The ceremony of Confirmation marks the last year of many students’ formal Jewish education, and ideally the beginning of a lifetime of Jewish learning and of a commitment within the Jewish community. This year's Confirmation ceremony features an exploration of Jewish moral virtues--middot. While mitzvot are the literal commandments that we follow, middot are the general character-based guidelines that help direct our behavior and the way can fulfill mitzvot. The Confirmation class has begun a process of reviewing middot through…