Congregation Sinai -- B'nai Mitzvah
Kita Vav
Here you'll find:
- What we did last class
- What to do for next class
- Accomplishments
- TnT reading and leading done
- Trope passed in class
- Tefilot passed in class
- What we did past classes
What we did -- 4 June 
- Just a few students passed various prayers, a few trope phrases.
- Only one student passed a June TnT reading.
- Greatly enjoyed a year-end written assessment.
What to do -- for next year 
- Remember everything they can, to help their bar/bat mitzvah tutoring.
All of it will be used there.
Accomplishments
TnT readings 
| Torah 1 | Torah 2 | Torah (Inauguration) | Haftarah 1 | Haftarah 2 | |
| Alana | 12.10 | 5.13 | 2.18 | 4.29 | |
| Alex | |||||
| Alysa | 4.29 | ||||
| Amanda | |||||
| Ben | |||||
| Eitan | 2.18 | ||||
| Gabe | |||||
| Hannah | 10.29 | 12.10 | 5.13 | 2.18 | |
| Naomi | 10.29 | 12.10 | 5.13 | 2.18 | 4.29 |
| Oren | |||||
| Shayna L. | 6.4 | ||||
| Shayna R. | |||||
| Sonja | 10.29 | 12.10 | 5.13 | 2.18 | 4.29 |
| Zach | 10.29 | 5.13 | 2.18 |
TnT leading 
| Torah I | Eyn Kamocha | Vayehi Binsoa | Bei Ana Rachetz | Shema/ Lecha |
| Alana | 2.18 | 1.21 | ||
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | 1.21 | |||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | 5.20 | |||
| Eitan | ||||
| Gabe | ||||
| Hannah | 11.19 | 12.10 | 11.19 | |
| Naomi | 4.29 | 1.21 | ||
| Oren | ||||
| Shayna L. | 11.19 | 10.29 | 2.18 | |
| Shayna R. | ||||
| Sonja | 2.18 | 2.18 | ||
| Zach | 4.29 |
| Torah II | Y'halelu | Mizmor l'David | Etz Chayim | |
| Alana | ||||
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | ||||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | ||||
| Eitan | ||||
| Gabe | ||||
| Hannah | ||||
| Naomi | 5.20 | 5.20 | ||
| Oren | ||||
| Shayna L. | ||||
| Shayna R. | ||||
| Sonja | 4.29 | 4.29 | ||
| Zach |
Haftarah trope passed in class
| Group 1 | Katon | Etnachta | Silluk |
| Alana | 12.4 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| Alex | 12.11 | ||
| Alysa | 6.4 | 2.26 | 3.5 |
| Amanda | 11.20 | ||
| Ben | |||
| Eitan | 12.18 | 1.29 | 1.15 |
| Gabe | 3.5 | 1.29 | 2.26 |
| Hannah | 12.4 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| Naomi | 12.4 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| Oren | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| Shayna L. | 1.29 | 3.19 | |
| Shayna R. | 11.20 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| Sonja | 12.4 | 12.11 | 1.29 |
| Zach |
| Group 2 | Azla | Revi'i | Zarka/Segol | Silluk (final) |
| Alana | 1.29 | |||
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | 3.5 | |||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | 2.5 | |||
| Eitan | 2.12 | 2.26 | ||
| Gabe | 1.29 | |||
| Hannah | 1.29 | 3.19 | ||
| Naomi | 1.22 | 3.19 | 1.22 | 3.19 |
| Oren | 5.24 | 5.24 | ||
| Shayna L. | ||||
| Shayna R. | ||||
| Sonja | ||||
| Zach | 1.29 |
| Group 3 | Pazer | T'lisha G'dola | T'lisha K'tana | Gersha- yim | Zakef Gadol | Darga Tvir | Y'tiv |
| Alana | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.19 | ||||
| Alex | |||||||
| Alysa | |||||||
| Amanda | |||||||
| Ben | |||||||
| Eitan | |||||||
| Gabe | |||||||
| Hannah | 3.19 | 2.26 | 5.21 | 3.19 | 5.21 | ||
| Naomi | 5.21 | 3.19 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.23 | 1.22 | 5.21 |
| Oren | |||||||
| Shayna L. | |||||||
| Shayna R. | |||||||
| Sonja | |||||||
| Zach |
Prayers passed in class
| Torah I | Eyn Kamocha | Vayehi Binsoa | Bei Ana Rachetz | Shema/ Lecha |
| Alana | 12.18 | 12.4 | 1.29 | 1.29 |
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | 1.21 (TnT) | |||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | 5.20 (TnT) | |||
| Eitan | 12.11 | 1.15 | 2.26 | |
| Gabe | 2.26 | 3.5 | 4.23 | 4.23 |
| Hannah | 11.20 | 11.19 (TnT) | 12.10 (TnT) | 11.19 (TnT) |
| Naomi | 11.20 | 11.6 | 12.18 | 12.4 |
