Tomorrow evening’s Shabbat service will be led by our Confirmation class of 5782.
It has been called one of TE’s “best kept secrets” because it is so inspiring.
When I see our synagogue 10th graders celebrate their years of Jewish education, and connection, through prayer, I really feel it. I get emotional.
What’s more, I find that I leave this Shabbat service with a heightened sense of optimism for the Jewish people, and the world around us.
For those of you who are familiar with Confirmation, likely you have memories of profound connection.
Which connection is most valuable to living a life of purpose and meaning? The one with your rabbi who you have met with weekly for years?
The one with your synagogue which comes to house your amazing Jewish experiences?
The one with your Jewish community, your Jewish friends, who will remain with you for many decades to come?
The one with The Divine, whom you have been given the space, and the time, to explore?
The answer, of course, is that all of them are invaluable and will pay dividends way beyond any particular moment in time.
What an incredible blessing for our teens, and their families, and our entire Temple Emanu-El congregation.
Come join us.
Shabbat shalom!