SAUL, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bar 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 |
| Tu, Nov 4, 2025
7:15-8:00pm 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. |
| Nov. 25/ 5:00pm | Prepare Blessing Before Torah reading | Learn Blessings Before Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before) |
| Dec. 9/ 5:00pm | Write name, phone number, and email address on BM folder (provided)
Review Blessing Before Torah Reading Prepare Blessing After Torah Reading |
Learn Blessings After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – After) |
| Dec. 16/ 4:30pm | Review Blessing After Torah Reading
Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3): Kadma, Munach Zarka, Munach Gadol, and Munach Revi’i (but you’re welcome to learn more over winter break) |
| Jan. 6/ 4:30pm | Review Torah Trope: Kadma, Munach Zarka, Munach Gadol, Munach Revi’i
Prepare Torah Trope: Mapach Pashta Munach Zakef-Katon, Zakef Gadol, Mercha Tipcha Munach Etnachta |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3): Mapach Pashta Munach Zakef-Katon, Zakef Gadol, Mercha Tipcha Munach Etnachta |
| Jan. 13/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Trope: Mapach Pashta Munach Zakef-Katon, Zakef Gadol, Mercha Tipcha Munach Etnachta
Prepare Torah Trope: Mercha Tipcha Sof-Pasuk, Pazer |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3): Mercha Tipcha Sof-Pasuk, Pazer |
| Jan. 20/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Trope: Mercha Tipcha Sof-Pasuk, Pazer
Prepare Torah Trope: Pazer, Telisha-Ketanah, Telisha-Gedola, Kadma V’Azlah, Geresh, Gershayim |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3): Pazer, Telisha-Ketanah, Telisha-Gedola, Kadma V’Azlah, Geresh, Gershayim |
| Jan. 27/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Trope: Pazer, Telisha-Ketanah, Telisha-Gedola, Kadma V’Azlah, Geresh, Gershayim
Prepare Torah Trope: Darga Tevir, Yetiv, Mercha Tipcha Mercha Sof Pasuk |
Learn Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3): Darga Tevir, Yetiv, Mercha Tipcha Mercha Sof Pasuk |
| Feb. 3/ 7:30pm (online) | Review Torah Trope: ALL
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19 (first verse) |
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19 (PDF | MP3); Timestamp: 00:00 |
| Feb. 10/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19 (first verse)
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:20 |
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:20 (PDF | MP3); Timestamp: 00:16 |
| Feb. 17/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Reading: Gen. 25:20
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:21 |
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:21 (PDF | MP3); Timestamp: 00:43 |
| Feb. 24/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Reading: Gen. 25:21
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:22 |
Prepare Torah Reading: Gen. 25:22 (PDF | MP3); Timestamp: 01:05 |
| Mar. 3/ 5:00pm | Review Torah Reading: Gen. 25:22 | |
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Torah Trope (PDF | Torah Trope MP3)
Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Weekday Tol’dot Aliya 1 – All in Gen. 25 (PDF | MP3) – SAUL
| 19 – 0:00 | 20 – 0:14 | 21 – 0:43 | 22 – 1:05 |
Weekday Tol’dot Aliya 2 – All in Gen. 25 (PDF | MP3) – SAUL
| 23 – 0:00 | 24 – 0:32 | 25 – 0:44 | 26 – 1:01 |
Weekday Tol’dot Aliya 3 – In Gen. 25 & 26 (PDF | MP3) – LEVI
| 25:27 – 0:00 | 28 – 0:25 | 29 – 0:42 | 30 – 0:57 | 31 – 1:22 | 32 – 1:36 | 33 – 1:53 |
| 34 – 2:13 | 26:1 – 2:42 | 2 – 3:09 | 3 – 3:28 | 4 – 4:02 | 5 – 4:30 |
Weekday Tol’dot 3 Aliyot – Sanctuary Scroll (PDF)
Shabbat Mincha Torah Service (Folder) – Processional: LEVI / Recessional: SAUL
Shabbat Mincha Ashrei Section (Folder) – SAUL
Mizmor Shir L’yom HaShabbat (Folder) – LEVI
Shabbat Mincha Amida (Folder) *Note, CJG usually leads Mizmor L’David
Havdallah (Folder) – BOTH LEVI AND SAUL
Blessings before and after Torah reading – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Aliya 1 – SAUL
Aliya 2 – SAUL
Aliya 3 – LEVI
Shabbat Mincha Torah Processional – LEVI
Shabbat Mincha Torah Recessional – SAUL
Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat – LEVI
Havdallah – SAUL & LEVI & Families
Shabbat Mincha Ashrei Section – SAUL
D’var Torah (with “Rabbi TBC”) –
IF TIME ALLOWS:
Shabbat Mincha Amidah –
Ma’ariv –