| Oren | 1.22 | 2.26 | ||
| Shayna L. | 11.19 (TnT) | 10.29 (TnT) | 2.18 (TnT) | |
| Shayna R. | ||||
| Sonja | 11.20 | 12.18 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Zach | 4.29 (TnT) | 5.21 |
| Torah II | v'Zot haTorah | Y'halelu | Mizmor l'David | Etz Chayim |
| Alana | 1.15 | 3.26 | ||
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | 6.4 | |||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | ||||
| Eitan | ||||
| Gabe | 5.21 | 5.21 | ||
| Hannah | 12.18 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 1.15 |
| Naomi | 12.11 | 4.30 | 3.26 | |
| Oren | ||||
| Shayna L. | 1.15 | |||
| Shayna R. | 5.21 | |||
| Sonja | 12.11 | 4.29 (TnT) | 4.29 (TnT) | 3.5 |
| Zach | 5.21 |
| Torah + | Aliyah blessings | Haftarah pre-blsng | Haftarah post-blsng | Y'kum Purkan | Ashrei |
| Alana | 3.19 | ||||
| Alex | |||||
| Alysa | 5.21 | ||||
| Amanda | |||||
| Ben | |||||
| Eitan | |||||
| Gabe | 5.21 | ||||
| Hannah | 3.26 | 5.21 | 3.26 | ||
| Naomi | |||||
| Oren | 2.26 | ||||
| Shayna L. | 6.4 | ||||
| Shayna R. | |||||
| Sonja | 1.29 | ||||
| Zach |
| Musaf | Ein Keloheinu | Aleinu | Adon Olam | v'Shamru/ Kiddush | Yadayim/ haMotzi |
| Alana | |||||
| Alex | |||||
| Alysa | |||||
| Amanda | |||||
| Ben | |||||
| Eitan | |||||
| Gabe | |||||
| Hannah | 5.21 | 5.21 | |||
| Naomi | 5.21 | ||||
| Oren | |||||
| Shayna L. | |||||
| Shayna R. | |||||
| Sonja | |||||
| Zach |
| Shacharit | Tallit blessing | El Adon | Ahava Raba | Shema/ Vayomer |
| Alana | ||||
| Alex | ||||
| Alysa | ||||
| Amanda | ||||
| Ben | ||||
| Eitan | ||||
| Gabe | ||||
| Hannah | 6.4 | 3.5 | ||
| Naomi | ||||
| Oren | ||||
| Shayna L. | ||||
| Shayna R. | ||||
| Sonja | ||||
| Zach |
What we did -- past weeks
What we did -- 21 May
- Students passed various prayers, a few trope phrases.
- Nobody sought help on June TnT readings.
What we did -- 7 May
- Walkthrough of entire Inauguration, in sanctuary.
What we did -- 30 Apr
Trope
- Reviewed all Haftarah trope phrases; introduced last couple.
- Practiced Inauguration Torah readings.
Torah Service
- Practiced Inauguration parts, in groups.
- Reviewed entire Torah Service together.
What we did -- 23 Apr
Trope
- Some passed April Haftarah readings.
- Some passed trope phrases.
- Received June TnT readings.
Torah Service
- Some students passed Torah prayers.
- Reviewed entire Torah Service together.
What we did -- 26 Mar
Trope
- Re-explained Inauguration.
- Reviewed all Haftarah trope phrase melodies.
- Got final help on April haftarah readings.
Torah Service
- Some students passed several Torah prayers.
What we did -- 19 Mar
Trope
- Covered Inauguration and signups.
- Passed several trope phrases and prayers.
- Got help on April haftarah readings.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Aliyah blessings.
What we did -- 05 Mar
Trope
- Reviewed all group 1 & 2, some group 3 Haftarah trope phrases.
- Learned Gershayim trope note.
- Got help on April haftarah readings.
Torah Service
- Learned Kiddush and haMotzi. (Not really part of Torah Service.)
- Reviewed Y'halelu, Mizmor l'David, v'Zot haTorah.
- Previewed Inauguration participation.
What we did -- 26 Feb
Trope
- Reviewed all group 1 & 2 Haftarah trope phrases.
- Learned Darga/T'vir and Y'tiv trope phrases.
Torah Service
- Learned Y'halelu, rest of Mizmor l'David.
- Reviewed all Bei Ana Racheitz, Mizmor l'David, and Etz Chayim.
What we did -- 12 Feb
Trope
- Tried to pass February readings.
- Received April readings.
- Reviewed all group 1 & 2 Haftarah trope phrases.
Torah Service
- Learned first solo verse of Mizmor l'David.
- Reviewed all four verses of Mizmor l'David, and Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz and Etz Chayim.
What we did -- 5 Feb
Trope
- Individual help on February readings.
- Learned final Silluk trope phrase.
- Reviewed all learned Haftarah trope phrases.
