Beth Jacob
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Tamar Grimm (Acting)
  • Rabbi Morris Allen (Emeritus)
StatusActive
Location
Location1179 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55118
CountryUnited States
Beth Jacob Congregation (Mendota Heights, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Beth Jacob Congregation (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
Location in Minnesota
AdministrationUnited Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Geographic coordinates44°53′6″N 93°9′5″W / 44.88500°N 93.15139°W / 44.88500; -93.15139
Architecture
Date established1985 (as a congregation)
GroundbreakingOctober 25, 1987
Completed1988
Website
www.beth-jacob.org

Beth Jacob Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, in the United States. The congregation was founded in 1985, and the existing synagogue was completed in 1988.[1]

Activities

Regular services take place on weekday mornings, on the Shabbat, including dedicated children's services, and on the Jewish holidays.

The community has received nine national programming awards from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism for its social activities (Chesed).[2] Beth Jacob also participated in a nationwide study of the Conservative movement in the United States, the results of which were published in the book "Jews in the Center: Conservative Synagogues and their Members".[3]

The kosher certification process Magen Tzedek ("Justice Certification") was pioneered by Rabbi Morris Allen of Beth Jacob in response to a scandal involving kosher meat producer Agriprocessors in 2006.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History". Beth Jacob Congregation. n.d. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Schechter Awards". April 3, 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wertheimer, Jack (2000). Jews in the Center: Conservative Synagogues and Their Members. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2821-6.
  4. ↑ "After Scandal, Slow Start for Ethical Certification". The Forward. October 3, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

Further reading

  • Itzkowitz, Vicki; Savett, Larry. Beth Jacob: The Story Thus Far.
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