BJC members enjoy a variety of adult learning opportunities such as lunch-and-learns, Torah study, and Book Club. Learn more about our regularly scheduled programs below.
TORAH STUDY
Join Rabbi Abbott online every Wednesday at 7:30 PM for a lively discussion of Torah texts. Bring your questions! No sign up required. Zoom link is in BJC Now.
ADULT HEBREW
Our multi-level Hebrew class for adults meets you where you are. There is a depth and richness to being able to experience prayer and Torah in Hebrew that is available to you through the study of our people’s ancient, yet amazingly modern language. We have groups from beginners through advanced and welcome everyone. Tuition is free for BJC members and $200 for non-members.
Register Here for Adult Hebrew Class!
Class begins September 13 and meets every Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 AM. If you will be a new student, please contact our instructor, Maran Gluckstein, here so that she can be sure to have the proper books waiting for you. L’hitraot! See you soon!
Read more here in the July 2021 issue of BJC's Insights newsletter:
Adult Hebrew Students Celebrate a Successful Year of Study
By Diane Blumenthal
BJC BOOK CLUB
The BJC Open Book Club meets virtually at 8:00 PM on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
Our upcoming selection is:
February 25, 2026- Snow, a novel by 2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk. The story is a
spellbinding tale of disparate yearnings – for love, art, power, and G-d – set in a remote town
Turkish Kurdistan, where stirrings of political Islamism threaten to unravel the secular order.
Evelyn Ganzglass, eganzglass@gmail.com will send out the Zoom link prior to each meeting. If you are not already on the book club’s email list and would like to join us for any or all of our meetings, please let Evelyn know, and she will add you to the list.
ROSH CHODESH
Using a guide from "At the Well", this womens group will bring in the new month with learning & sharing.
What is Rosh Chodesh? Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the new month. Judaism follows the lunar calendar, and women have long used Rosh Chodesh as a special time to mark growth and changes within themselves.
Come have a nosh, ask the deep questions, and get closer with the women of BJC. There is no charge for the Rosh Chodesh Circle, but donations are always welcome.
The next two meetings are on March 19 and April 23 at 2:30 PM in the lounge. Park near the school door and enter through there. The lounge is up the stairs to the right.
NEW LAY-LED MOVIE CLUB
BJC is going to the movies! Congregants David Slacter and Carol Ann Greenberg are forming a movie club that will meet in the late afternoon on the second Tuesday of each month starting in March 2026. Landmark Theatre in downtown Bethesda offers $7.00 all-day Tuesday tickets. There are almost always 4:00 p.m. (or thereabouts) screenings. The movie for the month will be announced in advance in BJC Now.
We will meet in the lobby 20 minutes before show time so people can buy seats together if and where they want. There is no need to buy tickets in advance or tell us you are coming; although you can if you like. Just show up, join in and buy a ticket. Everyone is welcome – BJC member or not. Afterwards, we will gather for dinner for those who want.
For questions or further information please contact: Carol Ann Greenberg or David Slacter.