Torah Service
- Learned final two verses of Mizmor l'David.
- Reviewed first two verses of Mizmor l'David, and Bei Ana Racheitz and Shema/L'cha.
What we did -- 29 Jan
Trope
- Individual help on February readings.
- Learned most of Revi'i trope phrase.
- Reviewed all learned Haftarah trope phrases.
Torah Service
- Learned second verse of Mizmor l'David.
- Reviewed first verse of Mizmor l'David, and Ein Kamocha and Etz Chayim.
What we did -- 22 Jan
Trope
- Individual help on February readings.
- Reviewed all learned Haftarah trope.
- Learned Azla trope phrase.
Torah Service
- Worked on first verse of Mizmor l'David.
What we did -- 15 Jan
Trope
- Individual help on February readings.
- Reviewed all learned Haftarah trope.
- Passed several people on trope and prayers. (Several more were close.)
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz, Shema/L'cha (Entire first half of Torah Service), Aliyah Blessings, v'Zot haTorah, Etz Chaim.
What we did -- 18 Dec
Trope
- Reviewed Hebrew in February readings.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz, Shema/L'cha (Entire first half of Torah Service), v'Zot haTorah, Etz Chaim.
- Previewed Aliyah Blessings.
What we did -- 11 Dec
Trope
- Reviewed haftarah Katon, Etnachta, Silluk phrases.
- Reviewed Hebrew in February reading verses.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz, Shema/L'cha (Entire first half of Torah Service), v'Zot haTorah.
- Previewed Etz Chayim.
What we did -- 4 Dec
Trope
- Reviewed haftarah Katon phrase.
- Learned haftarah Etnachta, Silluk phrases.
- February readers practiced both verses.
- December Torah readers passed readings.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz, Shema/L'cha (Entire first half of Torah Service).
- Learned v'Zot haTorah.
What we did -- 20 Nov
Trope
- Reviewed haftarah Katon phrase.
- Worked on reading first verse of February TnT Haftarah readings.
- December Torah readers reviewed combining those.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Bei Ana Racheitz, Shema/L'cha (Entire first half of Torah Service).
What we did -- 13 Nov
Trope
- Started Haftarah trope, learned Katon phrase.
- Gave out February TnT Haftarah readings.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Shema/L'cha (1st, 2nd, 4th prayers in Torah Service).
- Started Bei Ana Racheitz.
What we did -- 6 Nov
Trope
- Worked on trope symbol recognition, those who needed it.
- Paired students to help each other on Nov/Dec readings.
Torah Service
- Reviewed Eyn Kamocha, Vayehi Binsoa, Shema/L'cha (1st, 2nd, 4th prayers in Torah Service).
What we did -- 30 Oct
Trope
- Assigned Dec readings to those who had Oct readings.
- Paired students to help each other on Nov/Dec readings.
Torah Service
- Worked on all of Eyn Kamocha.
- Worked on Shema/L'cha, fourth prayer in Torah Service.
What we did -- 23 Oct
Trope
- Passed four students on their Oct. readings.
Torah Service
- Worked on most of Eyn Kamocha.
- Reviewed purpose of Torah Service.
What we did -- 16 Oct
Trope
- Reviewed progress with individuals on their Oct/Nov readings.
- Paired students to help each other.
Torah Service
- Worked on first three lines of Eyn Kamocha, all of Vayehi Binsoa.
- Reviewed purpose of Torah Service, reading Torah, and the first two prayers.
What we did -- 9 Oct
Trope
- Reviewed progress with individuals on their Oct/Nov readings.
- Reviewed Group 1 & 2 Torah trope melodies.
Torah Service
- Worked on first two lines of Eyn Kamocha, all of Vayehi Binsoa.
- Reviewed purpose of Torah Service, reading Torah, and the first two prayers.
What we did -- 25 Sept
Trope
- Paired students to help each other's readings.
- Reviewed reading of first verse(s) with each student, individually.
- Reviewed learning process, needs for weekly practice, behavior during class.
- Reviewed Group 1 Torah trope melodies.
Torah Service
- No time for Torah Service work.
What we did -- 18 Sept
Trope
- Reviewed Group 1 Torah trope phrases.
- Assigned Oct/Nov Torah readings (listed to the right).
Readers from 5th grade got Oct readings. Others got Nov readings. - Reviewed learning process.
Torah Service
- Reviewed purpose of Torah Service, and its purpose/context.
- Started learning first prayer: Eyn Kamocha.
What we did -- 11 September
- Reviewed what we'll cover and do this year (TnT Torah/Haftarah readings, learning Torah Service, Bnai Mitzvah Inauguration.
- Started review of Torah Trope melodies.
How to learn a Torah/ Haftarah reading
Upcoming TnT readings
How to understand the TnT reading sheet
June 10
Haftarah -- B'ha'alotcha
Haftarah
- Shayna L pre-blessings
