Brandon, 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.
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| 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: Bring a looseleaf binder (with sheet pockets) |
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| Dec 24
3pm |
Prepare Tazriya Rishon Aliya 6:1-3 | Finish Learning Aliya Rishon 6:1-4 (PDF | MP3)
Learn Aliya Sheini Aliya 6:5-8 (MP3) |
| We, Jan 8
5pm |
Review aliya 1
Prepare Aliya 2, 12:5 |
Touch up 6:3 first two words (trope!)
Learn 2nd aliya 12:5 (MP3) |
| Mo, Jan 13
5pm |
Review aliya 1 (entire)
Review Aliya 2, 12:5 Prepare Aliya 2, 12:6 (possibly 2/3 of it) |
Learn Aliya 2 verse 6 (MP3) |
| We, Jan 22
5pm |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2 thru vs 6 Prepare Aliya 2 vs. 7 |
Learn Aliya 2 verse 7 (MP3) |
| We, Jan 29
5pm |
Review aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2 vs 8 |
1. Learn Aliya 2 vs 8 (MP3)
2. Touch up Aliya 2 vs 7 (MP3) |
| We, Feb 5
5pm |
Review Aliya 1 (STAM) & 2
Prepare Aliya 3 vs 1 and first half of vs 2 (up to tzara-at) |
Learn aliya 3 vs 13:1 and first half of 13:2, up to tzara-at (MP3)
Keep practising aliya 2 with the goal of moving over to the STA”M side. |
| We, Feb 12
5pm SKYPE |
Review Aliya 1 (STA”M)
Review Aliya 2 Review Aliya 3 to date Prepare Aliya 3, 13:2 (second half) to 13:3 (first half) Practice Torah blessings |
Learn Aliya 3, 13:2 (second half) and 13:3 (first half) (MP3)
Prepare to demonstrate Aliya 2 from TORAH side. |
| We, Feb 19
5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Review Aliya 1 and 2 from STA”M side Prepare Aliya 3, 13:3 second half, and 13:4 first half, up to “Lavan” |
Learn Aliya 3, 13:3 second half, and 13:4 first half, up to “Lavan” (MP3) |
| We, Feb 26
5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare rest of 13:4 and first half of 5 |
Learn rest of 13:4 and first half of 13:5 (MP3) |
| We, Mar 4
5pm |
Review Aliya 3
Prepare rest of 13:5 Practice aliya 3 to date from the STAM side |
Learn last part of 13:5 (MP3)
Smooth out “v’hinei hanega amad b’einav” making sure the tropes are correct and the word stresses/accents are in the correct places according to the trope positions. |
| We, Mar 11
5pm |
Review Aliya 3
Practice Aliya 1 & 2 from STAM side Prepare Aleinu 1st part Look at English of Torah text again, start to formulate a D’var Torah plan – POSSIBLY WITH RABBI BLUM |
Learn Aleinu L’shabeiach part 1 (PDF | MP3)
Practice the bend-and-bow: bend your knees (only your knees!) at “va-anachnu”. Straighten your knees and bow forward for next TWO words – “ko-r’im umish-tachavim”. Stand upright at “umodim”. |
| We, Mar 19 | NO LESSON | CANTOR ON VACATION – Keep practicing! |
| We, Mar 25
5pm |
Review Aleinu first part
Prepare end of Aleinu (Kakatuv…ush’mo echad) Review Torah (all from STAM side) – GO TO BIMAH |
Finish smoothing out Aleinu (partic. transition into “she-heim mish-tachavim”)
Learn end of Aleinu (Kakatuv…) (PDF | MP3) Repeat aliya 3 many times so that it’s basically automatic – then read it from the left-hand side! |
| We, Apr 1
5pm |
Review Aleinu (entire)
Review Torah readings |
Review and SMOOTH OUT!! everything learned to date! We’ll review next time we meet.
Happy Passover! |
| We, Apr 8 | NO LESSON – EREV PESACH | |
| We, Apr 15
5pm SKYPE |
Review Everything | |
Torah Trope (PDF)
Torah Reading (Tazriya) (PDF | Aliya 1 | Aliya 2 | Aliya 3)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Rishon Aliya – DONE (incl. STA”M)
Sheini Aliya – DONE (practice from STA”M) side
Sh’lishi Aliya – IN PROGRESS
Torah Processional – TBC
Torah Recessional – TBC
D’var Torah – with Rabbi Blum?
Aleinu – DONE
Probably Saturday before, have aliya at KBI, sponsor kiddush
Sandra would like CJG to lead parts of services on the Thursday morning. Discuss with Rabbi Blum.