Zoe, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bat 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.
[fusion_countdown countdown_end=”2019-05-18 09:00:00″ timezone=”” show_weeks=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”” background_position=”center center” border_radius=”6px” counter_box_color=”#009639″ counter_text_color=”” heading_text=”Your Bat Mitzvah takes place in…” heading_text_color=”” subheading_text=”” subheading_text_color=”” link_text=”” link_text_color=”” link_url=”” link_target=”default” class=”” id=””][/fusion_countdown]
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| Su, June 10 9:30-10:15 am |
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, 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) |
| We, June 20
4:15pm |
Demo Haftara Trope (cantillation notes – PDF | MP3)
Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3) using study technique above. |
| We, June 27
4:15pm |
Review Blessing before Haftara
Prepare Haftara vs 1-2 |
Learn Haftara 44:15-16 (PDF | MP3)
Learn Haftara 44:17 (MP3) the following week Don’t forget to review (and touch up if needed) everything learned so far (ie., blessing before haftara) |
| SUMMER | BREAK | NO LESSONS |
| We, July 25
4:15pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:18-(1st half of) 19 |
Learn Haftara 44:18 and first half of 44:19 (MP3) |
| We, Aug 15
4:15 |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara rest of 44:19 and 44:20-21 |
Learn rest of Haftara 44:19, and 20-21 (MP3) |
| We, Aug 22
4:15pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:22-23 |
Learn Haftara 44:22-23 (MP3)
Smooth out vs. 20 (partic. “kasom yich-s’mu”) |
| Tu, Aug 28
4:00pm (NEW WEEKLY TIME) |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:24 & half of 25 |
Learn Haftara 44:24 and half of 25 (MP3) |
| Tu, Sept 4
4pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 44:rest-of-25 to 26 |
Smooth out “Ki Im L’Av” in 44:25 (MP3)
Learn Haftara 44:rest of 25 and 26 (MP3) If time allows, Learn 44:27 (MP3) |
| We, Sep 12
5:15pm |
Review Entire Haftara
Prepare Haftara 44:27-28 |
Learn Haftara 44:27-28 (MP3) |
| Th, Sep 20
5:15pm |
Review Entire Haftara
Prepare Haftra 44:29-half of 30 |
Learn Haftara 44:29 and first half of 44:30 (MP3) |
| Tu, Sept 25 | NO LESSON THIS WEEK (SUKKOT) | Learn Haftara 44:rest of 30 and 31 (MP3) |
| Th, Oct 4
4:45-5:00 (SHORT) |
Review 44:28-end
Prepare Blessing #1 after Haftara |
Learn Blessing #1 after haftara (PDF | MP3) |
| Tu, Oct 9
4-4:30pm |
Review end of Haftara
Review Blessing #1 after Haftara Prepare Blessing #2 after Haftara |
Smooth out Blessing #1 after haftara
Learn blessing #2 after haftara (MP3) |
| Tu, Oct 16
4-4:30pm |
Review Blessings 1 & 2 after Haftara
Review entire Haftara Prepare Blessing 3 after Haftara |
Touch up vs 21, making “v’yayin lo yishtu” the same notes as “kasom yich-s’mu” (MP3)
Learn blessing #3 after haftara (MP3) Don’t forget to practice everything learned so far! |
| Tu, Oct 23
4-4:30pm |
Review Blessings after the Haftara
Prepare first half of Blessing #4 after haftara |
Finish preparing blessing #3 after haftara (MP3)
Learn first half of blessing #4 after haftara (MP3) |
| Tu, Oct 30
4-4:30pm |
Review Haftara from v20 to end
Review blessings after Haftara to date Prepare second half of blessing #4 after Haftara |
Touch up t’lisha k’tanas on Uvyom and V’reishit using the audio file for those verses, above
Learn 2nd half of blessing #4 after haftara (MP3) |
| Tu, Nov. 6 4-4:30pm |
Review haftara entirely, with all 4 blessings afterwards
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn 2nd half of blessing #4 after haftara (MP3) |
| Tu, Nov. 13 4-4:30pm |
Review blessings after haftara
Review Torah Trope Prepare Maftir 24:21-22 |
Learn Maftir 24:21-22 (PDF | MP3) |
| Tu, Nov. 20
4-4:30pm |
Review Maftir to date
Prepare Maftir 24:23 Review Blessing before Torah Prepare Blessing after Torah Review blessings after Haftara |
Learn maftir 24:23 (MP3) |
| Tu, Nov. 27
4-4:30pm |
Review Maftir (entire) with blessings
Prepare Ein Kamocha |
Touch up melody of maftir going from end of v 21 into vs 22, making sure “mishpat echad” uses the higher notes of Torah trope (and not those of haftara). |
| Tu, Dec. 4
4-4:30pm |
Review maftir
Review Ein Kamocha line 1-3 Prepare rest of Ein Kamocha line 4-6 |
Bring siddur (but only if it’s the blue Sim Shalom Siddur)
