Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Lesson Schedule Overview
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program:
- 6 1/2 months of weekly lessons (individual/group)
- 1 extra month of review
- 2 weeks vacation
- 8 months in total
Summer months do not count except for reviewing learnt material! Students with their service dates in May start at least 8 months before by September. Students with their service dates in June start lessons no later than October. All other students start at least 10 months before!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah 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
Lesson Details
Individual lessons
with Cantor (4)
20-30 MINUTES
- 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 - Review summary and choose section of parashah
HOMEWORK: Read half of the portion in Hebrew, review V’ahavta - Review Torah Blessings, read half of portion in Hebrew
HOMEWORK: Read second half of the portion in Hebrew, review Torah Blessings - 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
Mitzvah Academy Classes (11)
55 MINUTES
(depends on class size)
- Lessons in trope & prayers, students chant verses they’ve learned!
HOMEWORK: 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
Individual lessons
with Cantor (11)
20-30 MINUTES
- Check progress of student
- Review all Blessings, Learn remainder of Torah, Learn Haftarah*, Friday & Saturday Kiddush
- Lesson 11 or last lesson takes place in the Sanctuary.
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* 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.
A 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.
