Beautiful surroundings, nourishing Kosher meals, engaging programming, and outstanding hospitality create the setting for an inspiring and memorable Pesach experience.
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Pesach at Pearlstone is a comprehensive immersive retreat experience including lodging, meals, snacks, seders and access to campus amenities. Programming includes a robust offering of thought-provoking lectures, engaging activities for various age groups, and inspiring programs for all Jewish backgrounds and religious approaches.
RETREAT | Leave the cleaning to us and settle in for 10 relaxing days of delicious Kosher for Pesach cuisine and an expansive campus full of amenities.
FARM | Over 10 acres of land are dedicated to sustainable agriculture where we grow and harvest the Certified Organic produce featured in the meals prepared by our talented culinary team.
LEARN | Pearlstone Educators and inspiring guest Scholars lead engaging activities and thought-provoking lectures that bring Judaism alive.
CELEBRATE | Integrating body, mind, heart and soul, Pesach at Pearlstone enables people to authentically connect to their Jewish roots and ignites Jewish passion.
Currently the Chair of the Department of Talmud at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. He received ordination in 1986 from Rabbi Roth, dayan of UTA Satmer. Rabbi Katz studied in Brisk and in Yeshivat Beis Yosef, Navaradok for over ten years. A graduate of the HaSha’ar Program for Jewish Educators, Rabbi Katz has taught at the Ma’ayanot High School for Girls and SAR High School. Rabbi Katz was appointed as Rabbi of the Prospect Heights Shul in Brooklyn, NY and currently holds several positions including Director of the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies and Educational Director of Judaic Studies at Luria Academy in Brooklyn, NY.
A professor of Judaic Studies and the Director of the Judaic Studies Graduate Program at Brooklyn College, she received her Ph.D. in Jewish history from Yale University, her B.A. from Barnard College, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University. Specializing in early modern Jewish history and Kabbalah, Professor Flatto has taught at a broad range of educational institutions, including Yale, Queens College and Brown, and at numerous adult education programs. She has received multiple awards and grants, and is the author of “The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague: Ezekiel Landau (the ‘Noda Biyehudah’) and his Contemporaries” (Littman Press, 2010) and various scholarly articles.
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman has forty years of experience in the field of Jewish education. He was a founding family of Moshav Meor Modiim in 1976, where he served several years as the Director of the Center of Jewish Education, which successfully ran programs for over 5,000 participants from over 25 countries. In 1988, Rabbi Trugman and his wife took the position of Regional Directors of NCSY in Denver, Colorado. The Trugmans returned to Israel in 1995 and are now the Directors of Ohr Chadash: New Horizons in Jewish Experience, a dynamic program they created that has run programs for tens of thousands of participants. Their website, you-tube channel and facebook have gotten millions of visits. Rabbi Trugman has visited over 45 cities world-wide, leading Shabbatons, giving classes, performing music and serving as scholars-in-residence.
Rachel Trugman, along with her work for Ohr Chadash, is also a family therapist with a private practice and an artist who has published a coloring book with poetry entitled Tales of the Talmud.
Yoni Stokar is a NJ based musician and prayer leader. He is the Cantor at Congregation Bnai Sholom/Fair Lawn Jewish Center, and the Drummer and Band Leader of Ta Shma Orchestra. Yoni has performed and recorded with bands and performers across the spectrum of Jewish music and has led performances and services around the world. He released his debut album “Atzeres” earlier this year.
Gabi Weinberg, who proudly goes by “StartupRabbi,” received ordination and an M.A. in Medieval Jewish History as a Wexner Graduate Fellow at Yeshiva Universities RIETS. He served as the first Director of High School Programs at The Tikvah Fund, growing their flagship high school program from 30 to 250 students. In addition, he served as the Teen Program Director and Director of Education at the Young Israel of Scarsdale. Today he mainly practices the “startup” component of his name at Hathora as the Head of Business Development, while actively leading tefillah and teaching Torah at the Bayit in Riverdale.
Debra Fertig is a psychiatrist formerly with the US Foreign Service. She has had postings in Hong Kong, Rome and London. Debra believes in holistic approaches toward emotional health and is board-certified in psychiatry and lifestyle medicine, with certificates in mindfulness and psychotherapy, plant-based nutrition, and exercise physiology. She lives outside of the Chicago area with her husband, Jonathan Levy, and her two sons Isaac and Ori.
Adults (18+):
Children: Rates assume sharing a room with at least one adult (18+), regardless of lodging style
More details about our lodging options can be found here.
Pearlstone ignites Jewish passion and enables people to authentically connect to their Jewish roots.
Impactful, hands-on experiences bring Jewish tradition to life while fostering connections in body, mind, heart and soul. We look forward with great excitement to creating an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind, and meaningful Pesach experience for you and your family!
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Classes and Activities: Grounded in earth-based Torah, a robust schedule of thoughtful Jewish content enables connection to Judaism, community, and the natural world. Programs for adults and kids of all ages include hands-on activities, thought-provoking lectures, nature adventure, arts & crafts, games, and more!
Davening Options: We will offer a traditional mechitza minyan, and have siddurim and chumashim. A Torah-inspired floor-to-ceiling mural sets the tone for a visually and acoustically vibrant davening experience. Powerful and uplifting voices guide daily services.
Pearlstone provides everything needed to set just the right tone for you and your family to have a memorable, traditional experience. We provide everything you will need for your Seder, but feel free to bring special books or kids’ projects to enhance your family’s holiday experience.
Please note that as an OU-Kosher supervised facility, we are unable to allow outside kiddush cups and Seder plates.
There are multiple seder options: Our smoothly paced Communal Seders offers an enriching community-building environment and engages guests of all ages. Individuals and small families can opt to have a semi-private Seder in the Dining Room where tables are set apart enough for sufficient privacy and personal enjoyment.
For questions about Pesach, contact Neshama at registrar@adamah.org.
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