SCHEDULE OF LESSONS
Bar/Bat Mitzvah schedule of lessons
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The Or Ami BM Program consists of 6 1/2 months of weekly lessons (individual/group) with 1 extra month of review and 2 weeks vacation built in totaling 8 months. Summer months do not count except for reviewing learnt material! BM Students with their service dates in May start at least 8 months before by September. BM Students with their service dates in June start lessons no later than October. All other students start at least 10 months before!
BM Date Lessons Start No Later Than
September November
October December
November January
December February
January March
February April
March May
April June
May September
June October
What Happens Between the Orientation Meeting and My Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
4 Individual lessons with Cantorº 20-30 minutes
1) Review the packet, read the Torah Blessings
HOMEWORK: Read translation of Torah portion and write summary & Download Prayers & Blessings and learn to chant Torah Blessing
2) Review summary and choose section of parashah
HOMEWORK: Read half of the portion in Hebrew, review V’ahavta
3) Review Torah Blessings, read half of portion in Hebrew
HOMEWORK: Read second half of the portion in Hebrew, review Torah Blessings
4) Read second half of the Hebrew, review Torah Blessings & V’ahavta!
HOMEWORK: Download Torah Portion (4 aliyot) & Haftarah, listen to chant of Aliyah 1
Learn to chant first verse using recording
11 Mitzvah Academy Classes 55 minutes (depending on size of class, could be shorter)
In Class: lessons in trope & prayers, students chant verses they’ve learned!
HOMEWORK WHILE IN MITZVAH ACADEMY: review all blessings & learn an average
of 1 verse of Torah (from # to #) each week. By the end of the class student should
know 11 verses of (90%) of the Torah Portion
11 Individual lessons with Cantor° 20-30 minutes
1) Check progress of student
2-11) Review all Blessings, Learn remainder of Torah, Learn Haftarah*, Friday & Saturday
Kiddush. Lesson 11 or last lesson takes place in the Sanctuary.
* The Haftarah Portion is assigned and given in the first four lessons. A recording is also made available.
If there is enough time students can choose to learn Avot & G’vurot or other parts of the service.
Parents are encouraged to attend all individual lessons.
ºA parent is requested to be at the first lesson with the Cantor
°A parent is also requested to be at lessons 1 & 11 of the third stage of preparation.
Mon, December 9 2019
11 Kislev 5780
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COMING UP AT OR AM
Tuesday December 10
4:00pm
Mussar Class
with Cantor Franzel
4:00pm
Religious School
5:30pm
L.A.B.
(Life After B'nai Mitzvah)
Thursday December 12
11:00am
Thursdays with Rabbi Ettman
7:00pm
Sisterhood: Challah Making
Friday December 13
6:30pm
Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday December 14
9:00am
Torah Study
Sunday DECember 8
9:00am
Religious School
9:00am
Religious School Committee Meeting
11:00am
RSPO Meeting