Chabad house · Chabad house, minyanim, Shabbat meals, visitor center · Paitilla
Chabad of Panama City (Beit Chabad)
Chabad house in Paitilla run by Rabbi Mendi and Braha Karniel. It is the main address for traveling Jews: three minyanim daily year-round, large communal Friday-night and Shabbat-lunch meals by reservation, Shabbat take-out, a men's mikveh and a visitor-information service.
Hours
Weekdays: Shacharit 7:30 AM and 8:40 AM (Sundays and national holidays 8:50 AM only), Mincha 5:55 PM, Arvit 6:45 PM. Shabbat: Mincha 6:00 PM, Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 PM; Shacharit 10:00 AM; Mincha 5:45 PM (as published on Chabad's minyanim page, chabadpanama.com/event/7679/; the Shabbat meals page gives slightly different Friday times).
Shabbat meals by advance online reservation; booking closes Wednesday evening.
Minyan times
Times change with the season. Confirm this week’s times with the shul before you go.
- Weekdays
- Shacharit 7:30 AM
- Shacharit 8:40 AM
- Mincha 5:55 PM
- Arvit 6:45 PM
- Sundays and holidays
- Shacharit 8:50 AM
- Friday (Erev Shabbat)
- Mincha 6:00 PM
- Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 PM
- Shabbat
- Shacharit 10:00 AM
- Mincha 5:45 PM
- Arvit at the end of Shabbat
Chabad says the schedule holds all year and there is always a minyan, so visitors need not check first. Its Shabbat-meals page gives different Shabbat times (Friday Mincha 5:50 PM, Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 PM; Shabbat Mincha 5:30 PM, then seudah shlishit, Arvit and havdalah). Chabad publishes only the Sunday/holiday Shacharit change; Sunday Mincha and Arvit are not published (probably the weekday times, but check locally). Source, Nov 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Community
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Hotels within walking distance
- 4 minEshel Suites
- 4 minResidence Inn by Marriott Panama City
- 8 minLas Américas Golden Tower Panamá
- 9 minDecapolis Hotel Panama City
- 9 minPlaza Paitilla Inn
- 10 minJW Marriott Panama
- 10 minMegapolis Hotel Panamá
- 18 minHotel Riu Plaza Panamá
- 21 minHilton Panama
- 22 minWaldorf Astoria Panama
- 23 minW Panama
- 24 minHyatt Regency Panama City
- 24 minThe Bristol Panama
- 25 minAC Hotel Panama City
- 25 minLe Méridien Panama
- 27 minInterContinental Miramar Panama
- 27 minSortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Autograph Collection
- 28 minRenaissance Panama City Hotel
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
Book Shabbat meals online as early as possible (up to six months ahead; at least a month ahead in winter and summer peaks). Bookings close Wednesday evening, or earlier when full, and in peak weeks meals may move to a nearby hall. Read the FAQ before writing; Chabad says it cannot answer questions the site already covers. Urgent calls: +507 6617-8280. Register with the community security office (DSI) before your first visit; see Visitor registration on this site.
Kosher food nearby
Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.
Sources
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kosher.com.pa (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
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