OREN, use this page 3-4 times each week to prepare for your Bar/Bat 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, Jun 11, 2025
5:15-5:55pm Cantor’s Office |
Intro to B’nei Mitzvah Process
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. |
| We, Jun 18
5:20-5:40pm |
Write name, phone number, and email address on BM folder (provided)
Prepare Blessing Before and After Torah reading Prepare Torah Trope |
Learn Blessings Before and After Torah Reading (PDF | MP3 – Before | MP3 – After)
Learn Torah Trope “like a song” from the audio file (in the downloads section, below this table), but focus on the symbols and their colours, rather than on the words that are the names of the trope symbols, so that we can more easily apply the symbols to the words in your actual Torah reading. |
| We, Jun 25 | Review Torah Blessings
Review Torah Trope |
NO NEW HOMEWORK — ENJOY CAMP! |
| Aug. 7 & 14 & 21 | NO LESSONS – CJG VACA/RABBINICAL SCHOOL. But please try to do the homework at right ===> | Review Torah Trope so that the page is smooth.
Learn Maftir 7:87 and 7:88 — this is 2 long p’sukim, so spread it out. YOU HAVE THREE WEEKS TO DO THIS as our next lesson is Th, Aug. 21. |
| We, Aug 27
5:20-5:40pm |
Review Torah Trope Sheet
Prepare maftir 7:87 and 7:88 up to parim |
Learn maftir 7:87 and 7:88 up to parim |
| We, Sep 3
5:40-6:00pm |
Review Maftir to date with blessings
Note – Oren has the time and ability and can do more each week (after care hours!). He has the ability to do entire Torah reading. Pick up the pace, Cantor Green! 🙂 Prepare Maftir rest-of-7:88 and 7:89 (ie., rest of maftir) |
Learn rest-of-7:88 and 7:89 |
NO LESSON – OREN NOT AVAILABLE |
Review entire Maftir
Prepare Haftara Trope |
Learn Haftara Trope |
| We, Sep 17
5:40-6:00pm |
Review entire Maftir
Prepare Haftara Trope Prepare Blessing before Haftara |
Learn Haftara Trope
Learn Blessing before Haftara You have two weeks to do these. No lesson next week (Rosh Hashana) CJG will coordinate you with another teacher during the rest of the HHs season. |
| We, Sep 24 | NO LESSON (RH) | |
| Th, Oct 16
5:15-5:35 |
Review Haftara Trope
Review Blessing before Haftara Review Maftir from STA”M side Prepare Haftara 13:2-4 (and 13:5) |
Learn Haftara 13:2-4 and if you can, some or all of 13:5 |
| We, Oct 22
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date with Blessing before haftara
Prepare Haftara 13:6-7 (this is a long segment, but you can do it!) |
Learn Haftara 13:6-10 (5 big verses!) |
| We, Oct 29
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 13:11-15 |
Learn Haftara 13:11-15 |
| We, Nov 5
5:40-6pm |
Review Haftara to date
Prepare Haftara 13:16-20 |
Learn Haftara 13:16-20 this week.
No lesson next week – CJG away at Rabbi School |
| We, Nov 12 | NO LESSON, but do go on to the end of the Haftara | Learn Haftara 13:21-25 |
| We, Nov 19
5:40-6pm |
Review last 2 pages
Prepare Blessings after Haftara |
Learn Blessings 1 and 2 after haftara
Go further if you can and want to! |
| We, Nov 26
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings after Haftara to date
Prepare the remaining blessings after haftara Review Maftir |
Learn Blessings 3 and 4 after Haftara |
| We, Dec 3
5:40-6pm |
NO LESSON – OREN AWAY | Learn Aliya 7, 7:72-77 (or as much of that as you can) |
| We, DEC 10
5:40-6pm |
Review Blessings after haftara
Review Aliya 7 to date Prepare Aliya 7, 7:78-83 |
Keep learning Aliya 7! |
| We, Dec 17
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 7 to date
Prepare Aliya 6 |
Learn rest-of-Aliya 7
Figure out Aliya 6! |
| Dec 19-29 | NO LESSONS – WINTER BREAK | Keep working on the above |
| Jan 5-8 | NO LESSON (CJG Conference) | Work on Aliya 5, bits that are the same formula as 6 and 7 |
| We, Jan 14
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 6 and 7
Prepare top of Aliya 5 |
Smooth out first half of Aliya 7
Note, Naso Shabbat Aliya 5 audio has been added below. |
| We, Jan 21
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 7 to date | Work on No-Trope side for aliya 7 (especially ‘missing’ bits)
Learn Chamishi aliya, 7:1-5 |
| We, Jan 28
5:40-6pm |
Review Chamishi aliya, 7:1-5
Prepare Chamishi aliya 7:6-9 Review Aliyot 6 and 7 from the STA”M side |
Learn Chamishi aliya 7:6-9
Smooth out the trope in Aliya 7 from verse 84 |
| We, Feb 4
5:40-6pm ZOOM (both Oren and CJG sick) |
Review Chamishi to date
Prepare Chamishi 7:10-12 (rest you already know!) Review Aliya 7 from verse 84 |
Learn Chamishi 7:10-11, and 12 if time allows. |
| We, Feb 11
5:40-6pm |
Review Chamishi to date (which leads you into the pattern of gifts you already know)
Review Aliya 7 from verse 84 Prepare Ein Kamocha |
Learn Ein Kamocha (p139 in the packet) |
| We, Feb 18
5:40-6pm |
Prepare Aliya 1, 4:21-26 |
Learn Aliya 1, 4:21-26 |
| We, Mar 4
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1 to date
Prepare rest of Aliya 1 — AMAZING SIGHT-READING!! Provide Aliya 3 (10 p’sukim) |
Learn rest of Aliya 1 – you have two weeks to do that.
