CONGREGATION BETH JACOB
ABOUT US
Welcome to Congregation Beth Jacob. We are a small conservative congregation in Fresno, California, established in the early 1920s and located in the heart of the Central San Joaquin Valley. We recently sold our original building due to the declining neighborhood and are currently sharing space with Temple Beth Israel, Fresno's Reformed synagogue. Though small, we are diverse, serving both Ashkenazi and Sephardic members. We hold Friday night services on Zoom (you must be on our email list to receive the weekly invitations) and hold Saturday Shabbat services in the TBI library on the first two Saturdays of each month. Other Saturday Shabbat services sometimes take place in a member's home. Please fill out the "Contact Us" form for more information or to request to be added to our email invitation list.
CBJ SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Friday - *Kabbalat Shabbat Service On Zoom 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Saturday - Shabbat Morning Services - 10:20AM unless otherwise noted
* You must be on our email list to receive the Zoom link *
Congregation Beth Jacob holds twice-monthly Shabbat morning services (with Torah reading if there is a minyan) in the TBI Library on the first and second Shabbats of each month.
Next up: September 5: 10:20 AM -- 12:00 PM
Help us make a minyan by coming in person to the TBI Library.
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CONGREGATION BETH JACOB 2026/5787
High Holidays Schedule
Erev Rosh Hashana Friday September 11th 8:00 PM
Rosh Hashana (1st day) Saturday September 12th 9:30 AM
Rosh Hashana (2nd day) Sunday September 13th 9:30 AM
(Tashlikh will be on Sunday this year, time and location to be announced)
Shabbat Shuva Saturday September 19th 9:30 AM
Erev Yom Kippur Sunday September 20th 6:30 PM
Yom Kippur Monday September 21st 9:30 AM
Yizkor service (Approximately 11:30 AM)
Erev Sukkot Friday September 25th 6:00 PM (Zoom)
Sukkot (1st day) Saturday September 26th 9:30 AM
Sukkot (2nd day) Sunday September 27th 9:30 AM
Shemini Atzeret Saturday October 3rd 9:30 AM
Yizkor Service (Approximately 11:30 AM)
Simhat Torah Sunday October 4th 9:30 AM
Services will be held at Temple Beth Israel unless otherwise noted.
Cantor Thomas Berkson will be officiating Congregation Beth Jacob's High Holy Day services again this year. He will be coming to us from Hollywood, Florida.
He comes very highly recommended, with many years of experience. Cantor Berkson is affiliated with Cantors Assembly, Cantors Association of Florida, and the American Society of Jewish Music. He is married, has four adult children, and eight grandchildren.
JOIN US FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS, HELP US MAKE MINYAN, AND WELCOME THE CANTOR!