Events

No School - Spring Break

(Class 29) Yom HaShoah Ceremony (Family Event)

Open House, 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM, Rutgers Prep (Call 732-545-9691 for directions and further information.)

No School

(Class 1) 9:30AM School Opening Ceremony/Parent Orientation (Family Event)

Rosh Hashanah Ceremony - 11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 2) Adult Program: Sunday Morning Program Group Discussion: Brainstorming to gather ideas for the year’s Sunday morning programs. Everyone is welcome.  10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

Yom Kippur Ceremony - 11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 3) Adult Program: "Bar and Bat Mitzvah in a Secular-Humanistic Community" - a presentation by Peretz President Ira Mintz. This annual program will address the many options one has in celebrating this rite of passage into young adulthood. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah can be a very special opportunity to explore how to make[...]

(Class 4) Sukkot Celebration -11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 5) Adult Program: "You Know More Yiddish Than You Think": A presentation by Bennett Muraskin Bennett Muraskin is the author of three books on Jewish subjects and co-author of Celebrating Jewish Holidays: A Guide for Secular Jewish Families and their Communities. Come join us for an interactive program that reveals the hundreds of Yiddish[...]

(Class 6) Adult Program: "The Peretz School Curriculum 2014-15" IL Peretz Principal Jeremy Freedman will lead a discussion of this year's curriculum showing the wide range of topics that we offer the students.  The highlight of the program will be a sample lesson(s).  If you want to see and experience what we offer at Peretz, come join us[...]

(Class 7) Adult Program: The Rabbi's Cat       - An award winning animated film       (French with English Subtitles), presented by Peretz member Susan London Based on a novel by Joann Sfar, The Rabbi’s Cat, a movie set in Algeria in the 1930s, tells the story of a rabbi and his talking[...]

(Class 8) Adult Program: "Obamacare update: How much closer are we to a just healthcare system in the US?" – a presentation by Joel Cantor, Sc.D. Joel Cantor is the Director of the Center for State Health Policy and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Rutgers University where he leads research on healthcare financing and[...]

(Class 9) Classroom Visitation

(Class 10) Adult Program: Is anyone interested in playing Mah Jong? We have only one Mah Jong set so if at all possible it would be great if someone else could bring one. Germaine Wyetzner will bring her set, along with photocopies of a 2014 card. If we end up having 4 people who know how[...]

No School - Thanksgiving break

(Class 11) Adult Program: " Substantial and Sincerely: The Religious Freedom Clause, RIFRA and the Impact of Hobby Lobby” by Giles Davis. While most people are quite familiar with the term "Separation of Church and State," to truly understand this principle, we need to first understand the two Religion Clauses of the First Amendment. This[...]

(Class 12) Latke Making & Coat Drive(Family Event)

(Class 13) Chanukah Celebration (Family Event)

No School - Winter Break

(Class 14) Two Adults Programs   1) “Talking to Our Children About God” - A discussion led by Peretz Principal Jeremy Freedman What will you say when your children ask you about god? How about when they ask if YOU believe in god? Or, if they don’t ask, will you raise the subject? For secular[...]

(Class 15) Adult Program:"The Great Latke-Hamentaschen Debate" by Peretz members Rob Pestka and Keith Wailoo Latkes and Hamentaschen are foods that have all enjoyed for centuries. Only since 1946, however, have the sundry merits and drawbacks of both foods been hotly debated in a formal setting.       In the 2012 annual debate sponsored[...]

(Class 16) Adult Program: Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “From Selma to Ferguson” – A video presentation and discussion led by IL Peretz President Ira Mintz 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep 12PM Martin Luther King Day Observance (Family Event)

(Class 17) Adult Program: "The Mystery of Easter Island: a Lesson on Sustainability" by Jeremy Freedman IL Peretz principal, Jeremy Freedman, will present a wonderful short documentary and discussion on the environmental issue of sustainability, one week prior to our Tu B'Shvat (New Year of Trees) Seder. When Europeans first set foot on Easter Island,[...]

(Class 18) Tu B’Shevat Celebration (Family Event)

(Class 19) Adult Program: “Imagination and Judaism" – a presentation by Rabbi Melinda Zalma Why do Jews ask so many questions? Because our central text, the Torah, often leaves its reader wondering and asking questions. Since ancient times, the sages have used their imagination, grounded in tradition, to answer the questions and uncover meaning within[...]

Adult Program:"1934: A Year in the Life of a Jewish Community in Palestine", a presentation by Professor Aviva Halamish The talk will portray the social and cultural history of this community by focusing on the year 1934, which best reflects its main characteristics: an immigrant society and a minority group living under foreign rule and[...]

(Class 20) Adult Program: "Camp Shomria: A Summer Camp that Builds Progressive Jewish Values" Lee Oz, a director at Hashomer Hatzair USA, will give a presentation about Camp Shomria, a youth-led summer camp, and about the Hashomer Hatzair organization. Camp Shomria is a unique sleepway camp for kids in grades 4 – 10. The campers[...]

(Class 21) School Cancelled (Snow)

Adult Program: “A Town Known As Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community” – an exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage Shiri Sandler from the Museum will discuss the current exhibit that she curated. 8 PM at The Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19-21 South 2nd Avenue

(Class 22) Adult Program: “Then and Now: A Trip Through Eastern Europe’s Jewish Heritage Sites“ by Judy Rosenthal By means of a presentation of recent photos and vintage postcards, experience and learn about the most important Jewish sites in Prague, Budapest, Krakow, and Warsaw, including synagogues, tributes to righteous gentiles, memorials to those who perished[...]