If you run out of material, start sight-reading aliya 3 (printout provided, but no audio file as of yet) |
| We, Mar 11 | NO LESSON – CJG AT CONFERENCE. Continue learning Aliya 1 and Aliya 3. | |
| We, Mar 18
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1
Review Aliya 2 |
Work on moving Aliyot 1, 2, and 5 to the lefthand side. |
| We, Mar 25
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 1 from STA”M side. | Work on moving Aliyot 2 and 5 to the lefthand side.
Work on Aliya 4 |
| Apr 1 & 8 | NO LESSONS – PASSOVER | Continue above homework and reviewing all |
| We, Apr 15
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 4
Review aliyot 2 & 5 from STA”M |
Keep learning Aliya 4, new material from verse 18. |
| We, Apr 22
5:40-6pm ZOOM TODAY |
Review Aliya 4
Review Haftara with blessing before (no time for blessings after) |
Keep working on Aliya 4 |
| We, Apr 29
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 4 to date
Review Blessings after haftara |
Keep learning Aliya 4 on your planned track. |
| We, May 6
5:40-6pm |
Review Aliya 4 to date
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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)
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 1 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll) – all in Ch 4.
Note, to sing this as 3 weekday aliyot, in addition to verse 37 of the Shabbat Aliya 1 reading, also end verses 24 and 28 with Sof-Aliya trope rather than regular sof-Pasuk. (MP3)
| 21 – 0:00 | 22 – 0:11 | 23 – 0:26 | 24 – 0:52 | 25 – 1:03 | 26 – 1:29 | 27 – 2:06 | 28 – 2:35 | 29 – 2:57 |
| 30 – 3:08 | 31 – 3:32 | 32 – 3:51 | 33 – 4:20 | 34 – 4:41 | 35 – 4:59 | 36 – 5:19 | 37 – 5:34 |
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 2 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll) – all in Ch 4.
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 3 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll)
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 4 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll)
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 5 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll)
| 7:1 – 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 – | 31 – | 32 – | 33 – | 34 – | 35 – | 36 – |
| 37 – | 38 – | 39 – | 40 – | 41 – |
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 6 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll) – Num. 7:42-71
| 7:42 – | 43 – | 44 – | 45 – | 46 – | 47 – | 48 – | 49 – | 50 – | 51 – |
| 52 – | 53 – | 54 – | 55 – | 56 – | 57 – | 58 – | 59 – | 60 – | 61 – |
| 62 – | 63 – | 64 – | 65 – | 66 – | 67 – | 68 – | 69 – | 70 – | 71 – |
Nasso Shabbat Aliya 7 (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll) – Num. 7:72-89
| 72 – 0:00 | 73 – 0:18 | 74 – 0:58 | 75 – 1:10 | 76 – 1:28 | 77 – 1:36 |
| 78 – 2:05 | 79 – 2:20 | 80 – 2:57 | 81 – 3:07 | 82 – 3:23 | 83 – 3:30 |
| 84 – 3:57 | 85 – 4:32 | 86 – 4:58 | 87 – 5:24 | 88 – 5:58 | 89 – 6:36 |
Maftir Naso (PDF | MP3 | Sanctuary Scroll) – All in Num., Ch 7
| 87 – 0:00 | 88 – 0:29 | 89 – 1:08 |
Blessing before Haftara (PDF | MP3)
Haftara Nasso – All in Judges Ch. 13 (PDF | MP3)
| 2 – 0:00 | 3 – 0:23 | 4 – 0:47 | 5 – 1:04 | 6 – 1:44 | 7 – 2:26 | 8 – 3:03 | 9 – 3:37 |
| 10 – 4:09 | 11 – 4:34 | 12 – 5:04 | 13 – 5:21 | 14 – 5:39 | 15 – 6:08 | 16 – 6:28 | 17 – 7:05 |
| 18 – 7:23 | 19 – 7:39 | 20 – 8:04 | 21 – 8:34 | 22 – 8:57 | 23 – 9:12 | 24 – 9:47 | 25 – 10:07 |
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 – DONE
Torah Trope – DONE
Maftir aliya – DONE incl. STA”M
Haftara Trope – DONE
Blessing before Haftara – DONE
Haftara – DONE
Blessings after Haftara – DONE
Nasso Aliya 7 – DONE
Torah Processional – ON HOLD
Torah Recessional – ON HOLD
Nasi Gift Aliyot (5 – DONE & 6 – DONE)
Aliya 1 – DONE
Aliya 3 –
Aliya 2 – DONE
Aliya 4 (48 p’sukim) – IN PROGRESS
D’var Torah & Mitzvah Project (with Sue Potechin) –
Other items as time allows: Other Torah aliyot; Musaf; Hallel