Temple Beth Shmuel

About

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Story

Welcome to the Cuban Hebrew Congregation of Miami - Temple Beth Shmuel. Our community, also known as "El Circulo," was founded in 1961 to provide a home for Jews from Cuba. We are a religious, cultural, social and philanthropic center for Jews living in South Florida, located in Miami Beach’s famed South Beach neighborhood. We invite members and visitors from other cultures and countries to experience the atmosphere of our Conservative traditional congregation.

Leadership
Rabbi: Stephen Texon.
President: Marcos A. Kerbel.
Executive Vice President: Jose Raij.
Vice President: Dr. Raul Moncarz.
Treasurer: Elias Kabak.
Vice Treasurer: Carlos Waserstein.
Secretary: Raul Gorfinkel.
Immediate Past President: Becky Kobrowski-Cohen

Mission

Vision Statement
The Cuban Hebrew Congregation of Miami is a Florida based non-profit corporation dedicated to perpetuate Jewish religious, educational, traditional, and philanthropic values in general, and in particular, to transmit those legacies of the Cuban and Latin American Jewish communities to the present and future generations living in the United States and abroad.

Mission
To develop, promote and provide a permanent place of worship, as well as educational, traditional, social, cultural, recreational and philanthropic services. These services are to be available to any member of the Jewish faith following the main pillars of Judaism: Torah (study), Tzedaka (social justice and solidarity), Avodah (worship) and Gemilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness) as defined by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.