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Protecting Jews in our communities

Elite, rapid-deployment volunteer security teams made up of young Jewish professionals secure large and small Jewish events. Originating in New York City, CSS Events is now a powerful national network, with teams from coast to coast.

CSS Events equips Jewish adults with our most advanced security training to protect Jewish community events of all sizes. Beyond providing a robust security presence, CSS Events offers a meaningful, proactive pathway for young adults to step into Jewish spaces, build a purpose-driven peer network, and take ownership of our community’s safety, whether or not they are affiliated with a synagogue.

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Step Up and Protect Your Community

CSS Events volunteers are a reassuring presence at large events like the New York Israel Day Parade, and volunteers bring the same professionalism to small programs like community challah bakes and packing care packages for Holocaust survivors.

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Safer Events Start With Community

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For Event Organizers

How can CSS Events protect my Jewish communal event?

After you submit an event request, our team’s three-step process ensures that your gathering is safely and professionally secured:

  • Custom Consultation: A member of our staff reaches out directly to discuss your specific security needs, venue layout and event timeline.
  • Strategic Planning: We develop a robust, comprehensive event security plan tailored specifically to your organization and threat landscape.
  • Professional Deployment: On the day of your event, our professional-grade security volunteers deploy to your event’s location and seamlessly implement and manage the security plan from start to finish.

Not sure what your event needs? 
Request Free Security Consulting to help evaluate your venue, identify vulnerabilities and build a comprehensive safety plan.

What does it cost to use CSS event security services?
CSS Events services are free. CSS does not collect any fees from the Jewish communal organizations and nonprofits that volunteers protect.

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For Young Professionals

What does CSS Events training involve?

Participants complete a comprehensive, professional-grade eight to nine week curriculum designed to fit seamlessly into a busy professional schedule.

  • Build core security skills including situational awareness, threat detection, crowd management and de-escalation.
  • Train alongside certified Krav Maga instructors in physical conditioning and practical self-defense

Who is qualified to serve as a CSS Events volunteer?
We provide all the tools and training you need.

  • No Experience Required: We teach you everything, from security basics to self-defense.
  • All Backgrounds Welcome: CSS Events is open to Jewish adults of every background and denomination. Whether you’re active in a synagogue, unaffiliated or part of a congregation without a CSS Synagogue team, there’s a place for you.
  • Built for Jewish professionals: Designed for young professionals of all experience levels, CSS Events is for people who are ready for an active, demanding course.

Is there a fee to participate?
CSS training is always free to participants.

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Words of Support

What Our Community Says

The CSS is an essential component of the security architecture for the Jewish community in the United States. Empowered community members, including highly trained and motivated volunteers, add extra eyes and ears, provide situational awareness, and serve as a key additional security layer protecting our institutions and our people. They are “boots on the ground” and the Jewish Federation in New York highly values its close working relationship with CSS.

Mitch Silber

Executive Director of UJA-JCRC Community Security Initiative. Former Director of NYPD Intelligence Analysis

CSS has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to helping safeguard the entire community in a professional and responsible manner that also creates an open and comfortable environment. CSS’s volunteer-based model fills a critical gap in the security needs of the Jewish community and is essential in creating an effective and holistic security architecture.

Jason Shames

CEO and EVP of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey

I have come to really appreciate our collaboration and partnership with CSS. It is vitally important for the LAPD, and all Law Enforcement agencies, to work hand in hand with our partners in the community.

Captain Jonathan Tom

Commanding Officer at LAPD, West LA Area

CSS performs vital work across the country. We are proud to partner with CSS to support its mission and ensure it has the legal resources necessary to operate safely, effectively, and without interference. Security is heroic work—and those who serve the community on the frontlines deserve protection, too.

Rabbi Dr. Mark Goldfeder, CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center