Eli, 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 |
| TBC Tu, May 26
3:15pm ZOOM |
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, June 11
5pm ZOOM |
Prepare Blessing Before Torah reading | Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Find out if Dad is a Kohein or a Levi (if not, he’s a yisrael, and so are you!) |
| Th, Jun 18
5pm ZOOM |
Review Blessing before Torah Reading
Prepare Blessing after Torah reading |
Learning Blessing After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3)
Print out Torah Trope Sheet (PDF) |
| Th, Jun 25
5pm ZOOM |
Review Torah Blessings
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope like a song (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Jul 2
5pm ZOOM |
Review Torah Trope “like a song”
Prepare first aliya, first couple of verses |
NO LESSONS – ELI HAD FAMILY OVER |
| Th, Jul 9
5pm ZOOM |
Review Torah Trope “like a song”
Prepare first aliya, first couple of verses |
Learn aliya 1, vs 1-2 (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Jul 16
5pm ZOOM |
Review Aliya 1 vs. 1-2
Prepare Aliya 1 vs 3 Prepare Aliya 2 vs 1 Prepare material for next week also |
Learn Aliya 1 vs 3 (PDF | MP3) |
| Week of July 20-24 | CJG on Vacation – No lesson | Learn Aliya 2 vs 2 (28:4) (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Jul 30
5pm ZOOM |
Review Aliya 1 (entire)
Review Aliya 2 (up to 28:4) Prepare Aliya 2 (28:5) Prepare Aliya 3 (28:6-7) |
Learn Aliya 2 verse 5 (0:39 seconds in MP3) |
| Week of Aug 3-7 | CJG on Vacation – No Lesson | Practice/smooth out all Torah reading you’ve learned so far. Use the audio files to make sure you’re singing all the note patterns the same as Cantor Green |
| Th, Aug 13 | NO LESSON | ELI AT COTTAGE |
| Th, Aug 20
5pm (Regular Zoom link) |
Review Aliya & 2
Review Aliya 3 first verse Prepare Aliya 3 vs 7 and 8 |
Learn Aliya 3:7-8 (MP3) |
| Th, Aug 27
5pm |
Review Aliya 3 to date
Prepare Aliya 3:9-10 |
Learn Aliya 3:9-10 (MP3 from 56-seconds) |
| Th, Sep 2
5pm |
Review Aliya 3 (entire)
Review Aliyot 1 & 2 (entire) Prepare Aliya 4 vs 1& 2 |
Finish learning aliya 3 (homework from last week – MP3 from 56-seconds) |
| NEXT 3 WEEKS | NO LESSONS – HH Break | Learn Aliya 4, 28:11, 28:12, 28:13 (PDF | MP3) – ie., one verse per week |
| Th, Oct 1
5pm |
Review Aliya 3
Review Aliya 4 (work on as needed) |
Smooth out and make confident Aliya 4, vs 11-12
Practice aliyot 1-3 – make sure they’re smooth |
| Th, Oct 8
5pm |
Review Aliya 4 vs 11-12
Review Aliya 1 Review Aliya 2 Review Aliya 3 Prepare Aliya 4 vs. 13-14 |
Learn Aliya 4 vs 13-14 (MP3 – 1:13) |
| Th, Oct 15
5pm |
Review Aliya 4 to date
Prepare Aliya 4 vs 15 Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron |
Learn Aliya 4 vs 15 (MP3 – 1:45)
Print & Learn Vay’hi Binsoa Ha’aron (PDF | MP3) Learn Gad’lu Ladonai Iti (MP3) |
| Th, Oct 22 | NO LESSON – CANTOR ON VACATION | Keep learning/practicing above |
| Th, Oct 29
5pm ZOOM |
Review Aliya 4
Review Vay’hi Binsoa Review Gad’lu Prepare L’Cha Adonai 1st half |
Learn first paragraph of L’Cha Adonai (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Nov 5
5pm ZOOM |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare 2nd half of L’Cha Adonai Review aliya 1 |
Learn 2nd paragraph of L’Cha Adonai (PDF | MP3)
You should now be reviewing everything we’ve learned so far every single week, so it stays fresh. If there are any “glitches”, go back to the audio files for those words and review them and fix them Review all of your Torah reading. Practice at least once each WITH the audio files, then a few times without, just to refresh your memory as to exactly how they go. Fix anything that’s not going smoothly. |
| Th, Nov. 12
5pm ZOOM |
Review L’Cha Adonai
Review all 4 aliyot |
De-rust-ify your 4 aliyot |
| Th, Nov 19
5pm ZOOM |
Review all 4 aliyot for confidence | Dreidel Song practice: MP3
Keep reviewing your 4 aliyot. One more week of that focus. Practice and smooth out the 2 Torah blessings |
| Th, Nov 26
5pm ZOOM |
