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Synagogue · Orthodox Ashkenazi; community center · Paitilla

Beth El (Centro Comunitario Beth-El)

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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 walking distance

Minutes on foot along a mapped walking route between the two buildings’ map points, at about 80 m a minute. Check the eruv map for your route.

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

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