Congregation Sinai -- B'nai Mitzvah
Kita Hay
What We Did -- 7 June
Torah trope- Looked at individual quiz results, comparing to fall quiz to see progress.
- Reviewed trope phrase melodies.
- Reviewed trope symbol/name recognition.
Homework -- for next year
- Remember Torah trope phrase melodies.
- Remember how to recognize trope symbols by name.
- Work on Hebrew reading, in general. (It helps everything else we do.)
What We've Done
Numbers in scoreboards are dates.
TnT
TnT readings done:
| Torah 1 | Torah 2 | |
| Aaron | 3.28 | |
| Anna | 1.31* | |
| Ellie | ||
| Hannah | ||
| Jeannine | 1.31 | 2.28 |
| Marcus | 1.31* | 4.26 |
| Talia | 1.31 | 2.28 |
In-class
Torah trope groups passed:
| Group 1 | Katon | Y'tiv | Etnachta | Silluk |
| Aaron | 11.9 | 10.26 | 11.16 | 10.26 |
| Anna | 11.9 | 11.9 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| Ellie | 11.16 | 11.23 | ||
| Hannah | 3.22 | 11.9 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| Jeannine | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| Marcus | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| Talia | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| Group 2 | Azla | Revi'i | Zarka/ Segol | Silluk (end) |
| Aaron | 3.22 | 4.26 | ||
| Anna | 2.8 | 5.17 | 3.22 | |
| Ellie | ||||
| Hannah | 3.22 | |||
| Jeannine | 5.17 | 5.17 | ||
| Marcus | 3.22 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 3.22 |
| Talia | 11.23 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Group 3 | Pazer | Telisha(s) | Gershayim | Zakef Gadol | Darga/ Tvir |
| Aaron | |||||
| Anna | |||||
| Ellie | |||||
| Hannah | |||||
| Jeannine | 5.17 | 5.17 | |||
| Marcus | 3.22 | ||||
| Talia | 5.17 | 3.22 | 5.17 | 3.22 |
What We Did -- archive
What We Did -- 31 May
Torah trope- Took a quiz, to demonstrate progress since last fall.
- Went over answers to quiz.
- Reviewed trope phrase melodies.
What We Did -- 17 May
Torah trope- Several passed individual trope phrases.
- Learned the few remaining new trope notes.
- Reviewed trope symbol/name recognition.
What We Did -- 03 May
Torah trope- Reviewed trope phrases (all of Groups 1 & 2; Darga/Tvir and Gershayim from Group 3).
What We Did -- 26 Apr
Torah trope- Tested to pass May TnT readings.
- Reviewed trope groups, started on Gershayim.
What We Did -- 12 Apr
Torah trope- Reviewed May TnT readings.
- Must pass in class on April 26th.
What We Did -- 29 Mar
Torah trope- Worked individually on May TnT readings.
- Reminded that May TnT reading is last for the year. Must pass in class by April 26th.
What We Did -- 22 Mar
Torah trope- Final check for March Torah readings.
- Reviewed trope groups, esp. Revi'i and Zarka.
- Several students passed numerous trope groups.
- Said May TnT reading is last for the year. Must pass in class by April 26th.
What We Did -- 15 Mar
Torah trope- Reviewed March Torah readings. (Those finished for the year assisted others, helping their own knowledge.)
- Reviewed all learned Torah trope with class.
What We Did -- 01 Mar
Torah trope- Reminded that March readers must pass in class, from Torah script, in three weeks.
- Reminded why people must practice and bring readings with them to class, and not use outside recordings.
What We Did -- 22 Feb
Torah trope- Passed both February Torah readers (need to continue polishing throughout week).
- Reminded that March readers must pass in class, from Torah script, in four weeks.
- Reminded why people must practice and bring readings with them to class, and not use outside recordings.
What We Did -- 08 Feb
Torah trope- Reviewed all Torah trope we've learned.
- Paired up to work on trope or Feb/March Torah readings.
- Several passed more trope groups.
What We Did -- 01 Feb
Torah trope- Reviewed all Torah trope we learned this year so far.
- Introduced darga/t'vir trope notes.
- Reminded of need to practice during the week, and to not use recordings (we're learning to use trope, not to memorize recordings).
What We Did -- 25 Jan
Torah trope- Reviewed to pass January TnT readings.
What We Did -- 11 Jan
Torah trope- Reviewed all Torah trope we learned this year so far.
- Worked on January readings, with those who brought theirs.
What We Did -- 14 Dec
Torah trope- Took a fall term-ending quiz on recognizing trope symbols and basic information about trope and the Torah.
What We Did -- 23 Nov
Torah trope- Reviewed first eight trope phrases, some passed phrases they hadn't yet.
- Discussed how to work on Torah readings for January youth service.
Read Hebrew, then sing names of trope notes -- once each is solid, combine.
What We Did -- 16 Nov
Torah trope- Reviewed first six trope phrases, some passed phrases they hadn't yet.
- Learned trope sheet line 7 (zarka/segol) and 8 (final silluk).
- Worked on Torah readings for January youth service.
What We Did -- 09 Nov
Torah trope- Reviewed first four trope phrases, some passed phrases they needed to.
- Learned trope sheet line 5 (azla) and (most of) 6 (revi'i).
- Worked on Torah readings for January youth service.
What We Did -- 02 Nov
Torah trope- Distributed and started working on Torah readings for January youth service.
What We Did -- 26 Oct
Torah trope- Reviewed melody for lines 1 (katon phrase), 2 (y'tiv phrase), 3 (etnachta), and 4 (silluk).
- Several students passed several trope phrases (see scoreboard below).
What We Did -- 19 Oct
Torah trope- Learned melody for line 1 (katon phrase).
- Reviewed melody for lines 2 (y'tiv phrase), 3 (etnachta), and 4 (silluk).
- Reviewed how to differentiate identical symbols (kadma/pashta, mahpach/y'tiv).
What We Did -- 12 Oct
- Learned melody for line 2 (y'tiv phrase).
- Reviewed melody for lines 3 (etnachta phrase) and 4 (silluk phrase).
What We Did -- 05 Oct
- Learned how to differentiate identical symbols (kadma/pashta, mahpach/y'tiv).
- Reviewed melody for lines 3 and 4.
short class, due to Sukkot activity
What We Did -- 28 Sept
- Read names for the trope symbols in Group 1 (first four lines).
- Learned melody for lines 3 and 4.
- Reviewed first paragraph of Shema, which is in Torah trope.
- Looked at how to do this week's homework sheet, identifying trope symbols by name.
What We Did -- 21 Sept
- Reviewed what the Torah is, when we read it, and why.
- Learned what trope notes are for. (Melody of Torah reading)
- Circled the symbols for all notes on the trope sheet.
- Read names for the trope symbols in Group 1 (first four lines).
What We Did -- 14 Sept
- Introduction to parents/students of what we'll do this year.
- Discussed what the Torah is, when we read it, and why.
- Looked at an actual Torah up-close for first time (for at least some).
