Peggy (Jacobson) Pardo, born in Montreal Canada taught herself guitar at the age of 16 and has been singing all her life. She comes from a long line of musicians and entertainers on both sides of her family.

Peggy Pardo is a troubadour.  Her extensive background and wide range of life-experiences bring depth to her stories which bring hope and great enjoyment to her audiences everywhere.  She has a strong love for Israel and for the rich stories of the Torah which she teaches with gusto.  She is not religious but believes that the Torah holds the principles for living a rich and happy life for everyone. Peggy has a large repertoire including songs in many languages so that no one feels left out.  She has the capacity of remembering so many of the names of the people to whom she plays on a regular basis making each one feel special.

Having studied the Torah for 30 years, Peggy now teaches Torah for Life at a variety of the residences where she also sings.    She brings this wealth of wisdom to her classes and to her concerts. Her stories are exciting for the young at heart from youth to the elderly.

Call her at 514-924-6432 or email (ppardo@videotron.ca) today to book her for your group or private party.  Her wide variety of music allows her to choose a program to suit your needs and your budget.



    When I was eighteen, the daughter of my mom’s friend invited me on a double date.  I don’t think I had been out on a date since I was 13. The guy I was fixed up with was from New York and we didn’t really hit it off. I don’t remember much about that evening but one week later, the other guy phoned me and asked me out.  It seems that he was more interested in me than in his own date. I refused because he was dating my mom’s friend’s daughter but he insisted he wasn’t, so, I accepted. However later, my mother told me that it had caused a huge commotion with her friend when she found out. I felt so bad about it but it wasn’t my fault. He and I went out on that date and the following week he asked me out again...that's when he asked me to marry him. Can you believe it?  One week later…and I said yes.   My dad was not pleased. He had warned me that this young man had a very bad reputation for being a womanizer but I refused to believe him.  It’s amazing how dumb we think our parents are when we are 18, but I remember thinking, who would ever want to marry me? He was handsome and rich like a Prince charming and I saw myself as ugly and poor. How could I pass up such an opportunity that might never come again? Now that’s a good reason for getting married! As Forrest Gump said… “Stupid is as stupid does.”

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    When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will appear.” Tao Te Ching

    Throughout our lives, people come and go. Each one has something to teach us if we are open to learning. I believe that is such an important quality that I know that I have, and I am so grateful for it.  Those who cannot learn are those who think that have all the answers, and that they are always right.

    I loved being in school and always sat in the front so that I wouldn't miss anything.  It started when I was 5.  I was put in the back row until the teacher told my mother that I could not see the blackboard.  I'll never forget the day I got my first pair of glasses.  The optometrist pointed to a building and asked me if I could see anything on the roof. He knew of course that I couldn't. Then he placed the glasses on my nose and asked again...I was so shocked to see things that I didn't know were there. One of the happiest days of my life.  Of course that didn't last long because a few years later, after being made fun of for wearing glasses, all I saw in the mirror was a female Groucho Marx without the mustache...big nose and glasses. But that's not important for this part of my story.

    Back to teachers...let me jump ahead to today. I'll jump back and forth as memory serves.

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    The Search continues…

    When I was 16, something happened that formulated how, right or wrong,  I would make many decisions throughout my life. Living in an unhappy home is hard on kids and causes stress. Stress negatively affects the body and mine, like so many, resulted in stomach pains. My dad, who also suffered from the same ailment, sent me to his “big stomach doctor” who after a battery of tests told me that I had a nervous stomach. I could have told him that. Instead of considering the cause, or asking how things were at home, he prescribed some pills for anxiety. As he was writing the prescription, his head kept falling forward as if he were falling asleep; he was overweight and he looked sick.  I remember standing outside his office with the prescription in my hand thinking, “How can he help me if he’s so sick?”  How did I, at that early, dare to question the status quo?  Who questions doctors? I tore up the prescription and decided to look for another way.  I can’t remember if my parents asked me what the doctor said, but I don’t remember saying a word.

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Yom Atzmaut Sameach 5775
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