Synagogue · Reform; community center and museum · Costa del Este
Kol Shearith Israel
Founded in 1876, Panama's oldest congregation and its only Reform one. Its Costa del Este center (opened 2006) has a main sanctuary, a small chapel, a library and the Panamanian Jewish Museum, with cemetery records back to 1876.
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Minyan times
Times change with the season. Confirm this week’s times with the shul before you go.
- Weekdays
- Shacharit 7:00 AM Thursday only (Beit Daniel chapel, breakfast afterwards)
- Friday (Erev Shabbat)
- Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 PM every Friday, Oneg Shabbat afterwards
- Shabbat
- Shacharit 9:00 AM every Saturday
Reform congregation; not an Orthodox minyan. Times come from KSI's 'regular religious activities' flyers, and the November 2026 calendar lists the same services. Source, Nov 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Community
- Nusach
- Reform
- Community
- Reform; community center and museum
Good to know
Far from the Paitilla area (about 15 to 20 minutes by car), so not walkable on Shabbat from the main hotels. Contact reception (recepcion@kolshearith.org) about visiting the museum or services. Other published numbers: +507 300-2081 and +507 6726-6635.
Sources
- kolshearith.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kolshearith.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- worldjewishcongress.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- hadassahmagazine.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kolshearith.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kolshearith.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- kolshearith.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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