December 2020

Bethesda Jewish Congregation hosts children’s show

“We realized more and more as we talked to parents of preschool kids that there’s a lack of programming for them,” [Board President Sandra] Walter said. “And there’s a lack of Jewish programming for them. And so we feel that, given the way we approach youth education, that we really have something nice to offer in a way that will make parents feel like they’ve had a meaningful and fun 30 minutes with their kids on the Sunday morning of Chanukah.”

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• BJC Pre-School Hanukah Book Club Selections

  September 2017 

Keeping the Faith

How a rabbi and a reverend share the same worship space in Bethesda

For the past 50 years, the Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church and the Bethesda Jewish Congregation have shared space on Bradley Boulevard. Like any long marriage, that relationship has lived through moments of conflict and conciliation. Read Full Article

“When someone walks in who is Jewish—I hear it all the time—they look at that window and they go, ‘Oh it’s Moses,’ ” Schnitzer says. “And if they’re from the church they go, ‘No it’s the shepherd, the Good Shepherd.’ You can bring to great art whatever you need at the moment.”