Adult B'nei Mitzvah Syllabus  Weekly
Hazzan Rob Menes
Session Date Prayer Yiddishkeit and History Torah Mitzvot and Meaning Torah Mechanics Liturgy Text and Leadership                                        
1 11/7/22 Blessing for study; Introductions; Ma'ariv Why a BM? History of the ritual; Course overview; Course materials and references; electronic communications; Kristallnacht Parashat hashavua; what is a mitzvah? What is Torah, how is it written, why we read it Intro to Shabbat liturgy
2 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv The Jewish story: shared experiences; modern Rabbinic Judaism Parashat hashavua; what is a blessing Biblical Hebrew basics; intro to cantillation Structure of the service; meaning of leadership; techniques
3 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Names and dates Parashat hashavua; tallit and tefillin Biblical Hebrew basics; intro to cantillation Sh'ma chanting and meaning
4 Blessing for study; Kaddish Chanukah Parashat hashavua; tallit and tefillin Biblical Hebrew basics; taamei hamikra sets 1-4 Sh'ma chanting and meaning
5 Blessing for study; Mi shebeirach Shabbat; Halacha vs Minhag Parashat hashavua; Torah blessings; sheptarani Biblical Hebrew basics; taamei hamikra sets 5-8 Torah service
6 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Holocaust Remembrance Parashat hashavua; birkat hamazon Biblical Hebrew basics; taamei hamikra sets 8-11 Torah service; gabbayut
7 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Purim; Amalek; special parashiyyot Parashat hashavua; birkat hamazon Application of trope and pronunciation -Sh'ma Musaf Amidah
8 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Pesach Parashat hashavua; birkat hamazon Application of trope and pronunciation -Sh'ma Musaf Amidah
9 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Pesach Application of trope: parashat choice Musaf Amidah
10 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Shavuot Application of trope: parashat choice Ashrei
11 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Yom HaShoah; Yom HaAtzmaut Reading from Torah Ashrei
12 Blessing for study; Ma'ariv Kashrut Reading from Torah Aleinu
13 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Reading from Torah Aleinu
14 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah blessings Reading from Torah Ein Keloheinu; Adon Olam
15 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah blessings Haftarah trope Erev Shabbat
16 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah trope Erev Shabbat
17 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah Erev Shabbat
18 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah Erev Shabbat
19 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Haftarah Shabbat Mincha
20 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Practice for BM Practice for BM
21 Blessing for study; Mincha tbd Practice for BM Practice for BM
22 Blessing for study; Mincha Practice for BM Practice for BM
23 Blessing for study; Mincha Practice for BM Practice for BM