Learn Ein Kamocha lines 4-6 (MP3) |
| Tu, Dec 11
4-4:30pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare Vay’hi Binsoa Review Haftara with blessings |
Learn Vay’hi Binsoa (MP3) |
| WINTER BREAK | NO LESSONS UNTIL JAN. 8, NEW TIME | Your homework is to keep everything SUPER fresh – practice everything learned so far, several times a week. |
| Tu, Jan. 8
new time of |
Review Ein Kamocha and Vay’hi Binsoa
Prepare Bei Ana Racheitz |
Touch up Vay’hi Binsoa (partic. Ki Mitziyon and Baruch Shenatan repeated phrases – base it closely on melody in audio file) |
| Tu, Jan 15
6:20-6:40pm |
Review Torah service to date
Prepare Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu |
Learn Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu p141 (PDF | MP3) |
| Tu, Jan 22
6:20pm |
Review from Vay’hi Binsoa thru Sh’ma/Echad/Gad’lu
Review Torah Reading (STAM side) with Blessings Prepare 1st half of L’Cha Adonai |
Learn first half of L’Cha Adonai p141 (MP3)
Try to learn 2nd half of L’Cha Adonai p141 (MP3) |
| Tu, Jan 29
6:20pm |
Review Torah Service to date
Prepare 2nd half of L’Cha Adonai |
Learn 2nd half of L’Cha Adonai p141 (MP3)
Practice Ashrei (top & tail) p151 (MP3) |
| Tu, Feb 5
6:20pm |
Review L’Cha Adonai
Review Ashrei Prepare Y’hal’lu & Hodo Al Eretz Review Maftir |
Learn Y’hal’lu / Hodo Al Eretz (and lead in Mizmor L’David) p153 (MP3)
Touch up the end of Ashrei from last week |
| Tu, Feb 12
6:20pm |
Review Ashrei
Review Y’hal’lu / Hodo Prepare first stanza of Mizmor L’David |
Touch up y’hal’lucha so that it doesn’t come out ‘curse you’, but ‘praise you’.
Learn first stanza of Mizmor L’David (up to al mayim rabim) (MP3) |
| SKYPE Tu, Feb 196:20pm |
Review Mizmor L’David first stanza
Prepare second stanza Review Torah processional |
Practice going from Mizmor L’David right into Havu Ladonai
Learn second stanza of Mizmor L’David (0:39, up to k’mo ven r’eimim) (MP3) START COMING TO SHUL SATURDAY MORNINGS VERY REGULARLY – 3 MONTHS LEFT!! This will help you feel part of (and ‘one with’) the services you’ll be leading, and give the congregation a chance to get to know you so your bat mitzvah will feel to everyone like we’re all part of one celebratory family! |
| Tu, Feb 26
6:20pm |
Prepare Mizmor L’David third stanza
Review Haftara |
Learn Mizmor L’David 3rd stanza (1:13 up to omer kavod) (MP3) |
| Tu, Mar 5
6:20-6:40pm |
Review Mizmor L’David to date
Prepare last 2 lines of Mizmor L’David Review Torah recessional to date Review maftir with blessings |
Learn Mizmor L’David 4th stanza from 1:48 (MP3) |
| Tu, Mar 12
6:20-6:40pm |
Review Mizmor L’David (entire)
Review entire Torah recessional Review Torah Processional Prepare Eitz Chayim Hi first 2 lines |
Learn First two lines of Eitz Chayim Hi (MP3) |
| Tu, Mar 19
*6:25 – 6:45pm (NEW TIME) |
Review Eitz Chayim Hi to date
Prepare last line of Eitz Chayim Hi Prepare Chamishi 23:23-24 |
Learn rest of Eitz Chayim Hi (MP3) |
| Tu, Mar 26
6:25 – 6:45pm |
Review Eitz Chayim Hi
Review Chamishi to date Prepare Chamishi 23:25-27 |
Learn Chamishi 23:25-27 (MP3) |
| Tu, Apr 2 | Review Chamishi to date
Prepare Chamishi 23:28-29 Review Maftir from STAM side |
Learn Chamishi 23:28-29 (MP3) |
| Tu, Apr 9
4pm (NEW TIME) |
Review Chamishi to date
Prepare Chamishi 23:30-31 |
Touch up material from last week – a couple of ‘sticky’ spots
Learn Chamishi 23:30-31 (MP3) |
| Tu, Apr 16
4pm |
Review Chamishi to date
Review maftir from STAM side. Review Haftara with blessings |
Learn Chamishi 23:32 (MP3) |
| Tu, Apr 23
4pm |
EVERYTHING ON THE BIMA
including D’var Torah |
|
| Tu, Apr 30
4pm |
Bima runthrough | |
| Tu, May 7
4pm |
Bima runthrough | |
| Tu, May 14
2:45-4:30pm FULL RUNTHROUGH |
Bring all materials
including D’var Torah Bring Tallit |
|
Haftara (PDF)
Blessings after Haftara (PDF | Blessing 1 | Blessing 2 | Blessing 3 | Blessing 4)
Maftir (PDF | MP3)
Chamishi (PDF)
Torah Service p139 (PDF)
Haftara Blessing (before) – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Haftara Blessings (after) – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Maftir – DONE
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Shabbat Torah Processional – DONE
Shabbat Torah Recessional – DONE
D’var Torah / Mitzvah Project – (with Rabbi Kenter) – DONE
Chamishi Aliya – DONE
Blue Sim Shalom Siddur is on loan to you. Please return it after your Bat Mitzvah.