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The Peretz Centre building on Ash Street in Vancouver

The Peretz Centre

for Secular Jewish Culture

We believe in a diverse, connected, and engaged Judaism that contributes to a just and compassionate world.

6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC

info@peretz-centre.org

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Upcoming Events

  • Light in Winter: Ira Khonen Temple and Michael Winograd in Concert
    Light in Winter: Ira Khonen Temple and Michael Winograd in Concert
    Wed, Dec 03
    Dec 03, 2025, 8:00 p.m. โ€“ 9:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Or Shalom's Light in Winter & the Peretz Centre present two staples of NYC's vibrant klezmer and Yiddish music scene, playing klezmer classics and their original compositions that will surprise and delight you!
  • Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Labor Bund
    Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Labor Bund
    Zhargon Speaker Series
    Sun, Dec 07
    Dec 07, 2025, 5:00 p.m. โ€“ 7:00 p.m. PST
    Online
    Molly Crabapple investigates the radical history and modern relevance of the Jewish Labor Bund
  • Khanike Fraytik tsu Nakht: Hanukkah Celebration!
    Khanike Fraytik tsu Nakht: Hanukkah Celebration!
    Fri, Dec 12
    Dec 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m. โ€“ 9:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    For this special Fraytik tsu Nakht (Friday Night), we invite community members and friends to celebrate a culturally-vibrant, peacenik Khanike (Hanukkah) with food, games, live music, and dance
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Jan 11
    Jan 11, 2026, 2:00 p.m. โ€“ 5:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join a jam session of klezmer music (all instruments and musicians welcome)
  • Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Event Series
    Fri, Jan 16
    Jan 16, 2026, 6:00 p.m. โ€“ 9:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, potluck, and the rest is TBA!

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Special Statement from the Board of Directors

November 2023: As a secular, humanist Jewish organization, the Peretz Centre abhors the loss of life and the suffering of all those affected by the Israeli/Hamas conflict and supports all efforts to achieve an early and long lasting solution.

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