Synagogue · Orthodox Ashkenazi; community center · Paitilla
Beth El (Centro Comunitario Beth-El)
The Ashkenazi community's synagogue and center, led by Rabbi Aaron Laine since 1994 and in its Paitilla building since 2014. It has two sanctuaries, event halls and the Mikveh Rachel.
Register with the community security office before your first visit. How visitor registration works.
Minyan times
We don’t have published minyan times for Beth El (Centro Comunitario Beth-El). Call the office at +507 392-0618 for this week’s times, or ask at the shul on Friday.
No minyan times on any page of centrobethel.com (all pages in its sitemap checked 2026-11-05). Ask secretaria@centrobethel.com or +507 392-0618. Beth El describes itself as an Orthodox Zionist Ashkenazi congregation.
Community
- Nusach
- Ashkenaz
- Community
- Orthodox Ashkenazi; community center
Hotels within a 45-minute walk
Hotels we list within about 45 minutes on foot, nearest first.
- about8 minPlaza Paitilla InnInside the eruv
- about8 minEshel SuitesInside the eruv
- about11 minLas Américas Golden Tower PanamáInside the eruv
- about12 minResidence Inn by Marriott Panama CityInside the eruv
- about13 minDecapolis Hotel Panama CityInside the eruv
- about14 minMegapolis Hotel PanamáInside the eruv
- about18 minJW Marriott PanamaInside the eruv
- about19 minHilton PanamaInside the eruv
- about20 minHotel Riu Plaza PanamáLeaves the eruv
- about22 minLe Méridien PanamaInside the eruv
- about23 minWaldorf Astoria PanamaInside the eruv
- about25 minInterContinental Miramar PanamaInside the eruv
- about25 minW PanamaLeaves the eruv
- about26 minThe Bristol PanamaLeaves the eruv
- about28 minHyatt Regency Panama CityLeaves the eruv
- about28 minAC Hotel Panama CityLeaves the eruv
- about30 minSortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Autograph CollectionLeaves the eruv
- about31 minRenaissance Panama City HotelLeaves the eruv
- about41 minSheraton Grand PanamaLeaves the eruv
Some routes avoid a short passage off Avenida Italia that the map shows but we couldn’t confirm is public or open on Shabbat; they use the streets instead.
Times are estimates along a mapped walking route between map points, at about 80 m a minute, not door to door. How we work out walking times. Eruv badges compare the whole route with the community’s eruv map; “On the eruv line” means the route runs right along the line, too close to call, so check it on the map. The eruv can be down, so confirm it every Friday with your shul or Chabad: the eruv in Panama City.
Good to know
Register with the community security office (DSI) before your first visit; see Visitor registration on this site. Beth El's online visitor Shabbat and kiddush form was unavailable on 2026-11-05, so contact the office directly: secretaria@centrobethel.com or +507 392-0618. The Nua café is in the building.
Kosher food nearby
Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.
Sources
- centrobethel.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- newyorkjewishtravelguide.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- hadassahmagazine.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- centrobethel.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- centrobethel.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- form.jotform.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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