Confirmation Class

10th grade capstone curriculum that explores the wide and diverse Faith-Scape of Northwest Philadelphia and our own theology as Jewish teens in the 21st Century. For more information, please contact Youth & Families Directory Abigail Weinberg at educator@germantownjewishcentre.org.

Schedule for the year is as follows:

• 10-5 (at GJC): Confirmation Class Kickoff
• 10-12 (at GJC): Intro to Jewish Pluralism: “This I Believe” Rabbi
• 10-19 (offsite): Unit 1 – Judaism: God
• 10-26 (offsite): Unit 1 – Judaism: God
• 11-2 (offsite): Unit 1 – Judaism: God
• 11-9 (offsite): Unit 1 – Judaism: God
• 11-16 (at GJC): Debrief of Unit 1 & Intro to Christianity
• 11-23 – FALL BREAK
• 11-30 (offsite): Unit 2 – Christianity: Prayer and Prophecy
• 12-7 (offsite): Unit 2 – Christianity: Prayer and Prophecy
• 12-14 (offsite): Unit 2 – Christianity: Prayer and Prophecy
• 12-21 – WINTER BREAK
• 12-28 – WINTER BREAK
• 1-4 (offsite): Unit 2 – Christianity: Prayer and Prophecy
• 1-11 (offsite): Unit 2 – Christianity: Prayer and Prophecy
• 1-18 (at GJC): Debrief of Unit 2 & Intro to Islam
• 1-25 (offsite): Unit 3 – Islam: Life and the Afterlife
• 2-1 (offsite): Unit 3 – Islam: Life and the Afterlife
• 2-8 (offsite): Unit 3 – Islam: Life and the Afterlife
• 2-15 (offsite): Unit 3 – Islam: Life and the Afterlife
• 2-22 (at GJC): Debrief Isam & Intro to Non-Abrahamic Religions
• 3-1 (offsite): Unit 4 – Non-Abrahamic Religions: Spiritual Practice
• 3-8 (offsite): Unit 4 – Non-Abrahamic Religions: Spiritual Practice
• 3-15 (offsite): Unit 4 – Non-Abrahamic Religions: Spiritual Practice
• 3-22 (offsite): Unit 4 – Non-Abrahamic Religions: Spiritual Practice

The remainder of the Confirmation sessions will take place at GJC:

• 3-29: Site Visits
• 4-5: Introduction to the Confirmation Ritual
• 4-12: Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 4-19 – SPRING BREAK
• 4-26: Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 5-3: Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 5-10: Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 5-17:  Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 5-24: Planning and Preparing for Confirmation
• 5-31: Confirmation Rehearsal
• 6-4: Confirmation Shabbat