Just when you thought your commute couldn’t acquire more odd characteristics, legions of Jews for Jesus followers will be stationed at Metrorail stations to raise awareness of their theological beliefs.

The Post reports that the San Francisco-based Jews for Jesus is in the midst of “Operation Behold Your God.” (No word if this is related to Operation Noble Eagle or Operation Enduring Freedom …)

But if Jews for Jesus couldn’t enflame the passions of most Jews, the Jewish community is now particularly peeved with Jews for Jesus’ outreach timetable. It ends a few days after Rosh Hashanah.

From the Post:

“It’s offensive because Judaism is a long-established faith. Nobody wants to be annoyed by people challenging it,” said Ronald Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. “The Jewish community is not opposed to Christians being able to spread their beliefs. But Jews cannot embrace Jesus and remain Jews. We settled that question 2000 years ago. . . . I mean, can you be a vegetarian and eat meat?”

DCist was once drawn into an intense proselytizing conversation about Allah with a Mauritanian cab driver. Now there are Jews at Metrorail stations pushing the glory of Jesus. Does that mean that our bus drivers will now pass out free cartoon versions of the sacred Vedic texts? We can only hope so.