Prepare Y’hal’lu/Hodo | Learn Y’hal’lu & Hodo Al Eretz (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Dec 3 | NO LESSON – CANTOR AWAY | Keep working on Y’hal’lu/Hodo
Practice all 4 Torah aliyot |
| Th, Dec. 10
5pm |
Review Y’hal’lu/Hodo Al Eretz
Start preparing Ladonai Ha’aretz |
Learn Ladonai Ha’aretz first stanza (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Dec. 17
5pm |
Review 1st stanza of Ladonai Ha’aretz
Work on Torah side of all 4 aliyot |
Learn Ladonai Ha’aretz 2nd stanza (MP3) |
| Th, Dec 24 | NO LESSON – CANTOR VACATION | Keep learning 2nd stanza of Ladonai Ha’aretz (above) |
| Th, Dec 31 | NO LESSON – ELI AWAY | Keep studying new material, and practice Torah reading of all 4 aliyot from the LEFT hand side. |
| Th, Jan 7
5pm |
Review Ladonai Ha’aretz to date
Prepare Ladonai Ha’aretz 3rd Stanza |
Learn first 2 lines of Stanza 3 of Ladonai Ha’aretz (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 14
5pm |
Review Ladonai Ha’aretz to date
Prepare rest of stanza 3. Note: need to record it – use Eli’s Reaper file |
Eli not available – Stressful week – no problem! |
| Th, Jan 21
5pm |
Review Ladonai Ha’aretz to date
Prepare rest of stanza 3. Note: need to record it – use Eli’s Reaper file |
Install Skype (you may have to set up an account for yourself), and connect to Cantor Green at ID: jgreen361
Learn next 5 lines (3rd stanza, last 3 line; and 4th stanza, first 2 lines) (MP3) |
| Th, Jan 28
NEW TIME! 4:20-4:40pm ON SKYPE!! |
Review Ladonai Ha’aretz to date
Prepare last 3 lines of Ladonai Ha’aretz. Record it to Eli’s Reaper project Review all 4 Aliya |
Learn last 3 lines of Ladonai Ha’aretz (MP3) |
| Th, Feb 4
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Vay’hi Binsoa, Sh’ma/Echad/L’cha adonai
Review Y’hal’lu and Hodo Review all of Ladonai Ha’aretz Review blessings before and after Torah reading |
Keep practicing the whole Torah service (before and after the Torah reading happens)
Practice Torah reading from LEFT side of the page – Aliyot 3 & 4 |
| Th, Feb 11
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hallel B’racha
Review Torah readings from LEFT side Re-check items from last week that needed some work. |
Practice Torah reading from LEFT side – Aliyot 1 and 2 |
| Th, Feb 18
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Aliyot 1 & 2 STAM
Prepare Uvnucho Yomar / Eitz Chayim Hi Review Hallel B’racha if time |
Learn Uvnucho Yomar / Eitz Chayim Hi (PDF | MP3) |
| Th, Feb 25 | PURIM – NO LESSON. Please come to the Purim Megillah Reading on Thursday at 6pm at Location: | |
| Th, Mar 4
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Eitz Chayim Hi
Prepare Hal’luya/M’kimi Mei-afar Dal |
Learn Hal’luya/M’kimi Mei-afar Dal (Nusach) (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 11
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hal’luya/M’kimi Mei-afar Dal
Prepare B’tzeit Yisrael/Ma L’cha Hayam (song) |
Learn B’tzeit Yisrael / Ma L’Cha HaYam (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 18
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hallel to date
Prepare 1st half of Adonai Z’charanu |
Finish learning last 2 lines of Ma L’Cha Hayam (MP3)
Learn first 3 lines of Adonai Z’charanu (MP3) |
| Th, Mar 25 | NO LESSON, but do homework ==> | Learn next 2 lines of Adonai Z’charanu (MP3) – the lines beginning with “Yoseif” and “B’ruchim” |
| Th, Apr 1
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hallel to date
Prepare Adonai Z’charanu, last 3 lines |
Learn Adonai Z’charanu last 3 lines (MP3 from 0:38 timestamp)
Keep reviewing everything we’ve learned to date, including your Torah readings! |
| Th, Apr 8
4:20-4:40 |
Review Adonai Z’charanu
Prepare Ma Ashiv / N’darai Ladonai p53 (nusach)
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Learn Ma Ashiv / N’darai Ladonai p53 using the materials below as usual
Review Torah Blessings (Bar’chu, etc…) before and after Torah reading |
| Th, Apr 15
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hallel to date
Prepare Ma Ashiv / N’darai Ladonai p53 (nusach) Review Torah Blessings |
Learn Ma Ashiv / N’darai Ladonai p53 using the materials below as usual |
