I. L. Peretz
Secular Jewish Community
--The Secular Alternative--
in Central New Jersey
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The I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community is affiliated with the I.L. Peretz Community Jewish School, which has provided secular Jewish education to children in Central New Jersey for over 75 years. Parents of school graduates and parents of those too young to attend the school, as well as other members of the Jewish community whose primary identification with their Jewishness is not religious, make up our growing secular humanistic Jewish community. Regular adult educational, cultural and social programs are held on Friday nights. A Yiddish class for adults is held Sunday mornings at our school before our Sunday morning adult education programs. Secular humanistic Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur ceremonies are held at Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, attracting over a hundred participants. The gatherings provide an opportunity to reflect each year on some of the important issues that we, as individuals, as Jews, and as members of our larger communities, must confront. Our Jewishness is reflected in our commitment to each other, to tikkun olam, repair the world, and to make a shenere un bessere velt, a more beautiful and better world. Other holidays, such as Sukkot, Tu B'Shevat, Chanukah, Purim and Yom HaShoah are observed as part of the Sunday school program. A large community seder is held on the Sunday afternoon before Passover. We currently sponsor a Jewish book discussion group. More information, and a list of books we have read can be found here. For a list of upcoming community activities, check the calendar, or call us at 732-545-9691. Join or Renew To join or renew your Community Membership click here.
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| For more information about the I. L. Peretz Community Jewish School or the I. L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community, call us at 732-545-9691 or email to info@ilperetz.org. |
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