Synagogue · Orthodox Sephardi; community headquarters · Bella Vista (La Cresta)
Shevet Ahim (main synagogue)
The original synagogue and headquarters of Shevet Ahim, the Sephardi community founded in 1933 and by far the largest Jewish community in Panama. The building holds several sanctuaries with their own minyanim, and Rabbi David Perets is the community's chief rabbi.
Register with the community security office before your first visit. How visitor registration works.
Minyan times
From the community · Source: Shevet Ahim community, via our team
Times change with the season. Confirm this week’s times with the shul before you go.
- Weekdays
- Shacharit 6:30 AM
- Shacharit 7:30 AM
- Mincha 5:40 PM
- Arvit 6:00 PM
- Arvit 7:15 PM
- Arvit 10:00 PM
- Shabbat
- Shacharit 8:20 AM
- Shacharit 9:00 AM
- Mincha 4:20 PM
- Mincha 5:20 PM
- Arvit 6:20 PM
Mincha and Arvit are at the same times as Shevet Ahim Paitilla. November 2026 times. Mincha and Arvit move with sunset through the year, so confirm locally before you go. Shevet Ahim's official schedule page (shevetahim.com/horarios/) is members-only.
Community
- Nusach
- Sephardi
- Community
- Orthodox Sephardi; community headquarters
Hotels within a 45-minute walk
Hotels we list within about 45 minutes on foot, nearest first.
- about7 minInterContinental Miramar PanamaInside the eruv
- about9 minLe Méridien PanamaInside the eruv
- about10 minWaldorf Astoria PanamaOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about12 minHilton PanamaInside the eruv
- about13 minW PanamaLeaves the eruv
- about15 minRenaissance Panama City HotelLeaves the eruv
- about15 minThe Bristol PanamaLeaves the eruv
- about16 minHyatt Regency Panama CityLeaves the eruv
- about17 minAC Hotel Panama CityLeaves the eruv
- about18 minHotel Riu Plaza PanamáLeaves the eruv
- about22 minMegapolis Hotel PanamáOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about23 minDecapolis Hotel Panama CityOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about24 minLas Américas Golden Tower PanamáOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about27 minSortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Autograph CollectionLeaves the eruv
- about28 minPlaza Paitilla InnOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about32 minResidence Inn by Marriott Panama CityOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about34 minEshel SuitesOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about40 minJW Marriott PanamaOn the eruv line: check the mapThis route runs right along the eruv line, too close to tell from the map whether it stays inside. Check the route on the eruv map, and confirm the eruv is up on Friday.
- about45 minAmerican Trade HotelLeaves the eruv
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. It sits in Bella Vista, a few km west of the Paitilla hotel area, near the western edge of the eruv (about 670 m inside the western boundary). Food To Go and Delicias Shoshana caterers are next door.
Kosher food nearby
Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.
Sources
- shevetahim.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- jewishlatinamerica.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- newyorkjewishtravelguide.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- shevetahim.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- shevetahim.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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