blessing 4 after haftara. Reset to the “Al HaTorah” melody at “Shenatata lanu” and “al HaKol”. |
| Th, Dec 4
4-4:20pm |
NO LESSON – NOA SICK | |
| Th, Dec 11
4-4:20pm |
Review Ashrei
Prepare Y’hal’lu / Hodo Al Eretz Prepare Mizmor L’David, Havu Ladonai up b’hadrat kodesh |
Learn Y’hal’lu / Hodo Al Eretz
Learn Mizmor L’David, Havu Ladonai up b’hadrat kodesh |
| Th, Dec 18
4-4:20pm |
Review Y’hal’lu & Hodo
Review Mizmor L’David to date Prepare Mizmor L’David to the end… |
Learn rest of Mizmor L’David (to the best of your ability over the several weeks until our next lesson). Remember, Quality over quantity! And make sure you enjoy your vacation! |
| Dec 25 & Jan 1 | NO LESSONS – WINTER BREAK | |
| Jan 8 | NO LESSON – CJG AT RABBINICAL SCHOOL, but please do the homework at right ==> | |
| Th, Jan, 15
4-4:20pm |
Review Torah recessional to date
Prepare Eitz Chayim Hi |
Learn Eitz Chayim Hi – use file 11b (Blumenthal version) in the MP3s folder |
| Th, Jan 22
4-4:20pm |
Review Eitz Chayim Hi
Prepare Chatzi Kaddish before Musaf |
Learn Chatzi Kaddish before musaf, first paragraph and Y’hei Sh’mei…Yitbarach melody.
Smoooth out Eitz Chayim |
| Th, Jan 29 | NO LESSON – NOA NOT FEELING WELL | |
| Th, Feb 5
4-4:20pm ZOOM (CJG ill) |
Review Torah recessional
Review Chatzi Kaddish before Musaf to date Prepare rest of Chatzi Kaddish |
Learn rest of Chatzi Kaddish before Musaf |
| Th, Feb 12
4-4:20pm |
Review Chatzi Kaddish before Musaf
Review Torah recessional Prepare Amida Avoda |
Touch up Chatzi Kaddish (finish internalizing it)
Review Amida first full page (156b) – files 2a and 2b. |
| Th, Feb 19
4-4:20pm |
Review Chatzi Kaddish
Review Amida first page (NO MASHIV HARUACH) Prepare Musaf K’dusha |
Learn as much of the K’dusha as you can. |
| Th, Feb. 26
4-4:20pm |
Review Musaf to date
Prepare K’dusha from Mim’komo |
Learn rest of K’dusha.
If you have time, you can get L’Dor VaDor ready. |
| Th, Mar 5
4-4:20pm |
NOA’S BIRTHDAY!
Review K’dusha Go over L’Dor VaDor again if needed Prepare Full Kaddish (Shaleim) |
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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 |
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) – MAIA (Processional) / NOA (Recessional) – but ashrei top & tail together.
Shabbat Morning Musaf (Folder)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Maftir aliya (3 p’sukim) (Maia)
Aliya 5 (10 p’sukim) (Noa) – DONE
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara (Maia)
Haftara (split – Maia then Noa) – DONE
Blessings after Haftara (Noa) – DONE
Torah Processional – Maia?
Torah Recessional (Noa) – DONE
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.