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.
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| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| We, Aug 29 11-11:45am |
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) Bring a copy of the school siddur |
| We, Dec 4
2:30-3:00pm Pd $40 cash |
Prepare Blessings before and after Torah reading
Prepare Rishon Aliya 1:1 |
Learn Blessing before Torah reading (Siddur p74 | MP3)
Learn Blessing after Torah reading (Siddur p74 | MP3) |
| We, Dec 11
4:30pm Pd $40 cash |
Review 2 Torah blessings
Review Rishon aliya 1:1 Prepare Rishon aliya 1:2-3 |
1 – Learn Rishon 1:2-3 (MP3)
2 – Touch up Blessing after Torah reading (Siddur p74 | MP3) 3 – Review everything learned so far (this is EVERY WEEK) |
| We, Dec 18
4:30pm |
Review Torah blessings
Review Rishon aliya to date Discussed Study technique again, do reboot Work on 1:1-3 (touching up) |
Re-learn / touch up Rishon 1:1-2 (MP3s above) |
| WINTER | BREAK | No lessons next 2 weeks. Over that time, though:
Learn 1:3 (MP3 above) Practice and touch up as needed, everything learned so far. Practice Torah Blessings |
| We, Jan. 8
4:30pm |
Review Torah Blessings
Review Rishon 1:1-3 Prepare Rishon 4 and maybe first half of 5. |
1. Learn Aliya 1, 1:4 (MP3)
2. Learn Aliya 2, 1:5 (MP3) 3. Fix vs 3, last 5 words (Tif-k’du…v’aharon) (MP3) |
| Mo, Ja 13
4:30pm |
Review Aliya 1 (entire)
Review Aliya 2 vs 1:5 Prepare Aliya 2 vs 1:6-9 |
Smooth out Aliya 1 verse 4 (v’ee-t’-chem – both pronunciation and melody). Use the audio file to confirm you have it right.
Learn Aliya 2, 1:5 (MP3) Learn Aliya 2, 1:6-7 (MP3) |
| We, Jan 22
4:30pm (2x fee due) |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2 to date Prepare Aliya 2 vs. 8 to first half of 10 |
1. Touch up “L’shim-on” and “Lee-Hu-dah” (make sure there’s no ‘r’ sound in it!)
2. Learn Aliya 2 vs. 8 thru first half of vs. 10 (up to Ben Amihud) (MP3) – I’ve included the whole of vs 10 in case you can complete it. |
| We, Jan 29
4:30pm |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2 to date Prepare Aliya 2 vs. 11-15 |
1. Go back to last week’s homework and finish learning verses 8 thru 10 (MP3)
2. Learn Aliya 2 vs 11 (MP3) |
| We, Feb 5
4:30pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2 vs 12-14 |
1. Learn Aliya 2 vs. 12-14 (MP3)
2. Touch up verse 11 (MP3) Please have your mum put Cantor Green in touch with the Rabbi Whitman to talk about the service, and what parts you can and should learn to lead (as time allows). |
| We, Feb 12
4:30pm |
Review Aliya 2 to date
Prepare Aliya 2 vs 15-16 Discuss T’filing wrapping and Practice T’filin Blessings |
Learn Aliya 2 vs. 15-16 (MP3)
Touch up verses 11-14, making sure the names are all ready to go on the tip of your tongue! Practice specifically the ends of each sentence as they connect to the first word of the next sentence. For example, practice singing “ben P’datzur…L’vinyamin” so it becomes second nature. Do this for all the name verses! Take another look at the process and blessings of wrapping t’filin, in your siddur, p4. |
| We, Feb 19
4:30pm |
Review all of Aliya 1 & 2
Prepare Aliya 3, vs 17 and vs 18 up to “haSheini” |
Touch up last pasuk in aliya 2 (vs 16) – particularly, the trope at the top of p2 (“N’si-ei matot avotam“)
Learn Sh’lishi aliya, vs 17 and first half of 18 (MP3) |
| We, Feb 26
4:30pm |
Review all of Aliya 1 & 2
Review Aliya 3 up to halfway-thru vs. 18 Prepare rest of verse 18 |
1. Learn middle-1/3 of verse 18 (MP3)
2. Go back to the beginning of Aliya 3 and smooth that out 3. Go back to 2nd aliya and practice it a bunch of times using the English transliterations and get accurate/smooth with all the names |
| We, Mar 4
4:30pm |
Review 2nd and 3rd aliyot
Try Aliya 1 from STAM side Prepare Aliya 3 rest of vs 18 and 19. |
Smooth out Aliya 3 vs 18: (a) V’eit Kol Ha-eida — practice the musical notes of those words using the audio file – stretch your voice!; (b) Vayit-yaldu; and (c) make sure there’s a ‘m’ at the end of “al mish-p’chotam”.
Bring your “Torah side” texts next week – we’ll start practicing those. Learn rest of verse 18, and verse 19 (MP3) Email me (CJG) Rabbi Whitman’s phone number and email address so they can coordinate on potential other (small) parts of the service to learn. |
| We, Mar 11
4:30pm |
Review Aliya 1 from the Torah side. Maybe 2 as well
Review all of Aliya 3 with blessings |
Make the Sh’lishi aliya (from v 17) work from the Torah side.
“Fix up” first section of Aleinu, p82 (MP3). Practice the bend-and-bow: bend your knees (ONLY your knees) while saying the word “va-anachnu”; Straighten your knees and bow forward for the next TWO words (“kor’-im umish-tachavim”) and stand upright for “umodim”. |
| We, Mar 19 | NO LESSON | CANTOR ON VACATION – Keep practicing everything learned so far (as you do every week!) |
| We, Mar 25
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Review all 3 aliyot from STAM side
Review Aleinu 1st section |
Make Aliya 3 work from Torah side.
Aleinu – touch up the first section – MUCH SLOWER! Make sure your bow is two words long. Make sure that your words are being pronounced the same as in the audio file (like “sam” and “ha-m’lachim”). |
| We, Apr 1
4:30pm |
Review all 3 Torah Aliyot from TORAH side
Review Aleinu part 1 Prepare aleinu part 2 |
Fix notes of “b’mispar sheimot” in v18
Aleinu – fix pronunciation of “Shelo asanu k’goyei ha’aratzot” Learn Aleinu Part 2 (MP3) |
| We, apr 8 | NO LESSONS | PESACH |
| We, Apr 22
4:30pm CANCELLED |
Review Torah Aliya 3
Review Aleinu Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa |
Hi Cantor Green
Hope that you had a happy Passover and that all is well with you and your family. Steven and I discussed our bar mitzvah plans with Rabbi Whitman yesterday. While a zoom or livestream option was discussed, we have decided, with Brandon’s support, to delay the celebration until May 13, 2021 where he can recite the Bamidbar weekday Torah reading.
We really appreciate your support to Brandon and hope that we can reconnect with you in early 2021 to line up some additional teaching time so Brandon is well prepared for his bar mitzvah next May.
Given our decision, we would like to stop the lessons and pay you for any outstanding amounts by e-transfer. Please let us know the amount at your convenience.
All the best
Galit
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Torah Trope (PDF)
Torah 3 aliyot (PDF)
Kohein Aliya (PDF | MP3)
Levi Aliya (PDF | MP3)
Yisrael Aliya (PDF | MP3)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Aliya 1 – DONE
Aliya 2 – DONE
Aliya 3 – IN PROGRESS
Wrapping Tallit & T’filin – IN PROGRESS
Aleinu / V’ne’emar – IN PROGRESS
Vay’hi Binsoa –
Shir Shel Yom
Rabbi Whitman will snap pic of Torah portion