10th GRADE CONFIRMATION PROGRAM

During the Confirmation year, our tenth graders study the history of Reform Judaism and its relationship with the other Jewish movements. They learn to identify the core texts of our tradition: Torah and Talmud. They learn about the variety of people who live in and love Israel. They tackle tough issues like the Holocaust. Dating, Jewish weddings, healthy relationships, and making healthy choices about sex are also part of their studies. They seek to understand more about their own faith by understanding the faith of their neighbors in the Basilica of St. Mary’s Confirmation program.

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On the 6th of Sivan each year, the Religious School journey of our tenth graders draws to a close with their Confirmation Ceremony on Shavuot. At the Shavuot Confirmation Service, where we remember and rejoice in our having received Torah, our tenth grade students confirm their faith in Judaism and symbolically receive Torah once again. Our students do not “get confirmed.” Rather, they confirm their faith in Judaism and, on the holiday that celebrates our receiving Torah at Sinai, accept Torah and Jewish tradition in their own lives and confirm their relationship with God.

If you have questions about our Confirmation program, please contact Wendy Schwartz, Confirmation Coordinator, at wschwartz@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0344.

Confirmation Class faculty who serve as mentors and role models:

Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman
Rabbi Sim Glaser
Rabbi Jared Saks, Confirmation Rabbinic Advisor
Cantor Barry Abelson
Denise Fogel
Aaron Kesher
Wendy Robinson Schwartz, R.J.E., Confirmation Coordinator