Chabad Jewish Center of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Cost
Friday night Shabbat dinner: $75 per person. Shabbat day kiddush: $45 per person. Kiddush sponsorship: $500 sponsor, or $250 co-sponsor. Optional donation: Offered at checkout in set amounts from $36 up to $1,800. Processing add-on: The booking form offers an optional 3% addition to cover transaction processing.
The Friday night dinner and Shabbos day kiddush at Chabad of Puerto Rico are the island’s only communal Shabbos meals, and for most kosher travellers they are the reason to base yourself in Isla Verde. Both are open to visitors, bookable and payable online in advance.
How it works
Reserve and pay in advance through the online form on the Chabad website. You select the date, choose Friday night dinner and/or the Shabbos day kiddush, and enter the number of attendees for each, then pay by credit card or PayPal at the time of booking. There is a comments box for dietary or seating notes. Shabbos day is a kiddush following the morning service rather than a separately seated lunch. These are communal meals, not a restaurant service. You are seated with the community and other travellers, and the rabbi and his family are used to hosting people passing through. Book early. Reservations close entirely once a weekend is full, and this happens on yeshiva vacation weekends and around Yom Tov. If your dates fall in one of those windows, book well ahead rather than on arrival.
Times
Friday night — services: Begin at that week’s candle-lighting time. Friday night — dinner: Approximately 45 minutes after services. Shabbos day — Shacharit: 9:00 AM–11:30 AM. Shabbos day — kiddush: Immediately following Shacharit.
Website
jewishpuertorico.comWalking
Inside the Isla Verde community eruv and walkable from the Isla Verde hotels — the closest are on Calle Rosa itself, about a minute away, and most of the Avenida Isla Verde hotels are a short walk. This is the only Shabbos meal option on the island a traveller can reach on foot from their hotel. Confirm the eruv status for your week before Shabbos.

