What Happens During a Mission?
We generally have several missions per year including our annual Chanukah mission. A mission usually lasts eight days. The most exciting aspects of a mission are that they bring love and aid to the Jewish community. Each participant is asked to carry needed humanitarian supplies. These items are brought directly to the Patronato which functions as Cuba’s Jewish community center and the communities outside Havana. In addition to delivering humanitarian items, mission participants also meet members of the Jewish communities, visit significant Jewish cultural and historic sites and learn more about Jewish life in Cuba. During the weeklong mission participants visit three synagogues in Havana and visit other Jewish communities. There will be meetings with leaders and members of each Jewish community as well as educators at the University of Havana. The mission participants will attend a B’nai B’rith Cuba Maimonides Lodge meeting and enjoy a Shabbat meal with the Jewish community. We will t
