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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

  • Brief Utopias in the Time of Monsters: A Purim Variety Show
    Brief Utopias in the Time of Monsters: A Purim Variety Show
    Sat, Mar 14
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    "The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters." In partnership with the Peretz Centre, Gliklekh in Goles presents a community Purim variety show of music, poetry, drama, burlesque, drag, and more glimmers of joy and hope for a more liberatory world.
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Mar 15
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Mar 15, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 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)
  • Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Sun, Mar 29
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Mar 29, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join the Peretz community's annual Peysakh Seyder with our Secular Humanist haggadah, Holocaust memorial service, traditional Pesach meal (vegan option), and performances by the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Apr 12
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Apr 12, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 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)

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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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