Emma/Samantha, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your B’not Mitzvah. To ensure simcha success, please use the tools and downloadable items provided here to learn and practice your training assignments between lessons. For questions, e-mail me at cantor@kehillatbethisrael.com or call/text me at 613-327-3984. It is your responsibility to check this page to ensure it’s working properly right after each lesson, and let Cantor Green know if there’s a problem right away.
VERY IMPORTANT – MUST READ: KBI B’nei Mitzvah Handbook ONLINE
Click here to confirm you’ve read and understood the entire handbook (required).
| DATE/TIME | GOALS | HOMEWORK ASSIGNED |
| We, May 14, 2025
5:15-6pm Cantor’s Office |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
Date Selection Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Lesson Time |
STUDY METHOD (always have your printouts/pages in front of you)
1. In your first homework session, Listen to the assigned audio files (or assigned part thereof) at least 15 times in a row. Let it sink in! Best practice is to listen a couple more times in a second sitting before trying to sing along. 2. Sing along with the audio files many times until it is identical, smooth and confident. If there are glitches, use the slider to “rewind” and review a word or two at a time until identical. You’ll know you’re ready for step 3 when the audio recording feels too slow or is ‘holding you back’. 3. Sing the whole assignment without the audio file (as you will in your next lesson). Use this approach every week, and knock my socks off with how well you know it! AND, 4. every week, you MUST review at least once, everything learned to date, and FIX any glitches. |
| Tu, Dec. 2
4:50-5:10pm or |
Write name, phone number, and email address on BM folder (provided)
Prepare Blessing Before and After Torah reading |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After) |
| Tu, Dec 9
4:50-5:10pm or |
Review Torah Blessings
Prepare Torah Trope |
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Torah / Haftarah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 | Haftara Trope MP3)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 1 (Gen. 37:1-11 – PDF | MP3)
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – | 3 – | 4 – | 5 – | 6 – |
| 7 – | 8 – | 9 – | 10 – | 11 – |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 2 (Gen. 37:12-22 – PDF | MP3)
| 12 – 0:00 | 13 – | 14 – | 15 – | 16 – | 17 – |
| 18 – | 19 – | 20 – | 21 – | 22 – |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 3 (Gen. 37:23-36 – PDF | MP3)
| 23 – 0:00 | 24 – | 25 – | 26 – | 27 – | 28 – | 29 – |
| 30 – | 31 – | 32 – | 33 – | 34 – | 35 – | 36 – |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 4 (Gen. 38:1-30 – PDF | MP3)
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| 9 – | 10 – | 11 – | 12 – | 13 – | 14 – | 15 – | 16 – |
| 17 – | 18 – | 19 – | 20 – | 21 – | 22 – | 23 – | 24 – |
| 25 – | 26 – | 27 – | 28 – | 29 – | 30 – |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 5 (Gen. 39:1-6 – PDF | MP3)
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – | 3 – | 4 – | 5 – | 6 – |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 6 (Gen. 39:7-23 – PDF | MP3)
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Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 7 (Gen. 40:1-23 – PDF | MP3)
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Maftir for Shabbat Chanukkah (Num. 7:1-17 – PDF | MP3)
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – | 3 – | 4 – | 5 – | 6 – | 7 – | 8 – | 9 – |
| 10 – | 11 – | 12 – | 13 – | 14 – | 15 – | 16 – | 17 – |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara for Shabbat 1 of Chanukah (Zecharia 2:14-4:7)
Haftara Shabbat 1 of Chanukah – Zecharia, Chapters 2, 3, and 4 (PDF | MP3)
| 2:14 – 0:00 | 2:15 – 0:17 | 2:16 – 0:49 | 2:17 – 1:07 | 3:1 – 1:20 | 3:2 – 1:47 | 3:3 – 2:20 |
| 3:4 – 2:35 | 3:5 – 3:11 | 3:6 – 3:42 | 3:7 – 3:53 | 3:8 – 4:31 | 3:9 – 5:03 | 3:10 – 5:44 |
| 4:1 – 6:07 | 4:2 – 6:25 | 4:3 – 7:07 | 4:4 – 7:24 | 4:5 – 7:41 | 4:6 – 8:08 | 4:7 – 8:39 |
Blessings after Haftara, KBI-style (PDF | MP3)
| #1, 1st half – 0:00 | #1, 2nd half – 0:31 | #2 – 1:11 | #3 – 1:38 | #4, 1st half – 2:37 | #4, 2nd half – 3:06 |
Shabbat Morning Torah Service (PDFs | MP3s)
Blessings before and after Torah reading (both) –
Torah Trope (both) –
Aliya 5 (6 p’sukim) OR Aliya 1 (11 p’sukim) OR Aliya 2 (11 p’sukim) (Samathan OR Emma)
Maftir aliya (17 p’sukim) (Emma OR Samatha) –
Haftara Trope (both) –
Blessing before Haftara (both in advance?) –
Haftara (split [2:14-3:10 – 14 p’sukim] and [4:1-7 – 7 p’sukim] – BM who says blessing chants first part of haftara, BM who reads Chapter 4 says 4 blessings after Haftara)
Blessings after Haftara – (Emma OR Samantha, or both learn in advance?]
Torah Processional – (Emma OR Samantha)
Torah Recessional – (Samatha OR Emma)
D’var Torah (both separately or together) –
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel