Part 4
- Divide the class into small groups and distribute the text of Prayer for Confirmation
- Read Rev. Dr. Max Lilienthal’s biography to the students.
- The handwriting of this prayer is very difficult to read. Have the students work in groups to copy the prayer over in clearer writing. This will help them to become more familiar with the words.
- Reconvene as a group and work through the prayer together
- Discuss. What do the words say? What does the prayer mean? What themes are important to Rabbi Lilienthal? Are these themes still important today? Would Rabbi Lilienthal’s prayer be a pledge that the students would want to read at their Confirmation? Why or why not?
- As a class, compile a list of themes, ideas, words, and images that they would like to include in their pledge
- Divide back into small groups. Each group should work together to write their own pledge, based on the ideas on the board. A representative from each group should read their pledge out loud. The different pledges should be merged into a single pledge for the service
- Incorporate this prayer into the Confirmation service