(Class 23) Purim Celebration (Highland Park Food Pantry Drive) (Family Event)

(Class 24) Classroom Visitation

Adult Program: "On the Biblical King David", a presentation by Professor Barry Qualls of Rutgers University Professor Qualls is the author of “The Secular Pilgrims of Victorian Fiction: The Novel as Book of Life” (1982), and of articles and reviews on 19th-century English literature and on the Bible and its literary impact. Currently, he is[...]

(Class 25) Adult Program: Israeli Folk Dancing with Becky Peretz Come learn some classic and some new Israeli Folk Dances with Becky Peretz. Becky has taught Israeli folk dancing in Israel and for 20 years she taught at Pennsylvania State University and in Pittsburgh. A resident of Israel, she will have you dancing in no[...]

Sunday School Class Sunday School Class AM; Passover Seder at 3:00 PM (Food Drive) (Family Event)

No School - Spring Break

(Class 27) Adult Program: “Humanist Readings in Jewish Folklore": A presentation by Bennett Muraskin Join Bennett as he shares stories from the Talmud, Midrash, Hasidic and other sources that reflect values of mutual respect, equality, social justice and questioning authority - with plenty of humor too! Based on Bennett's book by the same name, this[...]

(Class 28) Yom HaShoah Ceremony (Family Event)

Adult Program: “Emma Lazarus”, a presentation by Professor Esther Schor of Princeton University Professor Schor is the founding Chair of the Committee on American Jewish Studies.   For this Princeton program she teaches American Jewish Literature, Introduction to Judaism, and Yiddish Literature in Translation. Dr. Schor will talk to us about her recent biography, Emma Lazurus,[...]

(Class 29) Adult Program: Yiddish Children’s Stories: Reader Discretion Advised!—a program presented by Danielle Winter Are Yiddish children’s stories political? In this lively and informative program, Danielle Winter, a former bibliography fellow at the Yiddish Book Center, will share with us a wide range of Yiddish children’s stories from the 1880s through the post-WWII period[...]

(Class 30) Membership Meeting - A look back at the year at Peretz. 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

Adult Program: A Musical Entertainment by Peretz members David & Karen Cantor, and their accompanist David and Karen have been starring on and off Broadway and at several venues in NJ, an evening not to be missed! 8 PM at The Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19-21 South 2nd Avenue

(Class 31) Board Elections - We need your votes!

Weekend Retreat to Circle Lodge: Our weekend retreats have traditionally been one of our community’s most popular events. They are purely social family outings and help us build a real community. This year we are fortunate to have at our disposal Circle Lodge, the Workmen’s Circle-owned and operated camp located near Poughkeepsie, NY (known as[...]

Open House, 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM, Rutgers Prep (Call 732-545-9691 for directions and further information.)

Rosh Hashanah Ceremony - 11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 1) 9:30AM School Opening Ceremony/Parent Orientation (Family Event)

Yom Kippur Ceremony - 11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 2) Adult Program: Sunday Morning Program Group Discussion: Brainstorming to gather ideas for the year’s Sunday morning programs. Everyone is welcome. 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

(Class 3) Sukkot Celebration - 11:00 AM - Rutgers Prep. (Family Event)

(Class 4) Adult Program: "Bar and Bat Mitzvah in a Secular-Humanistic Community" - a presentation by IL Peretz President Ira Mintz This annual program will address the many options one has in celebrating this rite of passage into young adulthood. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah can be a very special opportunity to explore how to[...]

Adult Program: “We are Living in a Golden Age of Jewish-American Art but We Don’t Know It” - a presentation by Matthew Baigell Dr. Baigell, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, Dept. of Art History, is the author of numerous books and articles on American art, including many on Jewish artists and themes. His illustrated talk, at[...]

(Class 5) Adult Program: "Traveling to Cuba with the Jewish Forward” - a presentation by IL Peretz member Judy Rosenthal In February of 2015, IL Peretz member Judy Rosenthal traveled to Cuba with the Jewish Forward. See and learn about some of the most interesting sights in Cuba. They include the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Synagogues[...]

(Class 6) IL Peretz Board Meeting – all members are welcome to attend   10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

Sunday School Class

Sunday (NJEA weekend) (Class 8)

(Class 9) Classroom Visitation

(Class 10) IL Peretz Board Meeting – all members are welcome to attend   10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

No School - Thanksgiving break

(Class 11) Latke Making & Coat Drive(Family Event)

(Class 12) Chanukah Celebration(Family Event)

(Class 13) IL Peretz Board Meeting– all members are welcome to attend 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

No School - Winter Break

Sunday School Class

Sunday School Class

Sunday School Class

(Class 17) Tu B’Shevat Celebration(Family Event)

(Class 18) IL Peretz Board Meeting– all members are welcome to attend 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

Sunday School Class

Sunday School Class

Sunday School Class

(Class 22) IL Peretz Board Meeting– all members are welcome to attend 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.

Sunday School Class

(Class 24) Classroom visitation

(Class 25) Purim Celebration(Highland Park Food Pantry Drive) (Family Event)

No School - Spring Break

Sunday School Class

IL Peretz Board Meeting – all members are welcome to attend 10:30 AM at Rutgers Prep.