Archive for month: January, 2026
Mendota Megilla Madness
Mendota Megilla Madness begins at 6:30 on Monday March 2.
Come for the Megilla Reading, stay for the madness, food, dancing, costumes, and fun!
Start with our family dinner at 6:00pm
Order Hamentashen
Beth Jacob’s delicious homemade hamentashen are available for purchase. Let us do the work for you — you just have to order and pick them up! Prune, Poppy, Apricot, Raspberry, Nutella, or a variety pack for $18/dozen.
Order at Beth-Jacob.org/BuyHamentashen
Hamentashen Baking
Participate in Beth Jacob’s long standing tradition of Hamentashen baking on Sunday February 22. Everyone welcome–no experience necessary. There’s a job for everyone, and ample free samples!
A variety of shifts are available. Sign up for one (or more) at Beth-Jacob.org/Bake
We Are Israel Celebrations
Monday, April 20th
Yom HaZikaron
Israel National Remembrance Day
Thursday ,April 23rd
The 20th Anniversary St. Paul Shlichut
Honoring the St. Paul Shlichut Program
Sunday, April 26th
2-5pm Yom Ha’Atzmaut Family Celebration
Israel Independence Day
7-10pm: 21+ event with Joel Chasnoff
Beth Jacob Blood Drive
Beth Jacob Blood Drive!
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Plan your blood donations:
Last date to donate double red
February 1 (120-day deferral)
Last date to donate whole blood
April 5 (56-day deferral)
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Save the date, and save a life! Sign up for your donation time here: beth-jacob.org/blood
Submit Your Film
All creative people are invited to submit a BRIEF, FUNNY film for our World Famous Purim Film Festival.
Your film:
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Is about Purim, or it’s not
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Involves animals or children, or doesn’t
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References pop culture, or doesn’t
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Has singing or dancing, or doesn’t’