Beth Jacob Congregation (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
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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
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