Jonah, 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 |
| Th, Oct 15,
5:30pm SKYPE |
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, over several days. 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) |
| Th, Oct 29,
5:30pm SKYPE |
Prepare Blessings Before and after the Torah reading | Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Learn Blessing After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3) Confirm you have a working Skype account, and find Cantor Green at jgreen361 |
| Th, Nov 5
5:30pm |
Review Blessing before and after Torah Reading
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn First half (first 4 lines) of Torah Trope like a song (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Nov 12
5:30pm |
Review Torah Trope first half
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Print and use your Torah Trope Sheet.
Use the study technique above to Learn First half (first 4 lines) of Torah Trope like a song (PDF | MP3). For both Pash-ta and Et-nach-ta, make sure you sing low note(s) first, then pop up higher JUST for the last syllable. Please make sure you study at least 3-4 times each week, for 15-20 minutes each time. Cramming this stuff won’t work. I have faith in you that you can do this! |
| Th, Nov 19
5:30pm |
Review Torah Trope first half
Prepare 2nd half Torah Trope |
Learn 2nd half of Torah Trope (from Pazeir) (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Nov 26
5:30 |
Review Torah Trope (whole sheet)
Prepare Aliya 1 vs 1-3 |
Print Torah sheet (PDF) |
| Th, Dec 3 | NO LESSON | KEEP LEARNING FROM LAST WEEK |
| Th, Dec. 10 | Review Aliya 1, 3:23-24
Prepare Aliya 1, 3:25 |
Practice “Et Ha’aretz” first (MP3)
Learn 3:25 (MP3) Review (and smooth out as needed) everything learned so far! It’s a rule for every week now. |
| Th, Dec 17
5:30pm |
Review Aliya 1
Prepare Aliya 2 vs 1-2 |
Smooth out and gain confidence of the musical notes from 3:24 “v’et yad’CHA” to the end of the aliya
MUST Print out a copy of your Torah sheets, even if in Black & White |
| Th, Dec 22 | NO LESSON – CANTOR VACA | Learn Aliya 2, 3:26 up to “rav-lach” (MP3) |
| Th, Dec 31
11:30am |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2, 3:26 first half Prepare 3:26 second half and first 1/3 of 3:27 up to V’tzafonah |
MUST Print out a copy of your Torah sheets, even if in Black & White
Learn Aliya 2, second half of 3:26 and first 1/3 of 3:27 up to v’tzafona (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 7
5:30pm |
Review aliya 1
Review aliya 2 to date Finish preparing Aliya 2 vs 27 and first part of vs 28 |
Continue to work on Yad’cha (pronounce and stress the word just like the previous 2 words)
Spend some specific time fixing the melody of the end of 3:26 (use the audio file and listen to just those last 5 words MANY TIMES, then get good at singing them yourself). The goal is not to sound like it’s the end of the aliya. Learn rest of Aliya 2 verse 3:27 (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 14
5:30pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Review Aliya 1 Prepare Aliya 2, 3:28 |
1 – re-learn the end of 3:26 using this special audio file (MP3). It must sound like the end of a sentence, not the end of an aliya!! Very important. It’s just a mental block, but if you do a TON of listening before you sing along, it will sink in!
2 – Learn 3:28 (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 21
5:30pm |
Review aliya 2 to date
Review aliya 1 Prepare aliya 2, 3:29 and first 1/3 of 4:1 (up to v’el hamishpatim) |
Have Mum or Dad come to shul to pick up colour copies of your Torah reading
Make sure that the tune of 3:28 “lifnei ha-am hazeh” is repeated in the next 3 words, “V’hu yan-chil otam“. Learn aliya 2, 3:29 and first 1/3 of 4:1 (up to v’el hamishpatim) (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 28
NEW TIME 4:40-5:00pm |
Review aliya 2 to date
Prepare rest of 4:1 |
1 – re-learn the end of 3:26 using this special audio file (MP3). It must sound like the end of a sentence, not the end of an aliya!! Very important. It’s just a mental block, but if you do a TON of listening before you sing along, it will sink in!
2 – Learn rest of 4:1 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 4
4:40-5pm |
Found your page was not password protected. Added password of jharari-bm, just like your page’s URL extension.Review aliya 2 to datePrepare aliya 2, 4:2 |
Learn aliya 2, 4:2 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 11
4:40-5pm |
Review aliya 2 to date | Work on aliya 2 to date – internalize and practice the bits we worked on in our lesson – particularly, endings. The whole thing should be smooth and confident |
| Th, Feb 18
4:40-5pm |
Review aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2, 4:3-4 |
Learn Aliya 2, 4:3-4 (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 25 | NO LESSON – PURIM | |
| Th, Mar 4
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 2 (entire)
Work on Aliya 2, 4:3-4 |
Finish learning Aliya 2, 4:3-4 (MP3) – use the ‘initial’ learning technique, plus the markings you made on your page. Knock my socks off next week with how accurately you read it! |
| Th, Mar 11
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 2
Start Aliya 3 |
Learn Aliya 3, 4:5 (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 18
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 2
Review Aliya 3 to date Prepare Aliya 3, 4:6 (quite long, but covers 2 weeks) |
Learn aliya 3, 4:6 (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 25 | NO LESSON | KEEP WORKING ON ALIYA 3 |
| Th, Apr 1
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3, 4:7 |
Smooth out aliya 3, 4:5-6 from last 2 weeks
Learn aliya 3, 4:7 (MP3) |
| Th, Apr 8
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3, 4:7 |
Learn aliya 3, 4:7 (MP3) |
| Th, Apr 15
4:40-5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliy3, 4:8 |
Learn Aliya 3, 4:8 (MP3)
When you review aliya 1 and 2 this week, try it from the LEFT hand side. |
| Th, Apr 22
4:40-5pm |
Review aliya 3 (entire)
Review Torah blessings |
Keep smoothing out aliya 3, trying from the left hand side. |
| Th, Apr 29
4:40-5pm |
Repair endings of aliya 1 and 2 to be regular (middle of aliya) sof pasuks
Review all 3 aliyot as 1 big one |
Keep reading thru all 3 aliyot as ONE. Try to do this from the left-hand side, but if there’s anything that’s not smooth, please go back and work on those lines/moment.
