Congregation Shaare Zion, originally started in 1941 as a small prayer group in individual house’s is the largest “Keniss” or synagogue in the Sephardic Jewish Community. It has been the home to thousands of occasions, including bar mitzvahs, engagements, and weddings. It was the home of many of the greatest Sephardic Rabbis and Scholars the Community has ever had, and is considered to be the nest of the Community’s religious life in America.
Sephardic Bikur Holim, SBH, was started in 1974 by a small group of community members who would visit fellow community members in local hospitals. Since then it has grown into the largest communal charity organization. The services the Organization provides include marraige and counseling services, career service, senior services, food pantry, clothing drives, and many more. It is hard to find a member of the community who has neither participated nor benefitted from the Sephardic Bikur Holim.
The Sephardic Community Center, was built in 1979, and since then has serve as the most central location for community members of all ages to interact and socialize in an environment that promotes the Sephardic heritage and culture. “The Center” as it is referred to by community members is located on Ave S and Ocean Parkway which places it at the heart of Sephardic Brooklyn life.
