Upcoming Events

Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews: Hanukkah Singalong
Fri, Dec 13
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Dec 13, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Dec 13, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 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, for December, a Hanukkah/Khanike Singalong in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English!
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Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir Hanukkah Concert
Sun, Dec 15
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Dec 15, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Dec 15, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Candles, dreydls, latkes and miracles! The choir will perform songs for Hanukkah in Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, and English
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Peretz Community Town Hall Meeting
Sun, Dec 15
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Dec 15, 2024, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Dec 15, 2024, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Learn about what's going on at the Peretz Centre, ask questions, and get involved!
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Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews featuring Mo Pareles
Fri, Jan 17
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 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 an engaging guest speaker!
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Peretz Centre AGM
Sun, Jan 26
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Jan 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Jan 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
The Peretz Centre's Annual General Meeting (AGM) is where we share updates and vote in the next Board of Directors.
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Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews (February)
Fri, Feb 21
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Feb 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Feb 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 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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Past Events at the Peretz Centre

Sun, Dec 08
Recovering Yiddish Women Writers: Shira Gorshman & the Making of Literary History
Zoom
Details
Dec 08, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST
Zoom
Faith Jones examines the work of Yiddish writer Shira Gorshman and explores why she was forgotten, why a revival of interest in her is now underway, and how literary history is created.
Sun, Dec 01
The Critical Mythology of Yiddishland with Dr. Avia Moore
Zoom
Details
Dec 01, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST
Zoom
Dr. Avia Moore, artistic director of KlezKanada, critically explores the complex and layered meanings of the term Yiddishland, designating at the same time a nation, a lost homeland, and a cultural space.
Sun, Nov 24
London’s Yiddish Pop Songs: Telling Secrets of the Immigrant Experience
Zoom
Details
Nov 24, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Zoom
Yiddish Historian and Performer Dr. Vivi Lachs tells the fascinating story of the London Yiddish stage at the turn of the twentieth century, offering a glimpse into the experiences of Jewish immigration to Britain told from a grassroots perspective.
Sun, Nov 17
“Anarchism by Our Grandmothers”: Feminist Genealogies of Yiddish Anarchism
Zoom
Details
Nov 17, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST
Zoom
Dr. Anna Elena Torres presents the fascinating feminist histories of anarchist thought and poetry in Yiddish.
Fri, Nov 15
Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews featuring Yotam Ronen
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 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, for November, a speaker on the history of Jewish anarchists in New York City
Sun, Oct 06
High Holidays at the Peretz Centre
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
Oct 06, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Join us for the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture's High Holidays Observance as we mark the new Jewish year of 5785!
Fri, Sep 20
Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews featuring Klezmer Music and Dance!
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
Sep 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, pot luck, and, to kick off the new season, a guest performance from local Klezmer musicians!
Sun, Sep 15
Peretz Centre Meet & Greet with the Board and New Executive Directors
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
Sep 15, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Come hear the latest from the Peretz Board and Executive Directors!
Fri, Aug 16
Finding Comrades Among our Ancestors: New-Old Compositions in Yiddish
Vancouver
Details
Aug 16, 2024, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
New musical compositions drawn from the archives of leftist Yiddish poetry of the 20th Century. Featuring Brivele and Faith Jones.
Fri, Jun 14
Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
Jun 14, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, pot luck and guest speaker
Sun, Jun 02
Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir Spring Concert
Vancouver
Details
Jun 02, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 8:10 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Mir nemen zikh/We gather round. The choir's first spring concert since the Covid lockdown.
Fri, May 17
Fraytik tsu Nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
Details
May 17, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, pot luck and guest speaker
Sat, Apr 27
Exploring Jewish Writers
Virctual Event
Multiple Dates
Details
Apr 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Virctual Event
Delve into the rich literary heritage and diverse perspectives of Jewish authors, fostering meaningful dialogue and exploration of Jewish themes, culture, and identity.
Sun, Apr 21
Peretz Community Seder
Vancouver
Details
Apr 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Secular Humanist hagaddah, Holocaust memorial service, traditional Pesach meal (vegan option), Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir
Fri, Apr 05
Kabbalat-Shabbat Potluck
Vancouver
Multiple Dates
Details
Apr 05, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Experience a unique Israeli-style Kabbalat-Shabbat celebration! Join us for a delightful potluck dinner filled with blessings and songs, accompanied by interactive kids' activity tables. Please find all the dates from January to June - Bring a dish or pay $15.00 for a ticket.
Fri, Mar 08
Fraytik tsu nakht Shabbes for Cultural Jews. Guest speaker: Ben Shneiderman, "A Love Story in Journalism ...
Vancouver
Multiple Dates
Details
Mar 08, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Join our secular humanist Shabbes celebration, followed by Ben Shneiderman presenting "A Love Story in Journalism: The lives of Samuel L. and Eileen Shneiderman" 6:00 PM Gather. 6:15 PM Start.
Sun, Mar 03
Member/Board Meet & Greet
Peretz Centre Classroom
Details
Mar 03, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre Classroom, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Join Peretz Centre board members for a nosh and a chat! We'd like to get to know members of our community, and hear your fabulous ideas and dreams for the Centre.
Sun, Mar 03
Member/Board meet and greet - Zoom edition
Virtual Event
Details
Mar 03, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST
Virtual Event
Join a few board members for an informal meet and greet online. Ask us your questions, and let us know what you're thinking about the Centre and our community.

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