Emma, 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 your tutor, Orah at orah.liss@lessing-ffm.net; or reach Cantor Green at cantor@kehillatbethisrael.com or call/text 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. |
| Wed, Dec. 10
6:30pm-7:15pm (online) |
Introduction Orah and Emma (+parents)
Intro to Webpage Goal Setting Clarifying questions regarding process |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before (transposed up) | MP3 – After (transposed up) |
| Wed, Jan. 7 6:20pm | Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading | Learn Blessing Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before (transposed up) |
| Thu, Jan. 15 6:00pm | Review Blessing Before and After Torah Reading
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 (transposed up): Kadma Munach Sarka |
| Thu, Jan. 22 5:15pm | Review Torah Trope: Kadma Munach Sarka Munach Segol
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 (transposed up): first half of PDF |
| Thu, Jan. 29 5:15pm | Review Torah Trope: first half of PDF
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 (transposed up): ALL |
| Thu, Feb. 5 5:15pm | Review Torah Trope: ALL
Prepare Torah Reading |
Learn Torah Reading: Num. 7:1 (first half of verse) (PDF | MP3 – transposed up); Timestamp: 00:00-00:23
Read English Translation of Maftir: Num. 7:1-17 https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.7.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |
| Thu, Feb. 12 5:15pm | Review Torah Reading: Num. 7:1 (first half)
Prepare Torah Reading: Num. 7:1 (second half) |
Learn Torah Reading: Num. 7:1 (second half of verse) (PDF | MP3 – transposed up); Timestamp: 00:23 |
| Thu, Feb. 26 5:15pm | Review Torah Reading: Num. 7:1
Prepare Torah Reading: Num. 7:2 |
Learn Torah Reading: Num. 7:2 (PDF | MP3 – transposed up); Timestamp: 00:35
Revise Num. 7:1 |
| Thu, Mar. 5 5:15pm | Review Torah Reading: Num. 7:1
Prepare Torah Reading: 7:2 and Num. 7:3 |
Learn Torah Reading: Num. 7:2 (PDF | MP3 – transposed up); Timestamp: 00:35
Learn Torah Reading: Num. 7:3 (PDF | MP3 – transposed up); Timestamp: 00:56 |
| Thu, Mar. 12 5:15pm | ||
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Torah / Haftarah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3 (transposed up) | Haftara Trope MP3 (transposed up))
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before (transposed up) | MP3 – After (transposed up)
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 1 (Gen. 37:1-11 – PDF | MP3) – Yossi’s mother (studying with Helen Z)
| 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)
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – | 3 – | 4 – | 5 – | 6 – | 7 – | 8 – |
| 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 | Sanctuary Scroll) – SAMANTHA
| 7 – 0:00 | 8 – 0:27 | 9 – 1:00 | 10 – 1:38 | 11 – 2:00 | 12 – 2:25 | 13 – 2:48 | 14 – 3:02 | 15 – 3:37 |
| 16 – 3:59 | 17 – 4:11 | 18 – 4:36 | 19 – 4:55 | 20 – 5:24 | 21 – 5:52 | 22 – 6:11 | 23 – 6:40 |
Vayeishev Shabbat Aliya 7 (Gen. 40:1-23 – PDF | MP3)
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – | 3 – | 4 – | 5 – | 6 – | 7 – | 8 – |
| 9 – | 10 – | 11 – | 12 – | 13 – | 14 – | 15 – | 16 – |
| 17 – | 18 – | 19 – | 20 – | 21 – | 22 – | 23 – |
Maftir Aliya for Shabbat Chanukah (Second scroll, Num. 7:1-17 – PDF | MP3 – transposed up | Sanctuary Scroll) – EMMA
| 1 – 0:00 | 2 – 0:35 | 3 – 0:56 | 4 – 1:28 | 5 – 1:35 | 6 – 2:00 | 7 – 2:14 | 8 – 2:35 | 9 – 3:02 |
| 10 – 3:18 | 11 – 3:43 | 12 – 4:05 | 13 – 4:23 | 14 – 5:01 | 15 – 5:12 | 16 – 5:28 – | 17 – 5:36 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3 (transposed up) – EMMA
Haftara Shabbat 1 of Chanukah – Zecharia, Chapters 2, 3, and 4 (PDF | MP3 (transposed up)) – EMMA THEN SAMANTHA
(note, same haftara as B’ha’alot’cha)
| 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) – SAMANTHA
| #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) – Processional – SAMANTHA / Recessional – EMMA
Blessings before and after Torah reading (BOTH) – DONE
Torah Trope (BOTH) – DONE
Aliya 6 – SAMANTHA –
Maftir aliya – EMMA –
Haftara Trope (BOTH) –
Blessing before Haftara – EMMA –
Haftara (split) –
EMMA – 2:14-3:10 – 14 p’sukim –
SAMANTHA – 4:1-7 – 7 p’sukim –
Blessings after Haftara – SAMANTHA –
Torah Processional – SAMANTHA –
Torah Recessional – EMMA –
D’var Torah (BOTH separately or together, guided by ???) –
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel
Parents will do 3 min thanks/speech before Adon Olam