Panamanian Jewish Congress
Panamanian Jewish Congress
Consolidating our organizations
The Congreso Judío Panameño (CJP) was born in 2005 as an umbrella organization to coordinate the interaction of all the allied institutions, take advantage of synergies, and serve as a liaison with external organizations.
It is made up of the Kol Shearith Israel Congregation, the KSI Brotherhood, the Isaac Rabin School, Noar Panama and the Carlos Zelenka Lodge.
The CJP is a community space that offers activities for all members. How is this achieved? Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik, executive director of the CJP, explains it this way: “We understand that the Jewish experience encompasses a wide variety of frameworks and possibilities. The synagogue occupies the center, but there are many other options and that is complemented by the work of the other organizations that specialize in certain areas and tasks: formal education, informal, culture, youth, etc.“
“Everyone chooses where they want to be. You enter the large community space through any door and then, according to your desires and needs, you settle in. It is a dynamic process. The more one participates at a family and personal level in the different proposals, the more one’s Jewish experience is enriched.”
The CJP transcends the borders of our organizations, and has links with the National Government, the Israeli Embassy, the Catholic and Protestant churches, the Muslim community, the interfaith committee, the diplomatic corps, the Orthodox Jewish community of Panama, the World Jewish Congress, the Latin American Jewish Congress, the Joint Distribution Committee of Panama, the World Jewish Congress, the World Jewish Congress, the Latin American Jewish Congress, and the Joint Distribution Committee of Panama. Joint Distribution Committeethe American Jewish CommitteeCommittee, the Sojnut (Jewish Agency), the World Zionist Organization, ORT, among other Jewish organizations in the world.
Alan Perelis
President of the Panamanian Jewish Congress
