Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
CONFIRMATION
 EXERCISES AT
 JEWISH TEMPLE
Thirteen Girls and Boys to be Consecrated at Festi
 val of Exercises.

thirteen glflS ana DOyS Will be con- secrated to the Jewish religion at the "Festival of Shabuoth" exercises at Temple Anshe Emeth tomorrow evening beginning at 7:45 o'clock. A pbulic reception will be held at the temple auditorium immediately after the services. The class of confirmants is com posed of Martha Eisenkramer, Lenora Finklestein, Emily Katzenstein, Floy Knox, Rcsale, Lazarus, Pauline Nah Ter, Rosalie Marcus, Irvino Reinber- ger, Sol Rosenberg, Julius Schevitzky Eva Vitchner. and Madeline Bluth- enthal,
 The Program
 An elaborate program has been ar ranged, the numbers being as fol- lows:
 Organ Prelude--Mrs. F. E. Renfrow Festival service. Service of Praise.
 Confirmation service.
 Professional Confirmants.
 Opening prayer-Lena ReXinger. Flower offering-choir.
 Taking the scroll from the ark
 
 Lesson from the "Torah"-Pauline Mahler.
 Scripture reading-Sol Rosenberg. Reading of the "Haphtarah"-Julius Schevitzky.
 Praise Ye the Lord"-trio
 The Floral Crowns-Emily Katzen- stein.
 The Crown of the King for Power Madeline Bluthenthal
 The Grown of the Priest for Holiness Martha Eisenkramer.
 The Crown of the Scholar for Learn ing-Floy Knox.
 The Crown of Good Name-Julius Schevitzky.
 "Father See Thy Children'-Choir. or-Daises-Lenora Finkelstein Fathers Love Hyacinths- Eva -Pansies-Rosalie Lazarus. Mothers Love-Deep VioletsZIrving Reinberger.
 Reverence VaregatedRcses Paul inc Mahler "Blessed Be Ye Who Come"-Choir The Diadem of Duties-Sol. Resen- berg.
 "The Vow of Faith"-Choir.
 The Browning of the "Torah"- Rosalie Marcus Declaration of Faith-Class.
 Replacing the Scroll in the Ark Rabbi.
 Closing Prayer-Lena Rexinger. Violin Solo, CLieurance)-Nancy Farrar. Sermon-Rabbi Goldenstein. Solo-Miss Ethel Schloss Certificate Presentation-Ben B. Veil The Priestly Blessing-Rabbi Gold enstein. Violin obligato-"M Meditation" n"-Nancy Farrar elaboration on'-Conclusicn of Services "America"- Children and Congrega- ton.
 nediction-Rabbi Goldenstein. The Feast of Weeks The festival of Shabuoth, or Feast
 of Weeks. which this year falls on the seventeenth of Nav, was one of the three ancient Jewish harvest festivals as we'll as one of the three annual occasions of pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Temple, when the latter was standinr and the Jews lived in their OWU ldHu. lc HOiAuNy 10 SoiiSo SAiS "Feast of Weeks" because it occurs seven weeks after Passover. just as the Christian Pentecost. which is of cognate origin, comes fifty days aft CT Easter. In the modern synagogue, in ac- cordance with tradition that the the Ten Commandments were given on this day, and that by accepting them Israel entered into covenant with God, children of 13 to 16 years of age are confirmed. My this beau- tiful rite, the Jew renews, as it were the covenant made by his ancestors at Sinai. when they said. "We will hearken and we will do." (Exod. 24.0. lust as these forefathers brought the first fruits of their fields as offer ings to God. therebv thanking Him for His bounty. so their decendants lead their choicest offerings, their boys and girls. to His altar and con- secrate them to the religion of their fathers. Froug's sale of the Leader Co.'S,