1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OMyiw45DTm"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/some-reform-temples-find-success-in-raising-the-age-for-confirmation">Some Reform Temples Find Success in Raising the Age for Confirmation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/some-reform-temples-find-success-in-raising-the-age-for-confirmation/embed#?secret=OMyiw45DTm" width="600" height="338" title="“Some Reform Temples Find Success in Raising the Age for Confirmation” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="OMyiw45DTm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> As part of ongoing efforts to stem post-Bar and Bat Mitzvah dropouts, some Reform congregations are delaying confirmation, traditionally held at Shavuot, from 10th to 12th grade. This does more than keep adolescents involved in religious school longer, adherents say: It also makes a qualitative difference. Rabbis who have made the switch say that high […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315