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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

  • Kindervelt: Jewish Storytime for Kids at the Peretz Centre
    Kindervelt: Jewish Storytime for Kids at the Peretz Centre
    Event Series
    Sun, Jun 14
    Jun 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Open up a world of Jewish cultural stories for children! All kids age 6 and under are invited to join us for an hour of stories, songs, and a craft
  • Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir's 2026 Spring Concert
    Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir's 2026 Spring Concert
    Postponed
    Sun, Jun 14
    Jun 14, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    All peoples have stories. These are some of ours. For our 36th Annual Spring Concert, VJFC presents Fun Vanen Nemen Zikh di Mayses (Where We Get Our Stories)
  • Listening to the Here and Now: Spontaneous Prayer in an Era of Polycrisis
    Listening to the Here and Now: Spontaneous Prayer in an Era of Polycrisis
    Doikayt Speaker Series
    Wed, Jun 17
    Jun 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PDT
    Online (Zoom)
    Local artist and scholar Sasha J. Langford asks how sound can open up possibilities for communal life in a time shaped by rising nationalism and ecological crisis
  • Give Alms to the Jewish King Lear: Eldercare in Yiddish Literature
    Give Alms to the Jewish King Lear: Eldercare in Yiddish Literature
    Zhargon Speaker Series
    Thu, Jun 25
    Jun 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PDT
    Online
    Dr. Gabriella Safran asks how Jewish migrants around the turn of the 20th century used literature, plays, and songs to work through questions about caring for elderly family members they left behind
  • Youth-led Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Youth-led Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Event Series
    Fri, Aug 28
    Aug 28, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    For this special summer community event, our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration and potluck dinner will be youth-led!
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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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