Reach out to Rabbi Kenter to start the D’var Torah – rabbi@kehillatbethisrael.com. |
| Th, May 6
4:40-5pm |
Review all 3 aliyot as ONE
Prepare Ein Kamocha first half |
Fix 2 transition phrases. Listen to each a million times!
1) HaHar HaTov hazeh v’haL’vanon… vayit-abeir (MP3) 2) V’atem HaD’veikim Badonai Eloheichem, chayyim kul’chem hayom… R’ei (MP3) Print out Torah Service (PDF) for next week. To ensure it prints properly, make sure you have it set to print in landscape orientation, and set it to “fit to” letter size page. You can print this PDF in black-and-white. Staple it in the top RIGHT corner (holding the page in landscape orientation). |
| Th, May 13
4:40-5pm |
Review all 3 aliyot as one, with new versions of transitions
Prepare Ein Kamocha first half |
Sorry no lesson today. Using the usual homework technique, please learn the first half of the Ein Kamocha paragraph in the Torah Service PDF (Print it from last week’s homework box) (MP3) |
| Th, May 20 | Review Homework from May 6 Prepare Ein Kamocha first 2 lines Review Torah Reading |
Learn first 2 printed lines of Ein Kamocha (MP3)
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| Th, May 27
4:40-5pm |
Review Torah reading
Review Ein Kamocha 1st 2 lines Prepare Ein Kamocha next 2 lines |
Learn next 2 printed lines of Ein Kamocha – make sure you take time to get “l’amo” notes right! (MP3) + (MP3) |
| Th, Jun 3
4:40-5pm |
Review Ein Kamocha to date
Prepare Adonai oz and Av Harachamim lines Review Torah reading |
Learn “Adonai Oz” and “Av HaRachamim” lines (MP3) |
| Th, June 10
4:40-5pm |
Review Ein Kamocha to date
Prepare last 2 printed lines of Ein Kamocha |
Learn last 2 printed line of Ein Kamocha (from Tivneh chomot) (MP3)
Smooth out Blessings before and after Torah reading – MP3s are in the homework for Oct. 29 above. |
| Mo, Jun 21
4:40-5pm |
Review Ein Kamocha
Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa first 2 printed lines Review Torah blessings |
Touch up last printed line of Ein Kamocha
Learn all 4 lines of Vay’hi Binsoa (MP3). |
| Th, June 24 | Confusion about a lesson today, because we had a lesson on Monday…
Work on Vay’hi Binsoa |
Learn all 4 lines of Vay’hi Binsoa (MP3). You have two weeks to learn this before our next lesson. |
| Th, July 1 | NO LESSON – CANADA DAY & CJG ON VACATION | Continue learning Vay’hi Binsoa!
Review everything learned so far this week as well. |
| Th, Jul 8
4:40-5pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu (our last bit of new learning!) |
Learn Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu p141 (MP3) |
| Th, Jul 15
4:40-5pm |
Review Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu
Review Torah Processional Review Torah aliyot (with blessings) |
Review 3 Torah aliyot done separately (like originally learned) |
| Tu, July 20
1pm BIMAH |
BRING EVERYTHING WITH YOU, INCLUDING D’VAR TORAH, AND ALL YOUR SHEETS, TALLIT & T’FILIN | |
| Th, July 22
7:10am IN CHAPEL |
Torah reading in services! Wearing Tallit & T’filin | |
Torah Trope (PDF)
Torah – 3 Aliyot (PDF)
Torah Service (PDF)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Aliya 1 – DONE
Aliya 2 – DONE
Aliya 3 – DONE, noting this goes further than the end of aliya 1 on Shabbat
Torah Processional – IN PROGRESS
Torah Recessional –
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) –
Start with weekday Torah, Blessings. At Kotel, kids don’t usually get to lead services, but be ready with it anyway, and be ready for Shabbat if needed…
Then weekday Torah service, using Shabbat nusach (including Shabbat sections, just in case not in Israel)
Rick could do Haftara if it’s a Shabbat BM, with recording. Sent by email (files in Jonah’s OneDrive folder) on June 11, 2021. Rick will call if any issues.
They’re Kohanim, but Nicole converted. So if Shabbat, Jonah would have Kohein Aliya, and read it!
MOVING BM TO SAT. FOLLOWING JULY 22. Jonah will do first aliya of Saturday. Rick would like to do haftara. Send him all materials.
Jonah – Kohen aliya
CJG – Leivi aliya
Rick – Maftir aliya
Acharon for grandfather (Kohen)
Brother & Sister – Hagbahah and G’lilah
3 English prayers are covered
CJG doing charge/blessing