| Th, Apr 22
4:20-4:40pm |
Prepare Hal’lu Et Adonai 1st 2 lines and first stanza (verse & chorus) of Hodu | Learn Hal’lu Et Adonai
Learn first line (verse and chorus — same words twice) of Hodu |
| Th, Apr 29
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hallel to date
Prepare rest of Hodo Ladonai |
Learn rest of Hodu Ladonai using your materials below as usual |
| Th, May 6
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Hal’lu and Hodu Ladonai
Review/work on Min Hameitzar/Pitchu Li Review from start of Hallel |
Finish learning Min HaMeitzar/Pitchu Li |
| Th, May 13
4:20-4:40pm |
Review from Ma Ashiv
Prepare Od’cha (cong melody) first 2 lines Review Aliya 1 & 2 |
Learn Od’cha (congregational melody) 1st 2 lines (each repeats itself)
Practice going from aliya 1 to aliya 2 – make sure the sof pasuks are correct for the end, and middle of an aliya, respectively. |
| Th, May 20 | Review aliyot 1 & 2
Review Od’cha first 2 lines Prepare rest of Od’cha |
Practice all 4 aliyot – please remember to say “Amen” before the first 3!
Learn last 2 lines of Od’cha (audio files below, as usual) |
| Th, May 27
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Od’cha
Review aliyot 2 & 3 Prepare Ana Adonai section |
Learn Ana Adonai p55, #11 in the MP3 folder
Review from beginning of Hallel |
| Th, Jun 3
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Ana Adonai
Prepare first 2 lines of Baruch Haba (2x each) Review hallel b’racha |
Learn first 2 sentences/phrases of Baruch Haba (MP3 #12 in the folder) — and remember in this paragraph, each phrase is reapeated twice. |
| Th, Jun 10
4:20-4:40pm |
Review rest of Hallel from Od’cha
Review Baruch Haba 1st 2 lines Prepare Baruch Haba last 2 lines Review Aliya 1 |
Learn Baruch Haba last 2 lines (MP3 #12 in the folder)
Practice everything we’ve learned so far, at least once every 2 weeks. |
| Th, Jun 17
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Baruch Haba
Prepare Y’hal’lucha (last paragraph of Hallel) Prepare Full Kaddish |
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| Th, Jun 23 | Review Y’hal’lucha (Hallel)
Prepare Full Kaddish first section |
Print and Learn Full Kaddish up to yit-barach (PDF | MP3). You have 2 weeks to do this. |
| Th, July 1 | NO LESSON – CANTOR ON VACATION | |
| Th, July 8 | Review Full Kaddish to date
Prepare Full Kaddish from Yit-barach v’yishtabach Review 4 aliyot |
Learn Full kaddish from Yit-barach v’yishtabach, up to B’rich Hu (ie., 2 lines of text) (MP3). |
| Th, July 15
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Full Kaddish to date
Prepare Full Kaddish next 4 lines (to end of Kodam line) |
Learn Full Kaddish from l’eilah (8 lines from the bottom) up to end of the kodam line (MP3) – in the audio file, it’s time range 0:39 up to 0:57 seconds. |
| Th, July 22
4:20-4:40pm |
Review Full Kaddish to date
Prepare 4th and 3rd lines from the bottom, and the Congregational melody for Oseh Shalom |
Learn the 2 lines beginning “Y’hei Sh’lama Raba” (at 57 seconds into the audio file).
Practice adding the last 2 lines, the Oseh Shalom Bimromav melody. Keep practicing everything! |
| Th, July 29 | Review Hallel
Review Torah Processional and Recessional |
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| Th, Aug 5,
**4:45-6pm (Confirmed) |
FULL RUNTHROUGH ON THE BIMAH
(No regular meeting time today) |
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Torah Trope (PDF)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh all 4 aliyot (PDF)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 1 (PDF | MP3)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 2 (PDF | MP3)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 3 (PDF | MP3)
Weekday Rosh Chodesh Aliya 4 (PDF | MP3)
Hallel (PDF | MP3 Folder)
Full Kaddish (PDF)
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Rosh Chodesh Torah Reading – DONE
Torah Processional – DONE
Torah Recessional – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah (with Rabbi Kenter) – IN PROGRESS
Hallel – IN PROGRESS
Other items as time allows: Musaf