Jews have been living in Ecuador since the Spanish conquest in the 1500s, but those early Sephardic families almost completely assimilated. Today, Ecuador has only about 800 Jews. The majority live in Quito, the beautiful capital city nestled near the equator at an elevation of 9,350 feet. Dani Rotstein, founder of JM, is currently traveling through Ecuador and will join the spiritual leader of the Quito community, Rabbi Nir Koren, on a live walking tour of the multi-million dollar Jewish community center. The lawyer-turned rabbi speaks Spanish, English and Hebrew fluently. In his mid-thirties, Rabbi Koren, originally from Israel and married to Andrea, an Argentinian, has spent his rabbinic career strengthening small Spanish-speaking Jewish communities around the world. You won’t want to miss this live tour!