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B'neiMitzvah

B'neiMitzvah

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Many parents describe the experience of seeing their child standing on the bimah as a bar or bat mitzvah as one of life’s most moving events. It is a moment in which parents rejoice in seeing their child make an important statement about his or her attachment to Judaism. Families remember past generations and feel connected to them. The entire Jewish community takes pride in having given a child a basic foundation for living a Jewish life. 

Temple Sinai focuses on values, family and community at every step of the process that leads to a bar or bat mitzvah. For each of our children, we want this to be the experience of a lifetime that will lead to a lifetime of more Jewish experiences.

Becoming a bar or bat mitzvah at Temple Sinai is much more than an excuse for a party or for showing off Hebrew reading skills. It is an expression of our values. We emphasize that the service is not a performance – we do not pressure our kids to be perfect, rather we encourage them to make their experience meaningful. Each student chooses and completes a tzedakah project – aiding the needy, protecting the environment, serving the community, or working for justice – to demonstrate their commitment to a life of Torah through action.

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Just as each child and each family is different, each service is different. The rabbi and cantor help each student to shine in his or her own way. We listen to the needs of each family and make sure that each family member is treated respectfully and everyone has the joy of celebrating a family milestone. 

No service with a bar or bat mitzvah is a private function. The Temple community comes to celebrate with the family, delighting in all of our children. When young men and women stand on the bimah at Temple Sinai, they know that they are part of something larger than themselves, a community and a people that stretches back in time and around the world.

B'nei Mitzvah Handbook

B'nei Mitzvah Handbook 5780
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B'nei Mitzvah Service — Practice Audio Files

These songs and prayers can be played directly from this site by clicking on the play arrow. To save the audio file to your computer, click on "Download File." NEW: In order to protect copyrighted material, you must enter the password to view the pages that show the written text of the prayers. The password is available from the Temple Sinai Religious School.


1) Candle Blessing (click for more information)

Candle Blessing - spoken
File Size: 176 kb
File Type: mp3
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Candle Blessing - sung
File Size: 349 kb
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2) Modeh Ani (click for more information)

Modeh Ani (sung)
File Size: 622 kb
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Modeh Ani (spoken)
File Size: 404 kb
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3) Nisim B'chol Yom (click for more information)

Nisim B’chol Yom (spoken)
File Size: 1274 kb
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Nisim B'chol Yom (sung)
File Size: 1492 kb
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4) La'asok B'divrei Torah (click for more information) 

La'asok B'divrei Torah
File Size: 104 kb
File Type: mp3
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5) Ashrei (click for more information)

Ashrei - spoken
File Size: 884 kb
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Ashrei - sung
File Size: 1764 kb
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6) Yishtabach (click here for more information)

Yishtabach - spoken
File Size: 157 kb
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Yishtabach - sung
File Size: 444 kb
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7) Chatzi Kaddish (click here for more information)

Chatzi Kaddish - spoken
File Size: 313 kb
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Chatzi Kaddish - sung
File Size: 1727 kb
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8) Bar'chu (click here for more information)

Bar’chu - spoken
File Size: 119 kb
File Type: mp3
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Bar'chu - sung
File Size: 478 kb
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9) Yotzeir Or (click here for more information)

Yotzer Or - spoken
File Size: 378 kb
File Type: mp3
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10) Ahavah Rabbah (click here for more information)

Ahavah Rabbah - sung
File Size: 1157 kb
File Type: mp3
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11) Sh'ma (click here for more information)

Sh'ma
File Size: 805 kb
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12) V'ahavata (click here for more information)

Vahavta - spoken
File Size: 439 kb
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V'ahavta - sung
File Size: 884 kb
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13) Adonai S'fatai Tiftach (click for more information)

Adonai S'fatai Tiftach
File Size: 194 kb
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14) Avot v'Imahot (click for more information)

Avot v'Imahot
File Size: 575 kb
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15) G'vurot (click for more information)

G'vurot
File Size: 740 kb
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16) Blessing before the Torah (click for more information)

Blessing before Torah
File Size: 775 kb
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17) Blessing after the Torah (click for more information)

Blessing after Torah
File Size: 478 kb
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18) Blessing before Haftarah (click for more information)

Blessing before the Haftarah
File Size: 646 kb
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19) Blessing after Haftarah (click for more information)

Blessing after the Haftarah
File Size: 1098 kb
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20) Aleinu (click here for more information)

Aleinu
File Size: 1169 kb
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21) Ein K'Eloheinu (click here for more information)

Ein K'Eloheinu
File Size: 682 kb
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22) V'sham'ru (click here for more information)

V'sham'ru
File Size: 1074 kb
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Holiday Prayers

Ma Nishtanah (The Four Questions)
Ma Nishtanah
File Size: 908 kb
File Type: mp3
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​Dayeinu
Dayeinu
File Size: 717 kb
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​Chanukah Blessings
Chanukah Candle Blessing
File Size: 553 kb
File Type: mp3
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Chanukah Blessing for Miracles
File Size: 626 kb
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Chanukah Shehecheyanu, first night only
File Size: 563 kb
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Office: dottie@templesinairi.org
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser: rabbi.j.goldwasser@gmail.com

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